Hunter Kelly, Strategy Intern at HAYMAKER, talks about what contributing to her getting hired full-time (yay!), flexing her creative muscles, and giving yourself enough credit for the things that come naturally. 

See Hunter's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about her experience at HAYMAKER.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Akin Abode, Copywriting Intern at HAYMAKER, talks about learning to partner with strategists, making time to study the industry, and bringing things you like outside of work to the work you do.

See Akin's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about his experience at HAYMAKER.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Ivo Ilić, Developer Intern at Firstborn, talks about raising your hand for help, writing down things to look up later, and seeing feedback as an opportunity for self-improvement. 

See Ivo's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about his experience at Firstborn.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Over the course of his career, Jerico Cabaysa went from wanting to be a sports agent to overseeing one of the biggest sports brands as Managing Director on Gatorade at TBWA\Chiat\Day. Hear about trying on every role at the agency before he found account management, working on brands that you care about, becoming a dad while working in advertising, and how being asked to be in comps shaped his outlook on his identity at work.

Heads up: We're in Week 2 of Intern Fieldnotes, Vol. 1! 13 pieces, release 1 per day, created in collaboration with summer interns from all over the industry. By sharing their work, agency culture, challenges, and learnings, interns help make the internship experience more accessible and beneficial to all. 

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Gabrielle Gomez, Design & Social Media Intern at Wolf & Wilhelmine, talks about embracing uncertainty, being a design intern at a brand strategy agency, and finding women at Wolf & Wilhelmine who inspire her to be even more ambitious. 

See Gabrielle's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about her experience at Wolf & Wilhelmine.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Chloe Hurckes, Account Management Intern at Anomaly LA, talks about learning how to build relationships with clients, the working culture in LA, and appreciating that everyone's opinions are valued at Anomaly.

See Chloe's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about her experience at Anomaly LA.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Anthony Williams II, Brand Management Intern at Wieden + Kennedy, talks about how to gauge whether or not you'll be hired after your internship, getting past initial worries about not fitting in with the team, and learning about how he processes information by observing the thoughts of others. 

See Anthony's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about his experience at Wieden + Kennedy.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Deidry Gomez, Planning Intern at VML, talks about unexpectedly falling in love with Kansas City, learning to take more initiative, and understanding that it's okay to not know everything. 

See Deidry's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about her experience at VML.

About Intern Fieldnotes

In this special series, summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone.

Makeda Loney, Junior Copywriter at Burrell Communications, brings her fresh perspective for young talent to the podcast. Hear about her advice for getting started in advertising when you have no prior experience, how her identity as a poet influences her copywriting, her approach to taking care of her mental health, and her perspective on diversity as a young black woman in the industry.

Heads up: Introducing Intern Fieldnotes—13 pieces, released 1 per day, created by summer interns all over the industry. By sharing their work, agency culture, challenges, and learnings, interns help make the internship experience more accessible and beneficial to all. http://bit.ly/2w1jifa 

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Bolora Munkhbold, Art Direction Intern at WONGDOODY LA, talks about learning to be kind to herself and leave room to mess up, her experience interning with a smaller team, and not letting your work define you. 

See Bolora's full Intern Fieldnotes piece about her experience at WONGDOODY LA.

About Intern Fieldnotes

Summer interns from agencies all over the advertising industry share their experience to help make learnings about themselves, the agency, and the industry more accessible to everyone in this special series.