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Real Wide World INside an INternship at IN
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| Real Wide World - Real Wide World | ||||||||||||||||
| Written by Katie Ginis | ||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, February 25 2010 21:56 | ||||||||||||||||
 My train pulls into Grand Central Terminal at 8:45 A.M. Walking through the beautiful terminal, I exit onto Vanderbilt Avenue, and quickly join the busy streets of Manhattan. Turning onto Madison Ave. I walk the 13 blocks to the offices of Morris Visitor Publications. My bright yellow skirt sticks out like a sore thumb in a sea of dark business suits and overcoats. When I first took on the internship I expected that I would be getting coffee for my co-workers or doing other tedious tasks. I was completely wrong. I was put to work in the editorial department, which they call "the hub". I would be working on the February and March issues of IN New York Magazine, which is a free publication distributed all over New York City. Minutes after my arrival I was given a huge packet detailing all the specifications for grammar and writing for all of the magazines that MVP NY publishes. My mind was racing as I leafed through all the different pages, containing minute differences from one magazine to another...differences that were very small, but very important. Next I was given the task of researching details for art gallery openings, residential locations, retail stores, and so much more. You name it, I researched it. I even had the chance to work on the monthly calendars for the next few issues. It was so exciting to know that I was choosing the events to put in the calendars. Even though it was such a small part of the magazine, it was so exhilarating to know that I had really contributed something to it. I also had the chance to write listings, which are little blurbs about different things such as restaurants and retailers. It is basically a directory in the back of the magazine. While sitting at my desk one day, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I looked up to see the Editor-in-Chief/Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Relations standing beside me asking me to come to her office to talk. My heart began to pound as I started retracing my actions earlier in the week. I thought I had done something terribly wrong, I was so nervous that she could probably hear my heart beating. Minutes later I walked out of her office with a smile plastered on my face. Since I am majoring in fashion merchandising, she assigned me to the art department to help with the upcoming photo shoot. In order to prepare for the photo shoot I took inventory of all the items that were being lent to the magazine from various vendors and designers all over the city. My eyes widened as I unpacked Versace shoes, a D&G corset and Burberry sunglasses. When the day of the photo shoot finally arrived, a car was waiting to take the art director and me to the location. I felt like a celebrity being chauffeured around Manhattan. The photo shoot was so exciting and I learned so much! They took pictures of all the items separately and then put them all together on the computer. The final product was amazing! Another day I attended the January editorial meeting where they planned the March issue. It was quite intimidating sitting with some very important people in the company, as they went over all the aspects of the magazine. The typed editorial plan covered things from the focus of the magazine all the way to advertisers for the issue. Leaving the office my last day my eyes spotted a stack of the Lady Gaga issue. I eagerly grabbed a copy and flipped a few pages in. There it was. My name was printed in a magazine that would be distributed all over New York City. I realize Editorial Intern isn't as impressive as Editor-In-Chief, but hey, we all have to start somewhere, right?
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, MVP/NY Hello Katie, Terrific review! We look forward to your return and hope you'll friend us on Facebook and follow us (and me!) on Twitter. Happy Easter! Trisha |
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