PAST INTERNSHIP EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

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Area of Internship: Public Relations

Date of Internship: June-Aug 2013
Location of Internship: Chicago, IL

Brief Description of Company/Organization:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the corporation and headquarters of the worldwide organization. Their purpose is to put their faith in God into action; they are on the pursuit to serving their neighbors all around the world. “Regardless of age, race, or status in life, members of the ELCA welcome you to join this community of faith” (ELCA.org). The Church has five strategic directions; to support congregations, to grow in evangelical outreach, to step forward as a public church, to deepen and extend their global and interfaith relationships, and to bring forth and support faithful and courageous leaders. The ELCA is a community that shares a passion for making positive changes in the world we live in.

 

Brief Description of Responsibilities:

As an intern, I will be working in the meetings department of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. My main responsibility is to assist in the preparation for the Churchwide Assembly. I will help with registration, answering phones, writing and sending invitations, as well as other duties as assigned. I will also provide backup and support for the on-site meetings held at the Lutheran Center. Qualifications: Must have excellent computer skills, be detailed orientated, and have good writing and communication skills. Should be a good problem solver and be able to switch from one project to another when necessary. Must understand hospitality and the importance of making guests feel welcome. Should work well with others as part of a team and be a good listener.

Contact Information:

Address:

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

8765 West Higgins Road,
Chicago, IL

 

PAST INTERNSHIP: RIPPLE PUBLIC RELATIONS

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Area of Internship: Public Relations/ Communications

Date of Internship: May-Aug 2013
Location of Internship: Highland Park, IL

Brief Description of Company/Organization:

Ripple Public Relations has local and national clients that we work with and update daily.  The company writes press releases for clients' events, we pitch them to journalists and post them to online and print newspapers and magazines.  Ripple also does public relations for our Highwood's major summer events that bring up to 10,000 attendees each. 

 

Brief Description of Responsibilities:

Responsibilities includ makin phone calls and face to face visits to prospective supporters of events, writing PR blasts for the local newspapers, and creating ideas to bolster growth for local business'.  Also talking one-on-one with journalists and reporters to communicate with them about covering events.

Contact Information:

Address:
1866 North Sheridan Road
Suite 205
Highland Park IL 60035

PAST INTERNSHIP: DIRECTV INC.

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Area of Internship: Public Relations/Communications

Date of Internship: May-June 2013
Location of Internship: El Segundo, CA

Brief Description of Company/Organization:DIRECTV works to give customers the best entertainment experience.  Continuously working to improve technology and customer experience.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: I will be working with the Customer Communications team to help plan, create, and implement marketing strategies to continue to improve the customer experience.  I will gather and analyze information on loyal customers and customer communication.  I will help asses potential marketing opportunities.  I will also be assisting with customer communication marketing initiatives.

 

Contact Information:
Address:

Directv Inc.

2260 E. Imperial Highway

El Segundo, CA 90245

PAST INTERNSHIP: STUART WEITZMAN

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Area of Internship: Communications/Event Planning

Date of Internship: June-Aug 2013
Location of Internship: New York, NY

Brief Description of Company/Organization:

A global leader in designer footwear and distributes its shoes through fine retailers. The brand is now sold in more than 70 countries.

Brief Description of Responsibilities:
Events/Image Initiatives: assist with planning, logistics and execution of PR events + image initiatives/brand alliances.

VIP Relations: monitor for images of celebrities wearing Stuart Weitzman shoes; assist in pulling shoes for celebrities for events.

Contact Information:

Address:
Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC
625 Madison Avenue
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022

PAST INTERNSHIP: WHY-Q INC.

Area of Internship: Marketing/ Communication
Date of Internship: June-Aug 2012
Location of Internship: Venice, CA

Brief Description of Company or Organization:
WHY-Q? INC. is a global lifestyle, marketing and brand consultancy firm. WHY-Q? was founded in 1999 to provide an alternative to traditional market research and brand strategy. Their mission is to deliver clients innovative and customized research methodologies that help generate consumer, brand and communication insights. Brands that thrive, and command consumer loyalty, are the ones who listen to and connect with their consumers’ needs and desires. At WHY-Q?, they are experienced at initiating this on-going dialogue and helping their clients better understand their consumers’ attitudes, behaviors and motivations.

Brief Description of Internship Repsonsibilities:
I will be working directly with Why-Q's clientele, hosting focus groups, and garnering and analyzing research.

