So my internship is with True Tone Studios, in Richmond, VT. It is a relatively new company that helps small businesses promote themselves through video, audio, etc. I am helping with their new project, MyTrueBrand. It hasn't officially launched yet, but when it does it will help individual people promote themselves by using video and audio clips instead of, or in addition to, traditional resumes.
I am going to be writing articles for the website, which will be used as resources for the clients. I will also be editing and re-writing pieces written by the clients, which will then be used in audio or video clips.
I started at the beginning of June, and I have written two articles so far. Generally, Brian (my supervisor) will find an article about something that is relevant to the company, and send it to me. I read it and find similar articles, then write my own based on the information I find. Brian reads my articles and then we meet via Skype on Thursdays to discuss them. Then I do some revision and send them back.
As of now, everyone at TTS works from home. This works really well for me because I'm in London for another three weeks. I get to make my own schedule, which is awesome, since I have another internship here and a job at school. I've been working for TTS about ten hours a week so far, but it's probably going to be more like fifteen hours a week when I get back to Vermont. I usually spread the work out over three or four days.
Hi Christina,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a really unique internship and I'm glad to hear that it's so flexible and working well so far. I think this concept of combining media outlets to promote and sell artists relates so much to the kind of stuff we do at school and hope the launch is successful as more and more people learn about the opportunity.
What are some of the specific topics that you write about?
Enjoy the rest of your time in London!
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ReplyDeleteSuper jealous you're in London! I'm interested to see how you like your internship, because I've done a virtual one as well, and it's pretty different. It's great that the supervisor is keeping in contact and gives you flexibility; I imagine it's an ideal situation. The project you're working on sounds great, and should combine some marketing experience with your writing as well. Is the feedback your getting from you're supervisor helpful so far?
ReplyDeleteI think it would be cool to try and get involved with some of the audio/video parts of the company and the project you're working on. It may not be part of what you were hired to do, and you may not even have the time or the ability, especially while in London, but even dabbling in something like that would be another awesome thing to add to a resume.
ReplyDeleteI am also curious to hear how you feel about a virtual internship. I concept to me sounds super ideal on the one hand, and super difficult on the other. Do you think things will change a lot when you get back into the US?
Jillian's comment about getting into the audio/video parts of the operation is a good one that applies to each of you: Be willing to branch out beyond your area to learn as much as you can about each of your businesses. You'll learn a ton and you never know what will appeal to you that can branch into something new and different later on. You also never know who you'll meet.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great, Christina, that your writing is keyed to other media beyond the written word. Learning the relationship among the written, spoken and aural will help your own writing and, significantly, help you hear what other people (clients' targets) will hear. I spent many years in radio and I still "hear" writing. The tie-in to marketing is another bonus.
I get concerned that remote internships can leave students too isolated, but it sounds as if the Skype meetings with Brian help alleviate that.