The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
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…
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…
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…
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.…
When I began at Law First Finance I had no prior sales experience. My sales director, Alex Kalives, has been of great assistance to me throughout the entire process. When they brought me on, Alex wanted me to get familiar with what to look for in a lead. So instead of throwing me right into pitching, he had me generate leads for the more experienced salespeople. He then would have me shadow his pitches to clients. From shadowing I was able to pick up on a lot of the skills required to attain a contract. Once I felt up to…
Hi, everyone! My name is Deraj Pugh and I am a senior Advertising student with a concentration in Account Management. I’m currently an Influencer Marketing intern at HSN. I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” And it’s partly true. Now, of course, when it comes to internships and jobs, knowledge and skills matter. But many times opportunities can be more abundant if you network and build relationships. With all of my internships, knowing someone somehow played a part in me getting hired. I’ll start with my very first one which was…
I have really enjoyed my internship this semester with HappyNeuron Pro as their marketing intern. I have learned a lot about myself, and valuable information and skills that will help me in the future. During my time with HNP, I have become well versed in Photoshop. It has been the main tool I use during my Internship, since I am in charge of creating all of the blog and Pinterest graphics used by the company. I also learned InDesign to create a mini packet worksheet using the application. Before my internship, I knew little to nothing about Photoshop, and now…
My name is Ava Doskicz, and I am a senior studying advertising with a focus in account management in the Lew Klein College of Media and Communications. I am a diligent and eager Advertising student that has a strong visual eye for emerging trends and often serves as both the organizational and motivational leader on behalf of a team. I am decisive by nature and thrive in situations where I can offer input on topics involving the company’s growth. I started my advertising career with my first internship at Ivory Productions and Flexitone Records during my senior year of high…
In mid-August of 2021 I received a call from Tim Harner, President of Law First Finance. Tim wanted to discuss the possibility of me joining the Law First Finance team at their office in King of Prussia (only 20 minutes from where I live). I jumped at the opportunity and hoped to make a great first impression. I interviewed at their office in late August and we could all tell it would be a great match. I had the work ethic, personality, and desire to learn that they wanted in there office. Though I was inexperienced, they were happy to…
Hello! My name is Ashly Kang and I am a senior advertising student here at Temple University with concentrations in Art Direction and Brand Strategy & Research. I am currently a Marketing Assistant at REALEMN Productions. Although the majority of my experience at REALEMN hasn’t been content creation-based, I have learned a great amount about how the varying departments work together to build a strong campaign and PR presence. It has been vital for me to work in a real world setting, wherein I had to acclimate myself with the inner workings of a team and the various positions I…
Hello! My name is Bela, and I am a senior advertising major with a copywriting concentration. This semester, I interned remotely with Any Age Activewear, a small e-commerce brand that sells sportswear such as sports bras and leggings to women over 40. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me that seemed to just fall into my lap when I wasn’t even looking. Thanks to COVID and my decision to transfer to Temple as a junior, this is my first and last year on campus. I didn’t have any internships or jobs lined up for me when I moved here…