Contact Information:
Address: 546 Rose Ave, Ste 3
Venice, CA 90291
Phone: 310-396-2111

PAST INTERNSHIP: LF SCARSDALE

Area of Internship: Retail; Communication; Fashion
Date of Internhship: June-Aug 2012
Location of Internship: New York

Brief Description of Company or Organization:

Women's clothing boutique with personal clientele, styling, and assistance. Communication with customers is key! Job requires personable, out-going individuals who work well with people of all ages.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities:

As an intern, I will be in charge of styling customers, helping with back-stock, merchandising the store, using the cash register, writing daily "feedback" emails (1-2 paragraphs), and broadening my communication skills with co-workers and customers.

Contact Information:
Address:

LF Scarsdale

5 Boniface Circle
Scarsdale NY 10583
Phone: 914-725-4655

PAST INTERNSHIP: GOOGLE & YOUTUBE

Area of Internship: Promotions; Media
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2012
Location of internship: New York, NY

Brief Description of Company or Organization:

The YouTube Sports department works with all different aspects of sports and TV agencies. They work to obtain rights as long as come up with strategies to help market and communicate their goals to the public.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities:

As a part of Google's BOLD internship I will not only work 40 hours a week but I will also be having key note speakers every Friday. I will be working with teams to come up with creative ideas to better Youtube Sports in general. I will also will assist in relations with sport television providers such as ESPN, CBS, and NBC. As the summer Olympics approach I will be writing proposal for ways to incorporate creative ideas that will appeal to the public along with attract the networks listed above.

Contact Information:
Address:

Google-Youtube

76 Ninth Avenue, Floor 4

New York, NY 10011

Phone:  212-565-3029

PAST INTERNSHIP: LF SCARSDALE

Area of Internship: Communication/ Public Relations
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2012
Location of Internship: Scarsdale, NY

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Women's clothing boutique with personal clientele, styling, and assistance. Communication with customers is key! Job requires personable, out-going individuals who work well with people of all ages.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities: As an intern, I will be in charge of styling customers, helping with back-stock, merchandising the store, using the cash register, writing daily "feedback" emails (1-2 paragraphs), and broadening my communication skills with co-workers and customers.

Contact Information:
Address:

LF Scarsdale

5 Boniface Circle
Scarsdale NY 10583
Phone: 914-725-4655

PAST INTERNSHIP: HOLIDAY RETIREMENT

Area of Internship: Sales/Communication
Date of Internship: January-May 2012
Location of Internship: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization:

Holiday Retirement is a retirement home for US veterans, senior citizens and retired US workers.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities: Facilitate calls in the effort to secure potential residence and communicate to businesses to conduct housing fairs.

Contact Information:

Address: Holiday Retirement

3211 East Moores Pike 

Bloomington, IN 47401

Phone: (812) 335-0089

PAST INTERNSHIP: BERK COMMUNICATIONS

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Area of Internship: Public Relations/Marketing
Date of Internship: August-December 2010
Location of Internship: Los Angeles, CA

Brief Description of Company/Organization: Berk develops a "detailed campaign tailored to you or your company" Berk works with PR, special event, and marketing firms and promotes them in the greater Los Angeles area. From making detailed press materials, or targeting the key media outlets needed to promote, Berk is a sure bet in publicity gain-- and in turn will have all copies of any publicity generated. As stated, "We are experts at publicizing business-to-business clients with the launch of new web sites, partnerships, product offerings and IPOs as well as lifestyle and consumer clients such as new television programs, restaurants, sporting events and celebrities." Berk is newly located in Los Angeles, but is grounded in New York City.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: As an intern at this firm, i am expected to be called upon at any time, and be capable of completing all assignments--in a timely fashion. Whether it is putting together a press kit, calling numerous clients to update the firm's information, running errands, working events, typing up and editing releases, attending client meetings, keeping the office and supplies organized, updating calendars, scheduling, etc. as the intern, i am expected to be efficient.

Contact Information:
Address: Berk Communications 1880 Century Park
East Suite 613
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone:212.889.0440

PAST INTERNSHIP: SENATE REPUBLICANS COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP

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Area of Internship: Communications
Date of Internship: December-April 2011
Location of Internship: Indianapolis, IN

Brief Description of Company/Organization: The General Assembly is responsible for enacting the laws that govern Indiana. Specifically the Senate Majority Communications Departments is responsible for major news releases, news conferences, speeches, as well as other areas of communication including audio/radio podcasts and TV.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: As an intern I will be responsible for working within 4 different departments of Communication including E-publications, video/radio, printed publications, and podcasts. All of these involve releases, columns, speeches, photos, and handouts/brochures/newsletters.
I will also be researching past and present legislation and assisting senators in preparing for legislative meetings.


