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When the struggle is real!  Interns, we’ve all been there—choosing between creativity and common sense. Blog writing can be tough, but with a little brainpower, you’ll hit the right button every time! #BlogWriting #ContentCreation #InternLife #DigitalMarketing #MarketingHumor #ContentStrategy #WriterStruggles

At Newton Street, we like to recognize each of our team members for their uniqueness. In this week's spotlight, we are featuring Kisa Yonker, Account Manager. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮. Determined. Curious. (Always) Caffeinated. ☕ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭? The people—this has been a tried-and-true guide for my career so far. Newton Street’s mission is strongly aligned with my core values; but it was the opportunity to partner with savvy, passionate, and bar-raising communicators in the industry that made me realize I was home. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫. During one of my early internships, my manager surprised me with an opportunity to follow around documentary filmmaker Ken Burns as his notetaker for a local press tour. From watching him engage with local historians in our community to picking up a few new words (from his famously robust vocabulary), I was completely inspired by his passion for storytelling and eager to translate this into my own career. 📝 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐭, 𝐚𝐩𝐩, 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬? Local journalism will always be one of my favorite obsessions. As a third generation Seattleite, I always get excited to learn new, rich stories about our city’s changemakers, history and evolving culture. My mornings typically start with anything thing from a quick scan of The Stranger’s SLOG, listening into KUOW, reading up on the latest posts from Vanishing Seattle (a local media project that celebrates the city’s historic establishments and communities), and countless more. tl;dr, Go support your local storytellers. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞? Do you remember the quirky language tutorial videos you used to watch in your foreign language class at school? For my first paycheck, I was a child actor for a textbook company that produced English-language learning videos for middle schoolers across Japan. 📽 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬? I couldn’t be more ecstatic to join the Newton Street family and look forward to our exciting year ahead!

I had set myself up all on my own. I could have just slowed down a bit. During my second year, I got accepted into a reputable law office as an intern. Subsequently, it became a bittersweet one as I faced a major challenge. Balancing my coursework, extracurricular activities in school, and the demanding internship pushed me to my limits. Imagine an internship where you could be evicted for being few seconds late. It was that intense, but the discipline and all I learnt has grounded me till date. Notwithstanding that I thrive under pressure, I felt overwhelmed at that time. "It was probably a wrong timing for me" "I should have just slowed down a bit" I sabotaged myself with so many thoughts like this. But that didn't change anything. My sleeping pattern became distorted. I had little or no time for myself. Then I implemented some strategies that helped me through. I began to start off tasks earlier and minimized procrastination. I focused first, on the most critical tasks and broke them down into manageable chunks. I found solace in my fellow interns and we formed a supportive community. These things helped to reduce the pressure and I enjoyed the process. Through this experience, I learnt the importance of adaptability and seeking help when needed. So dear friend, overcoming challenges is not about erasing fears, but facing them. It's okay to struggle, it's how you respond that matters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How were you able to overcome a major challenge? Share with me in the comments below 🤗 #mystorymyvoice #creativewriter #writingcommunity #legaljourney #legalcommunity

It's great to see Felipe Rocha and Leo Porto of PORTO ROCHA advocating for an end to free pitching in the creative industries. I've signed the petition and would encourage you to join the other 4.5k people to sign so far. I wrote and published a feature about this on Intern back in 2020 (https://lnkd.in/dh5VnYa) and unfortunately, it's still a common issue at entry and established levels within the industry. What frustrates me is that the creative industries continue to fundamentally undermine their value, whilst complaining that the world beyond them doesn't see their value. If you are willing to ask people to do unpaid work to "win" a role, project or opportunity, then you are perpetuating the harmful stereotype that creative work isn't "real" work. Fingers crossed that #NoFreePitches gains momentum. Change has to come from within because our leadership at the Governmental level continues to bask in the glow of the creative industry whilst cutting investment and education provision. #creativeindustries #pay #unpaidwork

