Intern program renaissance

For our first spring/summer in our new studio, we began recruiting intern talent from regional colleges & universities. Having young, hungry minds in our space keeps things fresh and helps us to hone our mentoring skills. It’s not lost on us that when you are young, fresh out of school, the impact of a positive work environment can give you more confidence to pursue intimidating, lofty career goals. So, we go out of our way to spend time demystifying what it takes to be successful in the content marketing sphere.

At the beginning of an intern’s program, we always ask them what they are most interested in learning, whether it involves one of the phases of production (like editing or gaffing) or falls into a more abstract category like concept development, leading a big client meeting, or maintaining momentum when you are prototyping rough creative. Fortunately, we also have years of experience working in the innovation space, and can bring a lot of ‘soft skill’ and abstract creative instruction to the table. So, we work with interns, step by step, to expose them to the individual & collaborative skills that it takes to bring an idea on paper to life. We help them build schedules, create deadlines, and organize the pieces to make a piece of content. We let them be a fly on the wall during internal and client meetings. We create a healthy mix of in-studio tangible/logistical work balanced with creative exploration, so that they walk away knowing that making content involves more than one kind of sweat (mental & physical).

To top it off, we find fun ways to shout about our interns & get them involved in our own playful, promotional content — like this piece we had fun shooting briefly in front of a green screen. If you know any young, talented people looking for a terrific internship opportunity–hit us up! We have rolling programs that span all seasons of the year. We welcome those interested in specializing in everything from producing, editing, social media, being crew on set, marketing, PR, and more!