Contact Information:
Address: Indiana Senate Internship Program
State House, Room 126
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232-9519

PAST INTERNSHIP: SOCIAL BUTTERFLY

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Area of Internship: Event Planner/Public Relations
Date of Internship: September 4th-December 9th 2010
Location of Internship: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company/Organization: Social Butterfly is a small, sophisticated wedding and event planning firm located in Bloomington, Indiana. They network with other creative, top-notch event professionals to create unique, sophisticated first-class events. Their mission is to inspire people with ideas and help create special days.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: During my internship experience I will perform an array of tasks and activities within the interpersonal communication field; these will follow the mission and primary objectives of Social Butterfly. As a wedding planning organization I will first and for most help with the basic procedures that habitually take place in the preparation of an event. In addition I will assist in the desired expansion of Social Butterfly. In specific, I will assist in Social Butterfly’s conquest in transforming from a sole wedding planning organization to a more inclusive event planning organization. In order in doing so it will be my responsibility to help them develop and successfully complete events such as charity fund parties, cocktail parties, and random event parties that take place in- house. With the goal of expansion we will correspondingly publicize the firm threw TV commercials, media broadcasting via television and radio commercials, as well as newspaper and magazine advertisements.


Contact Information:
Address: 116 1/2 south college ave suite 16
Bloomington IN 47402
Phone: 812-332-8113

PAST INTERNSHIP: NAUTIC GLOBAL GROUP

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Area of Internship: Event Planning/Marketing
Date of Internship: May 11 - August 14, 2011
Location of Internship: Elkhart, IN (Northern Indiana)

Brief Description of Company/Organization: Nautic Global Group is the parent company that recently acquired Godfrey Marine and Rinker Boats. They are currently the 4th largest boat manufacturer in the U.S.

Brief Description of Responsibilities:
-Assist in the creation and development of product collateral materials including photo shoot.
-Event planning of National Dealer meeting
-Assist in creation of competitive analysis and Marketing Plan -Participation in the design and maintenance of company website
-Creative/technical writing and editing of copy for internal/external communications
-Creation and maintenance of databases


Contact Information:
Address: Nautic Global Group
4500 Middlebury Street
Elkhart, IN 46516
Phone: 574-522-8381

PAST INTERNSHIP: CUSTOMIZO

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Area of Internship: Public Relations/Design
Date of Internship: Aug-May 2011
Location of Internship: Chicago, IL

Brief Description of Company/Organization: Customizo has the apparel, products, and licensed logos to outfit every desire. With our state of the art design studio, Customizo makes it easy for groups to upload their own artwork directly to a chosen product, or to have an original design created. Plus, Customizo offers multiple payment and shipping options so each group can decide on the most convienient way to pay.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: As an intern, I will:
-Be the eyes and ears of Customizo on your campus. Reps should constantly look for
ways to spread the word to student organizations, campus communities, and local
groups.

-Network with various clubs and organizations to generate leads. The goal of the
campus reps program is get orders placed, so Customizo will be looking for reps to
frequently close business.

-Report weekly on progress to Customzio employees (phone, skype, etc.)

-Carefully track communication with any potential customers on google docs and share
documents with Customizo employees frequently.

-Use personal social media accounts (twitter, facebook, linked-in, etc.) to promote
Customizo and help generate new business leads.


Contact Information:
Address: Customizo
1113 W Armitage Ave
(between Seminary Ave & Clifton Ave) Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 513-671-4800

PAST INTERNSHIP: THE ODYSSEY

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Area of Internship: Writing/Communication
Date of Internship: Aug-May 2011
Location of Internship: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company/Organization: The Odyssey is a weekly newspaper targeting the Greek community on campus. The Odyssey is currently on 45 campuses and one example is University of Florida - which has over 64 Writers - one from each Greek chapter - as well as a strong support base on campus from Greek life offices!

Brief Description of Responsibilities:
•Assisting with content direction of the paper alongside the Publisher and Managing Editor
•Writing an article each week and submitting by deadline
•Supplying article and weekly feature ideas
•Composing a monthly calendar of the events on campus - Greek related and otherwise
•Assisting with the cover photo each week - or finding a photographer
•Writer Recruitment- assisting in gaining more and new writers (forwarding emails, talking to friends, potential chapter visits, and updating Facebook)
•Meeting with Influential groups on campus to spread the word about The Odyssey ex. IFC, PHA, etc.
•Ideas and Statistics for Infographics Spread- general stats or campus specific information that you would like to see included in The Odyssey

Brief Description of Internship Benefits
This position will build your interpersonal, organization, and communication skills. It will also give you experience in creative problem solving and deadlines and a general boost toy our resume. Although this will not take up much time each week, it is important that our Contributing Editor is committed as they will be a huge asset to The Odyssey, the Publisher, and the Managing Editor.