Today's instalment of 'things I wish I knew' comes from Tom Ingoldby, Velvet's senior account director. Check our page again tomorrow for the next tip! * * That we’re all (kind of) making it up as we  go along * * I sort of fell into PR - it wasn’t part of my life plan. I did a Masters in Film, filmed a sitcom pilot as part of my dissertation and wanted to be a script writer. I was obviously going to write the new ‘Friends’. It was just a matter of when. So to fill some time during my post-uni summer, I got an internship at FRANK PR. The reason? My mate did it and said it was fun. So I thought, why not? And I loved it. Forget ‘Friends’, I was all about FRANK. A couple more internships followed and then I got a proper, big boy job at Chameleon.Turns out I loved b2b tech PR. And the rest, as they say, is history. The point is, none of this was part of the plan. The sitcom script still remains half-written, I’ve dipped my toes into FMCG PR and then back to tech, and now I’m part of the SLT at Velvet - where I believe I have found my home. All the time, learning as I go, working things out, making mistakes. A bit of bullshitting, a bit of false confidence, a bit of cheekiness but always a goal to get better, to progress and to learn.  And the more you progress, your lack of original lifeplan means less and less. My colleagues over the years have ranged from ex-Royal editors for tabloids, to former rock stars  who toured with Metallica,  and even someone who invented an odourless dog poo bag. But what did they all have in common? They never planned to be in PR. Did it matter? No - they were all great at their jobs which they learned on the go. I guess it takes all sorts to make a PR professional. #publicrelations #PR #communications #PRagency #digitalPR #velvetpr #clevercomms

This is a super interesting argument. Me and my friends have talked about paid and unpaid internships in many occasions. On the one hand we all want paid internships. Labour is labour and we all deserve to feel appreciated for our work. On the other hand entry level jobs have decreased immensely. Many of us students can simply not find work experience at all during or after university. Now many companies have to pay their interns a lot of them decide that they don’t have the budget to have any interns at all. It is a dilemma that I have not been able to solve in my head yet. Do you suffer being broke and accept the unpaid work experience or do you not have any work experience at all? Also being broke for a bit is the good scenario. Like Megan has explained, many of us have rent to pay. Even if you would want to, in many occasions you can’t take the unpaid offer because you can’t afford it. And then only the privileged get to start with the unpaid jobs and work themselves up. Meanwhile low-income kids miss out on those opportunities. But now that there is a lack of all entry level opportunities, the ones that are suffering are the ones at the bottom once again. With only a few vacancies, a lot of people apply for the same jobs. Only a minority get them, most of them from a privileged background for many reasons (education, time etc). Or people get into their industries soley from connections. Or people move to big cities like London to make it and countries like Scotland experience brain drain. Urgh, I don’t know. I don’t quite have a solution yet.

