I found this internship from a Google search. I just uploaded my resume and my personal website. I don’t really remember how much time passed, and then I got an email that said they were interested in working with me. For the process, they sent me something that acted as a test that required me to finish a piece of work, almost like an audition. Then, after my work was reviewed, they would send an email back to tell me if they wanted to hire me. After that, they sent me the offer.
They are a non-profit publisher organization. They don’t really have a lot of people, the only two people I knew were our direct supervisor, and another one being the Editor-in-Chief. My direct supervisor would give us work that we needed to complete in time before the deadline. She would also give you help if you were to have any problems as well as suggestions sometimes.
My position was as an illustrator intern. I needed to finish the illustration for their specific work. The work would be an illustration of a poem. These illustrations would be for words or designs for tote bags. I think the biggest takeaway from this experience was working with other students. I needed to communicate with other people and give some suggestions. The thing that I am the most proud of is that my tote bag design was chosen by the clients for a festival. I also got the experience of how publishers work. All of this was very important and helpful in helping me figure out my next step.
