My experience designing a brand identity for OTLK Media as part of my internship with them.

The difference between large agencies and small agencies.

My name is Gabriella Mckeown and I’m currently interning at Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy, one of the top media advocacy firms in the region.

It’s obvious that on national pizza day, you need a perfect Instagram photo to fit the theme.

Being a Millennial raised on using computers, it makes me glad to see older generations utilizing the technology that provides immense possibilities right at our fingertips.

Working as a patient media intern at CHOP is extremely rewarding!

The Philadelphia Film Society as a marketing assistant has taught me the importance of marketing in a nonprofit organization

It might take a little while to get used to your schedule, so here’s a few tips that my friends & I have learned along the way!

Working at a small agency feels like working for a family.

Before hearing about my current internship at Realtime Media, I was unaware that there were other options besides in-house or agency.

If you’ve ever seen wedding photos featuring picture perfect brides and grooms in scene out of a fairytale that seems way too perfect to be real, it might be.

Working in a small creative studio has allowed me to expand upon my set of skills, while also having a front row seat where art and advertising collide.

Although I’ve only been at Cohere for about two months now, I am getting so much experience.

My experience at Pitchbox has taught me all about the wonderful world of SEO.

During my time as an intern at Karma, I learned a valuable insight that has entirely changed the way I look at the creative industry.

I believe that the most important thing I got out of this job was not the work I produced, but the connections I made with the people I work with.

The only way to overcome your discomfort is to work through it

I never considered being an advertising production specialist until I saw how rewarding and successful my team is at Subaru.

Having real world experience will definitely help me in the long run in achieving career goals.

I have spent the better part of my final semester at Temple University at a niche and high-end Fashion company based in Philadelphia.

I learned a great deal not only about the advertising industry, but about myself as well.

The best advice I could give to another student is to get an internship as soon as you can.

If you told me that as a senior in college, I would be sitting on a panel as a student representative from Facebook, I probably would have laughed in your face.

“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30”

Being able to see my work in real time will be a dream come true!

This internship is truly the highlight of my Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Not to sound cliché, but interning at Grayson Sky has truly allowed for me to grow as a designer and aspiring art director.

This semester, I was given the opportunity to work on accounts for Fox Searchlight, Open Road Films, Lionsgate, Sony Films, and Universal Films.

My Philadelphia Style Magazine internship was the type of internship that I’ve always dreamed of doing.

When you’re done interning, it’s important to take the things you’ve learned and use them in the future. Here are some tips that I’ve learned from my time interning at a small local nonprofit.

So now here I am, finishing my last week of internship but with a promised paid position in the near future; how’d I get here?

While change can sometimes be scary, I think this move is a great metaphor for advertising, an industry that is constantly having to evolve and keep up with trends each and every day.

I have made some great connections with some very experienced people over the past couple of months and that was my main hope going in.