When I was 23 and desperate to break into the magazine world, I turned down an internship at Time, Inc. An undergrad professor and long-time columnist for Sports Illustrated set up an interview for me with one of the big-time editors there. This professor had taught my Magazine Writing class and was the first person to tell me that I could make a career out of writing. I had no idea how to do that, of course. But I moved to NYC and commenced applying to "writer" jobs. When this interview came up, I was ecstatic. One weekend morning, I took the 1 train to 50th Street and walked to the Time Life building, adjacent to Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center. It was a Devil Wears Prada fever dream. 😈 I had a lovely chat with the editor. I was truly in over my head, but he was kind and asked me a lot of questions about my writing. And then he explained that the opportunity to work as his part-time assistant was an unpaid internship, and that I would have to be available during random weekdays. I was already temping as a receptionist during the day and working evening and weekend shifts at the children's section of the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble to afford my half of the rent and a Metrocard (which was $79 a month, omg). I knew I couldn't hack it as a waitress or bartender. I couldn't rely on my parents to pay my rent. I needed a day job. And so I turned it down. Nevertheless, I eventually got where I wanted to go, after a two-year detour as a lace salesperson, followed by student-loan-funded graduate journalism school. In J-school, I landed a paid internship at Meredith over the summer; after graduation, I got a full-time role as a local news reporter. 📣 The ability to take a low-paid or unpaid internship is a privilege. 📣 It has nothing to do with work ethic. There's simple math involved for many of us: You need X dollars to survive. There are 24 hours in a day. If you work 8-10 of them unpaid, how can you make X dollars in the remaining waking hours? Sometimes, you can figure it out. I couldn't. When we talk about the GymShark job or the absurd salary "ranges" posted for jobs from $25,000 to $600,000 or the unpaid "opportunities" lurking around the boards, we're talking about exploitation, but also about privilege. Many of us don't have the privilege to take these exploitative positions in the first place. We need to stop legitimizing them by crowing about the "access" they provide. Labor is labor and no one should have to work for free to jumpstart their career.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Way to go Megan Bungeroth ! This needed to be said, and based on the engagement the post has gotten, unpaid internships and low pay for lots of experience are far to common practices. I often hear of people “discussing” (read: complaining) about not being able to hire marketers, and inevitably someone will suggest “hiring” an unpaid intern for the summer or a semester. Hiring = paying, otherwise it’s a volunteer position and should be advertised as such. I didn’t have the luxury of taking an unpaid internship in undergrad, and for the same reason, I attended grad school at Southern Methodist University as a professional student, working FULL TIME during the day. Your girl had bills to pay, including student loans. But, as always, I did what I had to do and here’s what I learned: 💡Time is money 💰 💡 Know your worth (then add tax, gratuity, and round up to the nearest dollar 🤣) 💡 Respect people’s expertise 💡 If you value the work enough to bring someone on, then pay them accordingly 💡 Marketing is a discipline, you get what you pay (for just like everything else 😉) #marketing #paidinternship #fractionalcmo #cpg #consumerproducts #retailindustry

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Working as a team truly makes a difference. At the Creative team Haris&Co. we have four dynamic interns, each with our unique superpowers: Mariya Ann John: My thorough research skills allow me to pinpoint details effortlessly. Plus, I'm a fast submitter ( I can’t sit in peace if I have some task to submit 🤷) Shana Minaver: She’s passionate about copywriting, taking her time to ensure everything works perfectly. MINHAJ MUHAMMED: Although he submits tasks slowly, his work always blows everyone’s mind. (late aa vanthalum latest aa varuveen) Minhaj Abdurahman His creativity is unmatched, with a touch of humour and a penchant for breaking the rules—Superman’s influence is evident in his work (JK). Initially, we aimed to hear just one “Good Job” from our mentors, Siddique Shajahan and Sayyid Hannan Muhamed. There was a healthy competition among us at first, but now, it’s all about teamwork. We tackle tasks individually, then come together to discuss areas of uncertainty. And just like that—Boom 💥—we crack it in no time. Proud to be part of such an amazing team! #TeamWork #CreativeTeam #InternLife #HACA #Collaboration #Superpowers

Important tips for overcoming stage fright before participating in debates or other public speaking competitions 👇 📍Research Well: A strong sense of confidence in your material is one of the finest methods to overcome stage fear. Spend some time thoroughly researching your subject and practising your presentation until you are at ease with the material. 📍Rehearse well: Rehearse in front of the mirror, anyone from friends or family to get feedback and make any necessary adjustments. You can also record your video and then observe the facial expressions. 📍Positive visualization: Spend some time visualizing yourself delivering a successful speech or debate performance. Imagine yourself speaking confidently, engaging with the audience, and receiving positive feedback. What you manifest comes to pass. 📍Don't judge yourself: Stage fear can occasionally be caused by a fear of being criticised or evaluated by the audience. Consider concentrating on efficiently communicating your message rather than worrying about what the audience will think of you. Many people have stage fright, but it doesn't have to prevent you from giving a strong speech or performance in a debate. You can get over your anxiety and give a confident, captivating presentation with practice, planning, and a positive outlook. What's your story of overcoming stage fright? Let us know in the comments 👇 #licampustocareer #learning #skills #publicspeaking #stagefright #success #communication #students #linkedinforcreators #helpingjobseekers #jobs #placements24 #internships24 #softskillstraining #placementassistance