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Nuried Hurtado
Internship Area: Journalism
City: Cleveland, OH
Year: 2023

Katie Masko
Internship Area: Public Relations
City: Cleveland, OH
Year: 2023

Through her internship with adidas in Portland, public relations student Kristyn Hibbett, ’22, has learned the importance of storytelling and brand partnerships. Kristyn says her public relations coursework prepared her to conduct research and successfully work on a variety of campaigns for the shoe and athletic-wear company.

Journalism student Shane Troyano, ’22, learned about the many types of journalism job opportunities he might pursue someday. He says his coursework in the School of Media and Journalism and work at Student Media’s TV2 News helped him prepare for this dream internship experience at the TODAY Show in New York City.

Courses such as Advertising Messaging and Communication, Advertising Strategy and Development and Media Planning, taught advertising major Laina Rayman, ’23, a skillset that she is applying to her everyday work as an intern with Publicis Media. “Understanding how to conduct research and craft thoughtful messaging has been the most helpful in understanding the work of product marketers," she said.

As an intern with Business of Home (based out of New York City) this summer, journalism major Catie Pusateri, '22, assists with building online articles, researching for stories and fact-checking. Her work as a web writer and managing editor for A Magazine through ¾ÛÉ«¸ó Student Media prepared her for this opportunity because she’s seen the inner workings of a magazine. 

Through his internship with The Davey Tree Expert Company, public relations student Cole Oswald, ’23, has been working on various projects — and he says his public relations coursework successfully prepared him for this opportunity.

¾ÛÉ«¸ó classes in digital public relations and analytics prepared Brady Warmbein well for his internship with Sherwin-Williams. Brady has been working with the company’s Do-It-Yourself digital content specialists, auditing websites; using the tools Google Analytics, Data Studio and Search Console to verify data; and managing submissions to the company’s Homeowners Association microsite.

Sophia Gillespie
Internship Area: Digital Media Production
City: Kent, OH
Year: 2022