INTERNSHIP STORIES

I learned that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame offered internships through my previous internship at the Cleveland Metroparks. I was able to have an informational interview with the head of marketing, in which I gathered the timeline for my application about a year in advance. I prepared my application by further researching the organization and catering my design projects towards this internship. I selected classes that would be advantageous for curating my portfolio. I made sure to find a professor for my recommendation letter far in advance and prepared my other application materials. I was able to secure an interview and internship offer by the second week of April through this entire process. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a renowned, non-profit organization based in Cleveland, Ohio with the mission “to engage, teach, and inspire through the power of Rock & Roll.” The Rock Hall carries out this mission through their educational programs, library and archives, and through...

I had the absolute pleasure to be working at Universal Studios Orlando over this summer as a Graphic Design and Project Management Intern. I found out about this job while looking and applying for positions on LinkedIn. At first I got an email regarding a phone interview which then led to a one on one teams interview, the day after which I was told I secured the job.  Universal Destinations & Experiences, a unit of Comcast NBCUniversal, which offers guests around the globe today’s most relevant and popular entertainment experiences. Its theme parks are known for immersive experiences that feature some of the world’s most thrilling and technologically advanced film- and television-based attractions. Universal Destinations & Experiences in the U.S. are Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort. Around the world, UP&R includes Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, a license agreement with Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa, and the recently-ope...

I found LAIKA's internship opportunity through LinkedIn. I had a Zoom interview with three supervisors in the camera team and they shared a little about the practices of LAIKA and the expectations of me as an intern, and that was to learn as much as I can during the time that I am there. My direct supervisor was in charge of all things that happened on stage. There was another camera intern along with myself.  LAIKA specializes in stop motion feature films, and as a Camera Intern, my position was to assist the animators in getting the shots they needed. The program used the majority of the time was DragonFrame, a stop-motion animation program, and Kuper, a software that controls rigs for motion control. We helped in assisting animators in their testing units, taking images for puppets, props, and other landscape or miscellaneous items that were needed to be submitted for approval.  As the internship progressed, they also spent time teaching us how to use the software Kuper, wh...

Illumination Studios is an animation studio which specializes in kid-friendly feature films. Illumination Studios has two locations: Los Angeles and Paris. The Los Angeles studio does the script, voice acting, and marketing. The Paris office focuses on the creation of the film’s visuals. When exchanging emails with a previous teacher, I let her know my family was moving to Paris. She then offered to speak to her connection at Illumination Studios Mac Guff about securing me an interview for an internship. I agreed and after a phone call, a Zoom interview, and an in-person interview, I was all set to help out in the Art Department. Although I can’t say which movie I was involved in because of NDA, I can say that my role was to pitch prop designs, receive edits, and enact them effectively. Essentially, my supervisor would tell me that a villain needs a cane. I would look over the existing character design sheets and color schemes for the character, then research canes. I would draw severa...

  The Syndicate is an entertainment marketing agency that focuses on musicians and comedians. They also work in radio promotion. I was working with Dismiss Yourself, an independent record label and one of the people I was working with posted a link to the internship. I applied for the position and did an interview after my application went through. My supervisor was in charge of the design department in the Syndicate. She oversaw the design team and works with the marketing team to make sure that they create compelling work that fulfils The Syndicates' and clients' criteria. My responsibilities were to work with the design and marketing teams to create assets for their clients. we would make videos, posters, social media content, and more for multiple people. I am most proud of the video I made to promote the Guns N’ Roses Mexico tour, I was also very proud of the posters that I made for the Laugh Button Live.  My biggest takeaway was that this would be an ideal kind of job ba...

Working at Pentagram Design has been a dream internship  and a dream summer. Not only was it an amazing experience to be working at  Pentagram, but I couldn’t have asked for a better, more fun team to work in! Team Oberman does a lot of work in the entertainment industry. I was lucky to be a  part of the team that was working on the identity of Space Jam staring LeBron James.  My logo made it to the top two and it was an intense ride perfecting it for the final  presentation. I was lucky that the director and the producer saw the logo. It is a great  learning experience I will always remember. I learnt so much in those three weeks,  collaborated with the team and kept on pushing myself. My mentors were incredibly  helpful too. Other than this major project, I worked on the identity for Words of Art, a card game for  art lovers made by Scholastic for Agnes Gund’s art collection. That was a completely  different experience and...