华盛顿, PA(四月十二日), 2022)—Senior communications arts major 丽贝卡 Valencia is turning creativity into a career and proving 职业准备 through a new Internships with Skubo Creative and 点燃.
An ever-driven student with an emphasis in public relations and a concentration in conflict and resolution studies, Valencia started with Skubo Creative—a local, creative marketing studio with offices in 点燃—in early February, 现在正在使用, 过滤器, 提要, and followers to advance her career and the success of other area businesses.
“This experience is helping me put into practice all I have learned so far at W&瓦伦西亚说. “上班的第一天, Mike [Skubovious—the founder and owner of Skubo Creative], 说, “好吧, write the captions for these 12 posts,给了我一个框架, 我写一下. He trusted my ability, and because of this, I was able to jump right in and begin creating.”
Responsible for editing client websites, writing articles for publishers like Southpointe Magazine, 组织, 策略, 规划, and posting on client 社交媒体 channels, and working hands-on with leaders from companies like WBDA and Duncan & Miller Glass Museum, Valencia’s instinct for creation has only grown.
Ready to carry that growth into post-graduate life, she 说 she’s grateful to W&J for helping to make it happen.
“Christie [Johnson at the Center for Professional Pathways]…helped me a lot,” Valencia 说 of the Internships application process. “She sent me all the appropriate documents, as well as thorough instructions, and offered her help if I needed anything.”
“另外,瓦伦西亚补充道, “[Associate Professor and Chair of the 沟通的艺术 Department] Dr. Melissa Cook and [Assistant Professor of 沟通的艺术] Dr. Stevie Berberick have always been there for me no matter what the issue. Dr. Cook is my advisor, and has taken her time to help guide me to my career goals, and Dr. B has influenced my writing greatly by giving thorough, constructive feedback on my papers.”
Taking that feedback into the Internships she’s hoping will ignite a career, Valencia feels certain that her future has truly been founded here.
“The many times I have written for my various classes here at W&J have led me to be a strong writer and prepared me for the world of advertising, 社交媒体, 商务沟通,”她说。. “And this Internships has helped me so much with my future goal of being a PR professional. I now have experience and confidence that will be invaluable when I start interviewing for a post-graduation job.”
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