April 2018

From Classwork to the Workforce

“When we’re sitting in a basic communications class, we wonder how a lecture on the history of the printing press or why writing a report on your favorite Super Bowl commercial could really impact our professional lives.”

Motivation and Handbags

Hello everyone! My name is Nick Hopeck and I am a senior advertising major on the art direction track. This semester I had the opportunity to work with the owner of a startup handbag company, here in Philadelphia.

Does Size Matter?

I want to share with you what I believe are three advantages to working on the client side of advertising versus life in a big agency.

Success!

After interning at Joonbug I have realized really how much I have learned and accomplished in the past few months.

Play hard, Network harder

I found my internship at a rooftop party hosted by Larry Fitzgerald in Phoenix, Arizona. The route to my internship was very unconventional, but a story worth telling.

Watching Your Work Come To Life

Working in a smaller more intimate setting has allowed me to take on large responsibilities, which, in the end, has allowed me to really expand and improve upon my creative skill set.

Sprouting Young Readers, Writers, and Thinkers

Hi! I’m May Dougherty, a senior at Temple University, and the Marketing and Social Media Coordinator at Tree House Books, a non-profit giving library dedicated to bringing books into the homes of underprivileged communities and building a family of readers, writers, and thinkers.

You May Now Kiss the Bride

For my internship opportunity this year, I got the chance of interning at the Painted Bride Art Center in Old City Philadelphia. I feel that I have truly learned what it means to work in the world of nonprofits.

My experience and advice

Now that I only have about a month left of my internship, I figured I would make this post about sharing my thoughts about my internship, as well as give some advice on how to succeed at an internship.