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 share their knowledge and experience with the next generation of design practitioners. What is an internship? An internship is a temporary job at a design studio that is geared toward an upper-level student or recent graduate. Studios may hire interns to assist on a specific project or for a set amount of time, such as the summer or a semester.…

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 different. Today the startup is called Curalate, which I am delighted to say I was around early enough in the product’s life that I had the opportunity to come up with the name. Curalate is the the worlds most robust tool for brands and advertising agencies to keep track of their influence on the growing social network, Pinterest. Curalate uses an image fingerprinting technology that…

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 your typical advertising internship.  It’s different, challenging and fun.  So far, I am having a great time. So basically what Crazy Steve’s concoctions is, is a pickle company essentially.  His family owns a very large cucumber farm and what he does is make pickles.  But not just the regular pickles that you and I are use to.  No, he makes…

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 worst record this season. Despite the losing season, I’ve had a blast working with this organization. I’ve learned so much about the sports and entertainment world from some of the top people in the business. Working for this team has opened my mind to sports marketing, which is now the path I’d like to pursue. I am currently looking for…

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. This September, Professor Kathy Mueller told me about the internship. And, after e-mails, research and an interview. I got a callback within three hours. Needless to say, I got the internship of my dreams. The office culture is extremely fun but I am surrounded by hard-working brilliant people. Though, many people think that fashion is for dummies. However, it is…

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 authority in humor over the last few years. One of the many ways, and arguably the most important way they have done this is through video production. Much like musicians distribute their music for free online in this day and age, comedians distribute their jokes to the public on stage. However, CCC has explained to me that releasing their jokes…

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 one open mic at the Raven Lounge on Thursday nights at 9 has snowballed into a comedy boom in this city over the last three and a half years. Since coming to Temple and embarking on a career in comedy, I have been enamored with the hard work this company puts into this comedy scene night in and night out:…

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 well, will find these questions and answers useful.   Q: Do you get free tickets to the games as interns? A: Yes. Sometimes we will get complimentary tickets to the games and we’re allowed up to two tickets since we are only interns   Q: Do they pay you? A: No, but you get college credit   Q: Do you…

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. Triple check your work, be swift and strong-willed so you have time to finish your work and check it. Always smile and greet everyone. It may be an investor, family member or new employee. Do your research. Look at competitors, find new ideas and know what is going on the industry. Write all instructions down and make lists to stay…

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 on an event or campaign and there will always be conflicting ideas and opinions. Working side by side with multiple other people to conquer the same task is never easy, and it’s even harder when the task is throwing large events with auctions, guest lists, seating charts, and speeches. The experience that I had during my internship with the March…