Internships

Late autumn

I can’t believe that I finished my internship at Harmelin. I am a little sad that I have to leave a great place that is filled with great people; I wish that I could stay there for a little longer,…

RTO+P+Collaboration

Can it be? Is this semester really over? I’m Rachael Silverstein, but more importantly—I’m totally flabbergasted that my time as a copywriting intern at Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners is already coming to an end. Actually, my quickly approaching last…

Who said Unpaid Can’t Pay?

Hi again! My name is Jean Alban, I am interning at College Glasses in South Philly & I am blogging once again to SMC students, this time in regards to unpaid internships. I encourage each and every one of you who…

Camp out for hunger 2013

Hi I am Rachel, an ad major interning at the Preston and Steve Show for 93.3 WMMR. The past week Preston and Steve held their biggest charity event called Camp Out for Hunger. This year it was held at a…

My world and the world in PHL

The Global Philadelphia Association’s main goal is “to assist – and to encourage greater interaction among – the many organizations and people who are engaged in one form or another of international activity within the Greater Philadelphia Region.”  Six months…

The end of the beginning

December 9, 2013 was my last event for the non-profit corporation known as the Global Philadelphia Association. Now that it is over, I fully appreciate everything that has happened to me concerned my work with the association, however difficult it…

All work and no play makes interns drab.

Hello fellow interns! I am Rachel, a Senior in Advertising interning at 93.3 WMMR. With all the hustle and bustle that happens in our day to day lives between school, work, and internships, it is important to remember that sometimes…

Looking Into The Future with Coyne Chemical

Hello All, Recently, Coyne Chemical has made an offer for full time employment after graduation. I must say, I am extremely excited for the opportunity and I could not ask for better people to work with. Over the past semester…

Growing With Coyne

  Hello! My name is Michael, and I have been interning at Coyne Chemical for the Fall 2013 semester. It has been a wonderful learning experience and I look forward to a full time position with Coyne Chemical in Marketing…

Exciting Week at The Blockley

Big things came to The Blockley last week. Matisyahu took the Blockley stage as part of his Festival of Light tour. He is arguably one of the largest acts so far at the Blockley, so it should be a very…

Student Center: More Than Just an Office

As we all ease out of our Turkey Day food-comas (and leftovers too), I’m ready to finish this semester strong– but not without taking a moment to reflect on my internship at the Student Center! In the (now belated) spirit…

Think about what appeals to people

Hi! My name is Kozue Hinasato, and I had been interned at hy•lo labs since September. I had many experiences that I could not have at school  through this internship such as meetings with clients, developing contents for social media, shooting videos,…

Restaurant Branding

I have been interning at hy•lo labs this semester. hy•lo labs is an experiential marketing agency. Their model utilizes through physical and digital interactions to connect brands to consumers. I have been learning social media marketing skills that establish brands as…

Bittersweet Farewell to Wired/XTU

Over the past three months I have been interning in the promotions department of Philadelphia’s top radio stations, Wired 96.5 and 92.5 XTU. Over the course of the semester, I have long dreaded the arrival of my final days interning…

Red Tettemer and O’Connell + Partners

My name is Chi Hwan Moon and I am a double major in Advertising and Film.  I’ve been working at Red Tettemer for about three months. Lately, I’ve been working with a video that involves the company Dial.  Being able…

A Glimpse into the Owl’s Nest (Part I)

Hello everybody!! My name is Carla Bohman and I’ve spent the last few months doing an internship with the marketing sector in the Temple Athletics Department. To be honest I really did not know that I was getting myself into…

Life, Liberty, and LevLane

I can’t begin to explain what a fantastic experience it’s been to intern at LevLane. Let me tell you about my experiences with the Philadelphia rockstars of advertising this Fall Semester: They know my name. They treat me as a…

Photoshoots are Fun! (and Hard)

Being an intern at a small business has its perks! I’m Taja Davis, and I am a marketing intern at In Bliss Weddings– a growing wedding website run out of Philadelphia. This semester, I took part in assisting at a…

