I was a Copy Editing Intern at ASCENDtials. I was in charge of editing and writing grants, editing social media posts, writing emails to try and establish a collaboration with companies with the same mission as us, and just overall being another set of eyes for any kind of documentation we sent out or produced.
As an Office Intern with Ionia County Public Defenders, I was responsible for assisting paralegals and attorneys in trial preparation. This included handling legal documents, scheduling appointments for clients, and attending both district and circuit court hearings.
As a gallery intern, I helped to maintain the gallery spaces I worked in, which included installation and de-installation, as. well as general maintenance and cleaning. I also served as a representative for the gallery and regularly interacted with the general public. I help to make executive creative decisions when installing shows, and take into consideration the best presentation for a piece(s) dependent on the space, other pieces it is being displayed with, and possible reception from the public.
I was a Salt Company Intern. As an intern, I Ied as a student leader by setting the pace and culture within our leadership team and building meaningful relationships with new students, freshmen, and younger leaders. I helped with planning and executing The Commons Church events and the Salt Company gathering and events and assisted in other Salt Company activities.
I loved the flexibility in the work, developing content and understanding the strategy behind social media engagement. Most of all, I loved going out in the country to take photos for the website/social media and creating Instagram reels for both Tourism Ireland and Maxmedia Ireland.
At Zahra Media Group, I worked as an editorial intern for their content branch, easyFood. Throughout my internship, I wrote articles for the easyFood website, edited interviews, and wrote pieces for their magazine publication.
As a Political Intern, I was outsourced through the Sierra Club to work on Governor Whitmer's campaign this past fall. I helped schedule, plan, and execute political events such as rallies, meet-ups, and Q and A's. I also helped spread information about Whitmer's campaign and events.
As a Digital Literacy & Learning Intern with the Lansing Refugee Development Center, I assisted with the administrative organization of the DLL program, hands-on assistance in DLL classes, CASAS, and Northstar Admin certification. With this position, I learned a lot about how a non-profit runs both in the financial sense and the literal organizational sense.
I was a translation intern, so I translated documents between English and Spanish (mostly from Spanish to English). These documents included presentations about sustainability, diversity training, event communications, and social media posts. I got to work with a wide range of topics and different speech registers, which I found to be really fun because I got to experience a lot of different aspects of communication.
I was a Student Preparatory Assistant at the MSU Broad Art Museum. At my internship, I learned better modes of communication and teamwork. I also learned more about Adobe software and 3D modeling software. As an artist, I learned what not to do if I want my art to last or to be easily displayed.