My Internship Experience

My name is Dan Finke and I am a Temple advertising student focusing in art direction. Over the past several months I have had the unique opportunity to work on establishing a brand for a long established landscape and property maintenance company in Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Gemco, the company was established over thirty years ago as what started as a source of side income and flourished into a full time undertaking. As a result of this unplanned success Gemco would never grow to develop a brand identity which is where I come in. I have been tasked with establishing…

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A fresh JOLT of energy

Early on I was always told that the geographic location you establish yourself in can be just as important as your major. Coming in as a freshman at Temple university to study Advertising with a Brand Strategy track, I took this into consideration. Being from Philadelphia, my loyalty and hope for the city runs deep on every spectrum. Including professionally. Even though NYC would have clearly been a more lucrative option. Looking back in retrospect as a senior, im happy with my decision and as well as the way Philadelphia has grown in terms of the amount of Agencies and…

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Dynagraphix Media Internship

Hello, my name is Ossinakachukwu Onu, Ossi for short. I am a graduating senior at Temple University and was an intern at an advertising agency known as Dynagraphix Media. It is a small agency located in North East Philadelphia that usually focuses on local businesses, but I was lucky enough to join this agency when it was beginning to expand and go after larger clients. Dynagraphix is small, but it handles many different clients, ranging from funeral homes, political figures, restaurants and even online colleges. Dynagraphix gives quite a few services, which include; branding consultation, printing, web design, and social…

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The Importance of Building Relationships

Hi everyone! My name is Gabriella Foschini, and I am a Sophomore Advertising Major at Temple University. This semester I had the pleasure of interning at Advent Consulting here in Philadelphia Pa. Advent is a very small agency that does everything from advertising to branding to event planning for companies in the Philadelphia area. The company consists solely of Joe Dicandido and his employee Cameron, in addition to the other multiple interns that were working here alongside me this semester.  Interning at such a small company has so many advantages, from becoming close to and comfortable with the people I…

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My Adventure of Interning for an Independent Writer

Hello! My name is Brianna Salort and I’m a senior majoring in advertising. I just wrapped up my internship with an independent scientific journal writer, Michael Eisenstein here in Philadelphia. His business is an independent LLC, which is very unique compared to what most people would want to intern for. I chose this because it is a much more realistic idea of what I want to do in life. Create my own business and customize projects as per client’s requests. His sole job is to research and write scientific journals and articles for well, scientists! As an intern, I helped…

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Lug Nuts, Loaded Knuckles, and Chassis Oh My!

Hi there, i’m Amanda, an advertising major with a concentration in account management. This spent this semester interning with Dorman Product, a leader in the after market automotive parts industry. Located in Colmar PA, I spent an hour traveling each way three days a week. Waking up Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 and stopping by Richies on the way to the train became my morning routine. At Dorman, we are not employees,were contributors, because every new idea is welcomed and valued. Just from this, you can tell that Dorman is a welcoming place, which was only brought to light…

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Ready for Blast Off

Hello! My name is Maria Batyko. I am a Senior Advertising major with a Concentration in Account Management. For any other seniors out there graduating in a few short weeks, congratulations! For my internship this semester, I was in the Account Management department at ChatterBlast Media. ChatterBlast is a digital marketing agency that focuses on strategy, social platform management, high-impact creative campaigns and multimedia design. My experience taught me a variety of things, such as, time management, new skills, independence, how to manage projects and timelines, and hard work.  Making connections was the most positive aspects of the business that I discovered…

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Interning with Golden Knot Yacht Services

Hi all! My name is Erin Geiges and this semester I have had the pleasure of working with Golden Knot Yacht Services as a social media intern. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Golden Knot Yacht Services, they are a start-up event planning business based out of Hoboken, New Jersey that works to make events happen on various boats and yachts, both within the United States and outside. In working with a relatively new business I have had the opportunity to learn a bit about event planning, as well as work hands-on with the co-founder of Golden Knot…

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Ignite2x – Burn Brighter

I am a senior Advertising major at Temple University with a concentration in Account Management. I started to work as an intern at Ignite2x in June of 2018, in an Account Support role.  Ignite2x is a full-service advertising agency located in Allentown, PA.  Working at Ignite2x has provided me with valuable skills to succeed in the business world as well as intangible life skills that I can use forever. Throughout my internship, I had three goals.  One, to achieve a better understanding of the advertising industry.  Two, become more familiar with any software that is used.  And third, to become…

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Not Your Typical “9 to 5”

Hi all! I’m Ashley, a junior majoring in Advertising with a concentration on Brand Strategy and Research. This semester, I had the opportunity to take a Sales and Marketing position at Tide Cleaners, which is a national company under Proctor and Gamble. As a Sales intern, I was responsible for setting up table booths at apartments in the Greater Philadelphia area to promote Tide Cleaners’ Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service App. At each event, I answer questions or address any concerns residents had about Tide, help them sign up and place orders, offer promotions, provide them free samples of Tide…

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Internship at Luxty Tans!

My name Julia Kauffman, and I am a currently finishing up my junior year majoring in advertising with a brand strategy and research concentration. I decided to take the internship course this semester because during my job last semester at a clothing store I was chatting with a customer about my major and career aspirations. Shortly after explaining how I was looking for an internship without knowing anything about this woman’s background, she had offered me an internship at her company that she established a few years ago. The company is called Luxty Tans, which is a spray tanning business.…

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My Time at Focus Pointe Global

Hi everyone! My name is Yasony and I am currently interning at Focus Pointe Global as the marketing and social media intern for this spring! My time here is coming to an end in about a week and I must say, time has flown by very quickly. Four months have passed since I first started this position in January and I couldn’t be more thankful for being given this opportunity and being surrounded by such great people. From the very first day, I felt so welcomed by everyone at the company, especially by my supervisors, Jamie and Tori, and the…

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Thanks EMBA Program!

Howdy – My name is Daniel Long, I’m a senior Art Direction student at Temple, and I had the pleasure of working on campus for Fox School of Business’ Executive MBA program as their graphic design and marketing strategy intern this semester. I have always been curious about the background work that goes into the programs at Temple, and to be able to help in the promotion of one within a department new to me has been incredibly insightful. The Executive MBA program is a unique one, or it was to me at least. Class sessions are held one weekend…

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My Internship with The Lenfest Institute

My name is Gabrielle and this semester I had the pleasure of working at The Lenfest Institute located on Cecil B. Moore Ave. The Lenfest Institute at Temple University is a part of the North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative and is a community outreach program. Throughout my time with the institute, I was able to put my major into my work and develop advertisements. One of the projects I worked on throughout, was called Voices of the Community. This project was developed to interview residents in North Philadelphia and ask for their opinions on the current employment issues in the community. In order…

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