Intern Spotlight: Priscilla W.

Name: Priscilla W.

School and Major: Advertising at Brigham Young University 

Hometown: Chandler, AZ

Semester and Year of Internship: Spring/Summer 2020

How do you spend your free time?

I read when I can, particularly comic books and graphic novels. I’m a huge Marvel and Disney fan so my YouTube watch history is a lot of that kind of stuff. I’ve also been known to steal my boyfriend’s Nintendo Switch and play Pokemon from time to time.

What You Do/Did:

I was originally approached as a designer for the internship but I have also had opportunities to work on my copywriting and management skills and create social media content.

Favorite Task at The Hatch Project:

My favorite thing I’ve done for the Hatch Project is create a logo for a brand. It was really exciting for me to connect with the client and hear their thoughts and desires for their brand. I loved the challenge of taking a verbal idea and concept and transforming it into something visual. It was exciting to see the client get excited about what I was able to create for them.

What is something cool you have learned during the internship?

As a designer, I learned how important it is to have resources on hand. I have a bookmark on my web browser of sites to look to for inspiration and tutorials which has been immensely helpful as I created content for clients. As an account manager, I learned the importance of collaboration and community. When my bosses gave me a really pressing deadline, rather than saying “Good luck, you’re on your own!” reminded me of the other interns that had the skills for the tasks I needed done. My coworkers were incredibly supportive when I asked for their help and I can say there was no way I would have reached the deadline if it wasn’t for them!

What are you looking forward to?

I’m looking forward to taking what I’ve learned from this internship and applying it into future career opportunities. At the time of this interview I’m excited to get married at the end of the summer! And I’m also really excited for movie theaters to open again. 

Advice to Future Interns:

The greatest piece of advice I could give to future interns would be to communicate! Communicate with your bosses, they're your biggest cheerleaders and they should want to help you succeed. Also communicate with your coworkers and fellow interns when you feel lost or confused. They could be better at translating than you or they could be just as lost as you are and then you have someone to laugh with as you try to figure things out. And be sure to communicate with the clients! Clients really appreciate it when they know you’re listening, so asking some clarifying questions can be a good thing.