Internships

Giving Back

Hello everyone! My name is Eryn Foust and I have been interning for Susan Graham Consulting located in Hershey, PA this summer. SGC is a technical recruiting agency that specializes in IT/Technical positions. I only have a few more weeks…

Personally Representing 92.5 XTU and Wired 96.5

As I explained in my prior posts, I spent this summer interning at Beasley Broadcast Group in the promotions department. Beasley oversees both 92.5 XTU (Philadelphia’s Country Station) and Wired 96.5 (Philadelphia’s Party Station). While the two stations play totally…

It’s Always the Little Things

My name is Michael, I’m one of the new interns at PhillyBass’d working as the Social Media and Marketing intern. I am an Advertising student at Temple University with a concentration in Art Direction, looking to move forward into the…

Springing into Action: Poptent

I’m Gabby and this summer I was given the amazing opportunity to be the marketing intern at Poptent. Based  in Orange County, CA, with an office in Conshohocken, PA, Poptent has been doing amazing things since its start in 2007.…

Opening New Doors

Hello everyone. My name is Shayne Maister, and I have been pursuing an internship at Agency|51 in Philadelphia this summer. I really had no idea what I was getting into when I accepted the internship offer, but boy, am I…

The Beginning of my Adventure

Hello! My name is Eryn Foust and I am going in to my senior year as an Advertising major with a track in Account Management. This summer, I have been granted the opportunity to serve as an intern with Susan…

Blog News

I’ve been interning at the PennSuburban Chamber for almost six months now. Time has quickly flown by! In that time period, I have learned how to write press releases, use Constant Contact, formed relationships with media outlets and made business…

Finishing up at SquashSmarts

As my internship came to an end, I learned a lot. Though I did not work in an advertising agency, I was pretty much the agency myself because Squashsmarts does not have a marketing department. This was really nice because…

Stay Afloat in your Intern-Ship

Julie’s “Interntips”: Ask Questions. Don’t be afraid speak up and ask your supervisor questions about your assignments.   It’s better to clear up any confusion than to do something wrong. Pack a lunch. I was excited to frolic about the city…

No Weakness at Weston Fitness

I’m Hillary and as an Advertising Management Major and crazy athlete, I’m interning this summer at Weston Fitness in Center City as their marketing intern. Well let me tell you something, I’m having a blast while expanding my marketing and…

It all Started in the Mailroom

  Last summer at AmeriHealth Administrators (AHA), a top performing third-party administrator in the health care industry, I was a “Marketing Communications Intern.”  The summer before that, I worked in the mailroom. This summer at AHA, I’m not working in…

The world of marketing at Defined Clarity

When I was on the hunt for my first internship, one of my professors gave me a little advice. He told me to make sure it’s an internship where I play an active role in the company. Don’t waste your…

Colle` Products Summer Extravaganza

This summer semester I have been interning with a small company called Colle` Products in Northern New Jersey. Colle` products is a company that has created and designed a luxury jewelry and golf cleaner mousse. Colle` Products mission is to…

Getting the swing of things

Being an Art Director for a magazine is a lot of work, but I feel it’s very rewarding as well!  I’m an intern over at College Living Magazine, an ad space circular geared towards college students.  I have the assignment…

CBS/CW Philly Opportunity

This summer, I am participating in an internship program with CBS/ CW Philly.  Although I am assigned to the Sales Department, I can still spend time in other departments to learn more about how each one contributes to the television…

Shine On

As my internship with Colle` Products is coming to an end, I am ready to take everything I have learned over the past six weeks with me, as new opportunities arise. My responsibilities with Colle` Products include maintaining social connections…

How I’m trying to get my foot in the door

I work as a Web Design Intern at a company called ASTM International, and I really enjoy it. One of my projects was helping to redesign the website. They use a contracting company called Micronexx to do all the developing.…

PennSuburban Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration

On Thursday night, I had the pleasure of seeing all of our hard work at the Chamber come to life. The PennSuburban Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration at PineCrest Country Club in Lansdale. This year’s…

so far so good!

My name is Megan and I am a Graphic Design Intern at Skai Blue Media and so far everything is going really well. Everyone I work with is really friendly and makes you feel at home right away. I feel…

Interning for a Month

My name is Karly O’Toole, I have been interning for Vizion Group in Berwyn PA working with two non-profit organizations.  I also have two other jobs so I have been spreading my time out trying to get everything in.  The…

The rewriting process

Luke Sullivan, veteran copywriter and author of Hey Whipple Squeeze This: The Classic Guide to Creating Great Ads, states on his blog, “100% of everything you create in this business will be second-guessed and 95% of it will die.” Well,…

What’s a media kit?

In the beginning of my work week I was asked to do a media kit for one of the employees at Skai Blue Media. I didn’t know much when it came to making a media kit and really what it…

My First Internship Experience

I love my internship so much!  I’m a current intern at college living magazine.  It’s a great opportunity for me being an advertising major because I’m doing so many hands on things.  I’ve basically been put in charge for the…

It’s an Exciting Time Here at PrimePay

As the title states, it is an exciting time to be an employee at PrimePay, especially in its marketing department. My name is Courtney Dolan and I am currently a summer intern at the company known as PrimePay. Now, I’m…

Doing Great Work at an Internship

Everyone wants to impress his or her boss by doing outstanding work at an internship. But how do you know when the opportunity is there? I work as a Web Design Intern at a company called ASTM International. My main…

Lessons I’ve Already Learned At My Internship

I am currently working as an intern at Townsquare Media-AC as an Advertising/Business intern in the sales department. Their five radio stations are Cat Country 107.3 FM, Lite Rock 96.9 FM, SoJO 104.9 FM, ESPN 97.3 FM and WPG 1450AM.  I’ve…

From a Philly Campus to Campus Philly

 I love going to college in Philadelphia so what better place to intern than at Campus Philly? Campus Philly is a non-profit organization that encourages college students to study, explore, live and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region. (Check…

SquashSmarts: Giving Kids Their Best Shot.

Hello everyone! This is Jay reporting from SquashSmarts. To begin, I started interning here about two weeks ago and I have learned a lot already! SquashSmarts an after-school program that recruits students from Philadelphia’s public schools to help them with…

My Experience with Campus Night Out

Alexander Azar Blog Post 2 As an aspiring musician, I remember lunging at the opportunity of working with an event-planning group in hopes of gaining a better understanding of the inner workings of the music industry. More specifically, I was…

Juelz Santana Live at The Blockley

Alexander Azar Blog Post 1 Nearing the end of January, I began my internship with Campus Night Out LLC, a small yet successful company that specializes in  event planning and promotion. More specifically, the majority of Campus Night Out’s revenue…

So, it turns out, work CAN be fun

I think most of us in advertising can agree that we have to do a lot of challenging work. But I bet most of have also realized that some, if not a lot, of the work we do is pretty…

A Learning Experience

As the semester is coming to an end, and my time at Focus Point Global is coming to a close, I’m confident in moving on to new opportunities and taking with me everything that the company has taught me. As…

Planning My Future

This semester I held two internships, at the Philadelphia Zoo and Harcum College, that blessed me with the chance to see different facets of the event planning field. Though I am an aspiring wedding planner, it is crucial for me…

Intern at The Pros

Since photography is such a huge part at The Pros for their advertising I was given the opportunity to view hundreds of beautiful photos. I have always liked photography but after working at The Pros I have really grown attracted…

Working for a Small Business

My internship was totally different than your typical internship. I worked for Sukkatash, a one man show who mostly focused in film to promote customers, along with working with HyLo boutiques as their creative director. This one man is Lendl…