Focusing @ Focus
My name is Tara Gallagher and I am the social media intern for Focus in Bryn Mawr, PA. I create content for their Instagram, studio, and their newsletter. Social media and content creation has always interested me from a young age. I have always wanted to work in this field in some way, shape, or form.
This experience has taught me how to work collaboratively with a team. I have also learned how to properly use photoshop, Canva, and other video editing software. I have always been interested in doing the social media aspects of advertising and this internship has just solidified my interests. I truly love being creative with this role and getting to do what I think is best. Focus has given me a lot of creative freedom throughout this internship. The main goal we set out at the beginning of this internship was to broaden our clientele to college students. I have successfully done so and our numbers are up. I enjoyed working with adults who valued and trust my opinion when targeting my own age group.
Throughout this internship, I met multiple people that have inspired me. The majority of the employees run Focus as their passion project, while also working a full-time career. I discovered that I genuinely like the people that I do this internship with and work really well with them. I also discovered that you can have a career and do your passion project on the side. It is motivating to know that you can have both; a successful career and hobby.
The experience is pretty similar to what I had expected. I knew I would be working with others to create content on their social media. I wish I was more open with them in the beginning by telling them I work best when given a complete step by step of what they want. While I do like creative freedom, it wasn’t clear to me in the beginning that that is what the role entailed, but it ended up working out wonderfully! Throughout this semester, I gained experience working with a team in a real life scenario. That is something that has worried me in the future when starting my first full-time job, but this experience eased my worries. I also learned many other helpful tactics such as the pricing strategies for a business and the margins and how to operate many softwares that I will likely use in my future. I sharpened my editing and Photoshop skills and created loads of content that I can add to my portfolio. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Focus Bryn Mawr and felt spoiled and appreciated throughout the semester.
Tara,
It is wonderful that you were able to feel valued during your time at the internship and learn how to use Photoshop, Canva, and other video editing software. Your skills in editing will certainly help you down the line in your career. The content you made is something you should be proud of! I am happy that you got to experience working with a team that supported you and that you even felt inspired by the employees at Focus. Teamwork and being able to effectively communicate with your team is another skill you can use in your career. I am confident your experience at Focus will help you when you start a new position for a company you plan to work with in the future. I hope you continue to have positive experiences at your workplace!
Hi Tara Gallagher this is Sabir! It sounds like you had an incredibly enriching experience at Focus in Bryn Mawr! The use of adobe is something that can be simply used for anything and the internship polished these skills. The thoughts on about of having partnership, teamwork, and personal growth really showed how valuable this internship has been for both your skills and your building the confidence. It’s motivating and moving how you were able to target and engage college students while working alongside people who are passionate about their projects. It’s great to hear how the experience has not only declare your interest in social media and content creation but also shown you that it’s possible to balance a successful career with personal passions. Keep up the amazing work, and best of luck with your future endeavors!
Tara-
As someone interested in a future social media internship, it was really nice to hear that you felt like you were able to be creative and enjoyed this position. I also liked that you talked requesting a step by step process of what your managers want as this is important for any internship. I’m glad this position eased your worries about a future job and that you gained photoshop skills along the way!
Hi Tara!
This was truly an awesome read! I am a personal lover of Focus and I think it is so cool that you are able to be a part of this team! It is really cool that you were able to learn skills such as Adobe, Canva, etc. I had a similar situation as you about needing a step by step, I am definitely someone who needs everything written out as well! I hope you continue and grow within the Social Media realm and I wish you all the best!