The Benefits of Working for a Smaller Agency

Coming into ChatterBlast, I had my expectations of what my experience was going to entail as an account management intern. If it was anything like I learned in class, as an account manager, I would have a certain set of duties. I would be given a couple clients to work with and make sure they were aware of what was going on in the agency throughout the week either through meetings or email. On top of that, I would make sure the different departments were always in the know via creative briefs or other ways of communicating. I expected to…

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What It Means To Be In A Healthy Work Environment

Over the course of my final semester at Temple University, I was gifted with an amazing opportunity to work for the company Thomas Scientific. While this opportunity has brought me invaluable hands-on professional experience that every soon-to-be college graduate yearns for, it has also delivered me something that I had never quite experienced before: a healthy and empowering working environment. First, I think it is important not to undermine what the company Thomas Scientific does. On an extremely robust scale, Thomas Scientific distributes, advertises for, and expertly serves the Scientific community. Whatever the product or whoever the client, Thomas Scientific’s…

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The Multifaceted Multimedia Intern

Hi, all! My name is Ivory-Michelle, I’m an Advertising major, Copywriting concentration, graduating in December. This semester, I’m interning with the TUportal team of Temple’s Information Technology Services Department. My role as a Multimedia intern has included various cool things that I’d like to share! So far, I’ve worked on two projects. For our first one, my coworkers (other Multimedia Interns) and I were tasked with creating a new OWLcard Mobile introductory/explanatory video. Since we are a self-run operation, our boss has granted us the privilege of working on our own time and completing tasks on deadlines. This aspect has…

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To Bloom It May Concern:

My name is Kurt Martin and I’m a Senior Advertising student concentrating in Brand Strategy and Research. I will be graduating at the end of this semester and will be completing my internship around the same time. I was ecstatic for the opportunity to work in the Marketing department at Bloomin’ Brands as a Consumer Insights Intern and can honestly say it has been a wonderful experience. I never thought I could learn so much in just three months, but I did. I began the internship in September. I was nervous, excited, and didn’t know what to expect as this…

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Just Getting Started

Hello! My name is Samra Smajlovic and I am a senior advertising major with a concentration in art direction. In August of 2021, I started working at the Graphics Media Center (GMC) in the student center at Temple as a graphic designer. My job responsibilities varied from designing posters and logos for customers, designing social media ads for the GMC, lots of production and printing of products, to customer service and processing payments. My experience at the GMC has already taught me so much. Learning to work with a team has been an incredible experience and has made me a…

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Freaky Deaky Texas 2021

My job so far this semester has been a whirlwind. I am the social media coordinator for Disco Donnie Presents (DDP), a club show and music festival company. For the past several months, the main project I have worked on is doing the marketing components for our upcoming festival, Freaky Deaky Texas. Freaky Deaky is an EDM festival that DDP puts on annually in Houston, Texas each October. We released the lineup for this festival in May of this year, a few months before I was hired. I joined DDP in July this year, which is when the marketing aspects…

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REC Philly Where Independent Doesn’t Mean Alone

This fall I worked at REC Philly. REC Philly is a creative incubator filled with all the resources any creative would need to be a successful entrepreneur. At REC Philly, we have 7 main core values that we work hard to uphold through our daily operations. REC Philly’s core values are to be a positive team player, hustle, expressive, proud, growth-minded, connected to the mission, and problem solvers. Using these core values, I would love to talk about a few times I incorporated these core values into my internship at REC Philly. For example, I feel as though I hustled…

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My Internship Experience with a Local Philly Boutique

My name is Maria Elena Carbone. I’m a senior advertising major with a concentration in art direction. This summer and fall I had a Graphic Design and Social Media Marketing internship at Femme Edge Boutique. Femme Edge Boutique is a local Philadelphia clothing store that targets edgy and unique women. My boss Maura McGlone, is a Temple University grad, and has made my experience with the company insightful and enjoyable. Because of COVID, my internship was predominantly remote. I spent a lot of time in the Adobe Suite creating social media content, website banners, and designing holiday and promotional emails.…

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