Internship Spotlights

Shane Troyano
Internship Area: Journalism
City: New York City, NY
Year: 2022

Raygene English
Internship Area: Journalism
City: Columbus, OH
Year: 2022

Catie Pusateri
Internship Area: Magazine Journalism
City: New York City, NY
Year: 2022

Laina Rayman
Internship Area: Advertising
Year: 2022

Zaria Johnson is working directly with community residents in Cleveland’s BIPOC neighborhoods to report on environmental issues. This work is part of The Land and NewsLab at Kent State’s “Ask The Land: Environmental Reporting Initiative." She says: "My favorite part has been meeting and talking to so many interesting and inspirational people in Cleveland."

For her internship at Auden & Co., photography major Sophie Kannberg has been learning about photoshoot prep, networking and teamwork. She says the trials and errors from practice in Kent State studio classes prepared her for the work that she’s doing now. "I'm gaining the confidence as a photographer that I have lacked for so long.” 

Emma Andrus’s internship with Cleveland Documenters is part of an effort to train and pay hundreds of people to attend under-reported public meetings and publish the results. She has been editing notes from local government meetings and says, “I especially love that I’ve been able to learn so much more about public policy and local government."

Public Relations major Kimmy Daniels felt prepared for her internship with the agency Hello LLC, thanks to her coursework. So far, she’s gotten to try a couple of different things: content generation and scheduling for social media, writing guest pitches to podcasters, building media lists and helping to organize media events. She says: "I've gotten to dive into work with really cool clients and always feel supported by my superiors.”