Closing With Some Suspense

As I began my last week at Comcast-Spectacor, my expectations were relatively low in terms of the work I would be completed or the overall experience I would have in my last hours. After all, what unpaid intern would expect…

So far, SO good at The Blockley

I’m about half-way through my marketing/promo internship at The Blockley, a privately owned music venue in University City, and I must say it has been a good time so far. My work load generally consists of writing social media posts, creating…

Hosting the Show Every Night

Hi. My name is Philip Morris and I’m a senior studying advertising. This semester I am a Project Development intern with Comcast-Spectacor which is based out the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia. The greatest take away I have thus…

Art Direction @ PhillyBASS’D

This semester I have been interning at Philly Bass’d Entertainment as a graphic designer.  I have one week to go and wanted to talk about first impressions, projects I have worked on, the atmosphere here and the people I have had…

Competitor Research at ASI

Hey everyone!  I’m wrapping up my third month as the marketing intern at Advanced Sports International.  Not only have I learned a ton about the bicycle industry, but I’ve also learned a great deal about how much goes into a…

Goodbye For Now

I am thankful for the opportunities and experiences I’ve had interning for PHL17. Looking back I cannot believe how much I’ve done in just a matter of weeks. I’ve attended company meetings, sales calls with Streams Companies and South Philly…

Don’t Call It The SAC

Hey, everyone! It’s your friendly neighborhood Student Center Marketing Intern, Kelly, reporting for duty! Wait– Student Center? As in your internship takes place right on Temple’s campus? Yes, it does! I’m livin’ the dream. After spending my sophomore and junior…

Work Can Be Fun!

This past month at Allied-THA, a marketing agency that promotes major motion pictures in the Philadelphia area, I have been a part of two really fun and exciting things. The first occurred at the Ritz Five Theater in Center City.…

Creative Intern at College Glasses

  Hello fellow SMC peers! My name is Jean Alban, I am a senior at Temple majoring in Advertising – Art direction track. I have been interning at College Glasses since April and I have nothing but good things to…

Is it really over?

I can’t believe that my semester at Philadelphia magazine is coming to an end. I only have two days left of my internship in their sales department and it seems like just yesterday that I started there. The end of…

Learning Experience at Phillybass’d.

My experience a Phillybass’d Entertainment has taught me the importance of being critiqued. Before coming to my internship the only creative work I was working on would be for class assignments and that only entailed me turning in assignments and…

Work with Stream!

I am currently an account management intern at Stream Companies. Going there three times a week is something I actually like to do. The atmosphere there is very laid back, fun and serious at the same time. The experience thus…

Red Tettemer and O’Connell + Partners

I’ve been working at Red for a little more than two months now.  There are many perks of the agency and one of them is the view from the top floor of the Widner Building in Philly.  The environment of…

Waaaaake Up Philadelphia!

Hey everyone! My name is Lindsay Webber and I am a senior here at Temple studying advertising. Over the past few months I have been interning with two of Philly’s top radio stations, Wired 96.5 and 92.5 XTU. So far,…

Discovering What M Really Means

This semester I find myself interning at M, a small branding, advertising and design agency in Old City. Founded just over a decade ago by four guys (two business side, two creative), M is still thriving in Philadelphia. Staffed at…

Riding with Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners

Hey there! My name it Mitchell Katz. I’m a third-year advertising major and general business studies minor at Temple. During the Fall 2013 semester, I will be interning in the Account Management Department of Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners, a…

Woah, I’m halfway there.

Since I am almost halfway through my internship at Philadelphia magazine, I thought that this would be an ideal time to write a blog post about my time there! I cannot believe I have already been working there for a…

My #1 Lesson So Far

Hi everyone, I’m Jacquelyn and I am interning this fall at a company called Advanced Sports International, an international bike distributor.  I am working in their marketing department, helping develop an advertising schedule and plan for 2014.  Our goal is to…

The Start to my Career in Advertising

My name is Laura and I’m interning at Barilotti Wealth Strategies. My supervisor Christy is a Certified Financial Planner which pretty much means what it sounds like; she advises her clients on anything that may affect them financially. For the…