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Final Internship Reflection Project By Victoria Oliva

Final Internship Reflection Project By Victoria Oliva

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Final Internship Reflection Project

By Victoria Oliva

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Brief Overview: Redbook Magazine

• The magazine was first published in 1903 as The Red Book Illustrated by Stumer, Rosenthal and Eckstein, a firm of Chicago retail merchants.

• In its early years, the magazine published short fiction by well-known authors, including many women writers, and photographs of popular actresses and other influential women.

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Brief Overview: Redbook Magazine

• Now published by Hearst Corporation.

• The magazine’s articles are primarily targeted toward middle-aged, married women.

• Features stories about women dealing with modern hardships, celebrating accomplishments and encouraging other women to work together for humanitarian causes.

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Learning Objectives/Accomplishment

sLearning Objective 1:

Develop research skills fit for researching story ideas and fact-checking information

Accomplishment:

Improved current research skills by making sure I was articulate, thorough and precise

while fact-checking information for stories

Learning Objective 2:

Observe and set up visual meetings in order to lean about the decisions that lead up to

a page’s artistic direction

Accomplishment:

I surveyed the process that leads up to these decisions and applied this when setting

up these visual meetings

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Learning Objectives/Accomplishment

sLearning Objective 3:

Research and write small short stories for magazine and website

Accomplishment:

I gathered information about the topics at hand and corresponded with necessary

sources/researched facts in order to write the story

Learning Objective 4:

Conduct desk-side market appointments with beauty companies to learn about new

Product launches and technology

Accomplishment:

I conducted myself in a professional manner during these meetings and increased my

product knowledge and understanding of new beauty products and technology on the

market

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Learning Objectives/Accomplishment

sLearning Objective 5:

Maintain and organize the inflow of product samples received on a daily basis

Accomplishment:

Increase organization within the beauty closet by sorting through deliveries and

organizing according to product type

Learning Objective 6:

Assist with special projects for each issue, such as Redbook’s MVP Beauty Awards for

June issue

Accomplishment:

I analyzed and increased my understanding of the efforts that go into special

projects for the magazine and fulfilled my duties to the best of my ability

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Typical Day In The Office

• Gather credit information and press releases for products in beauty stories by contacting beauty public relations firms.

• Call-in samples of products and set up run-through meetings for monthly beauty stories.

• Open new products and packages and maintain and organize the beauty closet.

• Meet with beauty companies and public relations representatives for deskside market appointments.

• Transcribe interviews and help brainstorm story ideas.

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Accomplishments• Organizing a Redbook Giveaway Project, a project

Redbook put together to help the children and families who have/ had terminal illnesses.

• I helped organize over 1,000 packages (filled with beauty products, clothing, home goods, etc.) to send to these children and their families .

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What I Have Learned About The Field

• I Learned how a magazine comes together each month – in my case, how beauty stories and products are chosen, how they are photographed and how credit information is compiled.

• I have learned how to correspond efficiently with beauty public relations companies in order to obtain all necessary information about products.

• I learned how to properly set up visuals meetings and transcribe interviews .

• I learned how to work in a fast-paced environment and how to properly manage my time.

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Confirming My Career Goals• This internship has

confirmed my career interests and future goals.

• After graduation, I would like to begin at an entry-level position at a magazine (such as an associate editor) in the beauty or fashion department, as I have found it is a great fit for me.

• I am truly passionate about the editorial world and working in a lively, fun and fast-paced environment that is the magazine industry.

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What I’ve Learned About the Industry & Field

• Interning at a magazine, I have found that it is an extremely fast-moving environment, as we are always on a deadline.

• I loved seeing the process, from start to finish, of how the pages of the beauty section in Redbook magazine come together.

• It is amazing to see how many people are involved in and how much work is put into each issue of a magazine. It made me appreciate publications much more!

• I’ve learned organization, great communication and interpersonal skills, and a positive attitude are necessary traits for this type of industry.

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Personal Gains• I have become more organized, professional,

outgoing and proactive.

• I have realized what I would like to do as a career.

• I have made important connections within the industry.

• I have developed a passion for the beauty and magazine industries.

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Beauty-Related Photos of...Products/ People I Have Worked With At

Redbook

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Conclusion• I am honored to have had the opportunity to

work in the beauty department of Redbook Magazine.

• It was an amazing experience and I know I will carry everything I’ve learned to all of my future career endeavors.

• I have been invited to stay at the magazine as an intern in the spring semester, which I am extremely excited about as well.

• Hopefully, this internship experience will help me to receive a job after graduation.

• I really enjoyed this internship class and experience as a whole!