Contact Information:
Address: Managing Editor l Olympia Media Group
908 East 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 765.437.4570

PAST INTERNSHIP: ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS

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Area of Internship: Sales/Marketing
Date of Internship: Sept 23-January 1 2011
Location of Internship: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company/Organization: This is a Assisted Living company in Bloomington that offers private paying apartments to elder people.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: As an intern, I will be shadowing the marketing director while she markets around town and makes sales calls to doctors, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and making home visits to potential residents. I will also be interacting with the residents and joining in on daily activities. I will gain a lot of marketing and sales experience...which goes hand and hand with communication.

Contact Information:
Address: 2770 S. Adams Street
Bloomington, IN
47403

Phone: 812-606-7382

PAST INTERNSHIP: MIDDLE WAY HOUSE

Area of Internship: Public Relations
Date of Internship: Aug-May 2010
Location: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Middle Way House is a domestic abuse shelter for women. It also run Middle Way Food Network to provide jobs for women to make the transition for the shelter to an independent life. They also provide crisis help lines, legal assistance and child care.

Brief Description of Duties: I will create a Twitter account for the organization and run it in order to promote fundraising events and communicate with the IU student body and Bloomington community. I will also be helping with organizing events and any other communications duties they may need. My supervisor and I discussed building onto my duties as time goes on.

Contact Information:
Address: 318 S. Washington St.
Bloomington, IN. 47401
Phone: 812-333-7404

PAST INTERNSHIP: THE BIG TEN NETWORK

Area of Internship: Marketing/Communications
Date of Internship: Jul-Aug 2010
Location: Chicago, IL

Brief Description of Company or Organization: The Big Ten Network is a 24-hour cable television network dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of all things Big Ten. Airing round-the-clock coverage of various athletic events, campus profiles, and on-site interviews, the Big Ten Network is the place to go if you are a Big Ten sports fan.

Brief Description of Duties: As an intern, I will be directly responsible for a number of marketing and communications-related tasks and objectives. I (along with a team of five other interns) will be completely redesigning the company's on-campus internship (creating orientation manuals, PowerPoint presentations, Gmail accounts/documents, and a start-to-finish specific outline of the various responsibilities of the on-campus interns), planning and working August's Big Ten Media Days, managing the company's Twitter account and various Facebook fan pages, and participating in a number of different promotional tasks around Chicago. We also help manage the network's website. My team and I will have to communicate directly and effectively in order to ensure that our numerous tasks get accomplished. In the middle of every work week, my team and I also meet with our Supervisor in order to give her an update on our progress.

Contact Information:
Address: The Big Ten Network 600 West Chicago
Suite 875 Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-665-0762

PAST INTERNSHIP: HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL

Area of Internship: Communications/Film
Date of Internship: Aug-Oct 2009
Location: Indianapolis,IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Heartland Truly Moving Pictures, a non-profit organization, was established in 1991 to recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life.
Each October, Heartland screens independent films from around the world and presents $200,000 in cash prizes and Crystal Heart Awards to the Festival’s top entries. This includes a $100,000 Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature underwritten by the Max Simon Charitable Foundation, a $25,000 Award for Best Documentary Feature and a $10,000 Award for Best Short Film. The remaining $65,000 is shared among the Crystal Heart and Jimmy Stewart Memorial Crystal Heart Award winners.

Brief Description of Duties: I will be doing a variety of assorted work to ensure that the festival stays on track. Some of these jobs will include the following: making phone calls to venues, producers, etc., communicating with filmmakers, discussing films with the staff,assisting the director of operations, Working with Communications Coordinator to manage and facilitate various marketing and PR projects as they relate to Heartland Truly Moving Pictures and the Film Festival, assist in answering phones, and I might potentially be writing reviews of some of the films as well as other tasks that will occur during the two months that I am there.

Contact Information:
200 South Meridian Street Suite 220
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
Phone: 317-464-9405

PAST INTERNSHIP: HIRONS AND COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS INC.

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Area of Internship: Promotions
Date of Internship: Sep-December 2008
Location: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Founded in Bloomington, Indiana in
1978.Their mission is "to create bold advertising + public relations which exceed our clients expectations" and to "outwork, outthink and outperform" the competition.

Description of Duties: I will be working 30hrs a week dealing with new media. The specific tasks and responsibilities I hold will be discussed next week in detail.

Contact Information:
555 N. Morton St.
Bloomington, IN
47404
Phone: 812-331-7500