What has my experience at Allied taught me? Way more than a skill that can only be used in an office setting. On my first day at Allied, I already knew that this was not what I wanted to do career wise so I decided to soak in as much as possible and create my own learning experience – as if I were living “a day in the life of” an Allied publicist, except it would be “5 months in the life of an Allied intern.” It started off as innocent as dropping a few tickets off to this office manager and carefully…

I’ve always said how I wanted to work in a large agency. Medium sized would probably be good too, but I absolutely loved the idea of being surrounded by hundreds of other passionate advertisers every day. Agencies such as Grey and MRY peaked my interest and the thought of working in a massive agency in New York City or San Francisco seemed like a dream. Ironically enough, this Spring I accepted my first internship at Tag Strategies in Center City, a small but nimble team of six. Not six people in the account services department, six people total. Crazy, right?…

When I first arrived at Allied Integrated Marketing I was excited to begin my first internship and gain valuable office experience. I had no idea what to expect for the first day so I kept an open mind and thought positively. I went in with my best intentions to work very hard and be as helpful as I possibly could around the office. My first day was great, I got started right away and kept very busy the entire time I was there. It was a lot, but I liked it. I got a taste of what I would be…

Hello. My name is Maureen Healy, and I have been interning as a graphic designer at Slice Communications, an integrated public relations and social media agency in the Old City section of Philadelphia. Slice is a smaller agency with about ten full-time employees and five interns, but its client base is growing and the need for more employees is increasing. Working at an agency has its ups and downs, but the reward is priceless. Before serving as an intern at Slice, I was (and still am) working as an in-house graphic designer at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and…

This semester I have been working at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which is located right on Temple’s campus.  If you’ve never heard of it before, it’s one of a number of centers throughout Pennsylvania that partner with a university to provide low-cost business consultation to local entrepreneurs trying to start their own businesses.  Because there are a variety of departments involved with getting budding businesspeople real-world ready, it’s become somewhat of a feeder organization for Temple students majoring in business, advertising, marketing, etc.  As an Ad major double-tracking in Copywriting and Art Direction, I’m in the SBDC’s Creative Department.…

What’s the best thing about Philadelphia? Well it has to be its diversity. Diversity of people, culture, art, events, neighborhoods, etc. So maybe it’s ironic that the best thing about Philly seems to make it somewhat hard to brand. How do you develop a catchy, consistent tagline for a city with so many different things to offer? Well, Visit Philadelphia gives it a shot. And that’s where I serve as Advertising Intern this semester, doing the small projects they give me and sitting in on as many meetings as possible. The stuff I’ve learned so far has really been amazing.…

Here’s my Chance, HMC,  is a creative agency in Northern Liberties where I was lucky enough to land an internship. As an intern at HMC I had the opportunity observe and take on some real responsibility. I was able to work hand in hand with senior level staff, interact with the client, be present in brainstorming sessions, contribute tagline ideas, assist in video shoots, attend budget meetings, and publish blog posts. I got a feeling for what agency life could be and I have fallen in love. I’ve been standing the sidelines waiting for my moment to be a starter…