The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
I recently received the opportunity to intern at Xfinity Live!, a new and upcoming sports entertainment venue. Inside, there are 5 different restaurants, a shop, ice cream, and even a few bars! Inside, an enormous television overlooks the venue, with many other…
Hello again, as promised I will give you a little insight into what being an Art Director entails (or at least what I have been able to assist Rusty the Art Director with). My boss, Dawn, gave the opportunity to…
I have recently started an internship with Wired 96.5. I work under the on-air DJ Casey. I assist and help organize on-air activities, contribute to social media communications, keep up with general office duties as required, and even attend and…
Hello all, my name is Jose Martinez and I am currently interning at Lorel Marketing Group in King of Prussia. I came in as a production and pre-production intern working directly with Dawn Flook, the Production Director there and her…
I’m a geek. I like comic books, being a movie critic, playing video games, and reading about the recent misadventures of Lindsay Lohan. Ask me to write about any of that stuff and I’ve got you covered. Even though I…
This summer I have been working as the graphic design intern for EgoPo Classical Theater, a non-profit theater company that’s dedicated to community involvement, support of the arts, and revitalizing classical theater. It has been so much fun–I have learned…
At my internship with EgoPo Classical Theater this summer, I have had an eye-opening experience with the business model of non-profits, especially in terms of their advertising. Most of the time as advertisers we will be working with for-profit businesses–unless…
My name is John Favinger and have been working in the town of Narberth Pa. as an intern. At Hashtag Multimedia, I found out that there is more to advertising then just coming up with print ads. I’m on the…
My name is Aleks, and I have spent the past few weeks interning for Temple’s Undergraduate Admissions department. My main task is to design and create email messages that are sent to students looking to enroll at Temple University, a…
When I started my search for internships, I thought that I knew exactly where I wanted to be working. I thought that I only wanted to get experience at ad agencies in particular and didn’t realize all of the other…
Last post, I described my overall position with Temple University’s Undergraduate Admissions. It consists of (mostly) emails that are send to thousands of prospective students, as well as some flyers, invitations, and postcards. Unfortunately, I have to start out on…
This week I was asked to create a campaign for the GoldFather, a cash for gold place around Baltimore area. I was eager to get started, so first thing I did was brain storm words that have the word Gold…
My name is Andrew DuBoe and am currently working as an intern at JM&A. This new internship has been everything that I had imagined it would be. I could have been done school 8 months ago if I had just stuck…
Hi all! I’m Samantha Schatz (Sam) and I am about to start my fourth week of my internship in the creative department at Roska Healthcare Advertising. Before going into this internship I seriously had no idea what to expect. I’m…
A little more than a week ago I started a Retail/ Visual Internship at Nordstrom and the experience has been a whirlwind of information already! With fashion being my future I was hopeful that this internship would give me a…
This summer I am working at Lorel Marketing Group in King of Prussia. Lorel is a full service marketing agency that has a main focus in commerce and the healthcare industry. I am working in the interactive department that focuses…
At Lorel Marketing Group, in King of Prussia, I have been given several jobs such as posting on social media, writing for blogs, coming up with copy for websites, proofreading projects and assisting in pulling together different information to form…
I’ve stumbled upon an interesting website called SheSays, an award winning organization (London based), promoting free mentorship and events for women who aspire to work in the creative advertising and marketing industries. What I like about this site is it…
A GUIDE TO INTERNSHIPS [Article courtesy of ] AIGA believes that quality internships provide an invaluable stepping stone towards professional practice and create continuity within the design profession. We thank those who open their doors to young designers and generously…
With a recent visit to one of the world’s top advertising agencies, G2 was absolutely a thrill! The main headquarters office is located right in the heart of NYC. What can get better than that? G2 is an integrated marketing…
The last time I posted about my internship I was talking about a startup called Storably, an online market place for parking and storage. Today my Internship is at the same company, with almost the same team, except our product is completely…
Hi everyone, My name is Keisha and I am currently doing a graphic design internship at Crazy Steve’s Concoctions, LLC. I know, I know. The title is kind of crazy right? Well that’s what I love about it. It’s not…
Hey there Temple, My name is Jasmine Rose and I have the privilege of interning in the marketing department with the Charlotte Bobcats, a professional basketball organization. For anyone who knows sports, you know that the Bobcats have had the…
I have been interning at Kembrel dot com, which was started by 3 Wharton students in May 2010. The company is an online retailer. During my internship we have opened two retail locations in Philadelphia with plans to open more.…
My name is Chris Whitehair, and over the last few months I have been working with Center City Comedy (CCC). The Philadelphia based production company is comprised of four young comedians from Philadelphia. This comedy production company has become an…
Comedy in Center City My name is Chris Whitehair, and this semester I have been interning with Center City Comedy (CCC). For those of you who don’t know, CCC is the premier comedy production company in Philadelphia. What started with…
Now as an advertising student, it’s one thing to learn about advertising through the great textbooks we read every semester and through the wonderful mock campaigns that we creatively accomplish (including the hours we spend creating such advertisements). But it gives…
I knew that Advertising required creating ads anywhere your heart can dream of or creating any experience you’d like. And I knew that advertising was needed by all brands, businesses and initiatives in order to do so. But it is…
For this blog post, I figured I would take all the questions that people have been asking me in regards to my internship experience and compile them all in one spot. I’m pretty sure other people who are interested as…
I know its been a while since I blogged, but here’s an update to what’s been happening. Ever heard of i-g creative? That’s where I’ll be working for my 2nd internship! “Its an entertainment marketing and online publishing agency specializing…
Growing trends and changing consumer preference carve out a space for the Naturalista, a woman with natural hair. Marketers and brands must understand her motivations, passions, and how to gain her trust. She faces challenges and concerns and in order for…
Here are six lessons that I learned from Kembrel: Always be early. You never know when the bus/train or a road is going to be closed. And, if you are delivering something, giving yourself more time is rule number one.…
The internship at the March of Dimes has taught me many different things that I didn’t previously think I would learn. The biggest thing that I have learned is to be patient. There are a lot of people who work…
10 more days, that is what is left of my college career. It’s so weird to think it was just 4 years ago that I was taking my first advertising class (media and society with wonderful Ms. Saewitz of course).…
This past semester I have been interning with Philadelphia Magazine in their art department. One of the biggest take-aways I recieved from my time there was conquering my shyness. I am a very shy girl, or I should say was,…
At the start of my internship I had many butterflies. What will my boss be like? How uptight are they? Will I learn many things that will help me in the future? I could not predict how things would go,…
My name is Lauren Bayer. I am a senior in the account management track at Temple University. I currently hold an internship at Allied Integrated Marketing in center city. Allied is a full-service advertising agency and public relations firm with…
Hello all, I am Austin Heron and I’m a senior advertising major with a current internship at Harmelin Media. Harmelin Media is located just outside of Philly in Bala Cynwyd. I have been a media planner intern since January and…
Hello all! As my internship with Sodexo and the Temple Dining Services comes to an end, I realize that I learned so much from this experience and gained many positive skills. First, I’ve learned that art direction of advertising isn’t…
Perhaps one of the most surprising things to me I have discovered while interning at the advertising agency Tierney, and I’m not sure why, is just how much of the skills and knowledge I have been taught in my advertising…
