I had an opportunity to propose ideas and projects to my supervisors and sometimes they said no and redirected; but that is okay. 

It’s safe to say that most of the opportunities that Ad majors seek in terms of internships are based in doing grunt work for a local agency.

My Last Semester at The Ranch + My Advice for Fellow Owls

You'd be surprised to see how far you can get when you look at challenges through a more familiar lens!

My name is Nicole Reilly. I’m a Senior Advertising major with a minor in International Business. Over the past few months I have learned so much from my Internship, so I thought I would share what I wish I knew before I started my internship.

My name is Ari Santana and I was the promotions intern at WESH 2 and the CW18 in Orlando, Florida this summer. WESH 2, an NBC affiliate, and the CW18, a CW affiliate, are both owned by Hearst Television. This station oversees five different channels in central Florida: WESH, CW18, MeTV, Estrella, and the Justice Network. As a promotions intern, I assisted in relaying the message and voice of the channels to increase brand awareness and viewership.  During my time with WESH, I learned a lot about the business of television promotions but I learned much more about life from…

Because my concentration within my advertising major is brand strategy and research, I decided to speak with Salus University’s Director of Research & Strategic Planning, Gregory Benjamin, to get some insight into what his position entails and if it’s something I would be interested in pursuing. When I walked into his office, he happily greeted me and asked me what my major is and where I go to school. He then talked about his background; he majored in biochemistry to which he later found out that the medical field was not the direction he wanted to go in. After taking…

I was granted the opportunity to see what Temples athletic marketing department does to help attract more people to games. I had the opportunity to sit in meetings and discussions with the sales, graphic designing, and social media team. I have talked to my boss about development opportunities available to her, she explained the step by step development in the department. It began with student worker leading all the way up to her title of Assistant AD/ Marketing & Fan engagement. The athletics department used by Temple is based on the price of its competitors, the success of teams, and…

My name is Kenneth Yeboah and I am a student-athlete here at Temple University. I was granted the access to work with Karli Hausman , Assistant Ad/ Marketing and Fan Engagement. It was a very eye opening experience considering it was my first real job. It was not hard to adjust because my boss brought me in with open arms. I was able to discuss with different administrators about different marketing ideas for athletic games. I was granted access to discuss with them great ideas to attract more people to games. It was really cool to see what goes on…

I was wasting away in my late afternoon class when my phone starts violently shaking on the table. Someone was calling me. I took a gander at the number but not recognizing who it was, I did what any person would, I ignored it.  After class, I was waiting in line at Starbucks in the Student Center and decided to check my voicemail. The random New York City number was Tom Dolan, a recruiter for Hearst Television. I previously expressed to Professor Ed Dress my interest in working in promotions and aspiration of landing an internship with Hearst this summer. …

Why stepping out of the ad agency box and interning at a small startup was the best decision for me and why you should try it too. 

It's not about how fast you figure it out; it's about where the choice gets you.