NYCi spotlights successful current and past creative interns…this week, founder and editor at Snowspotmedia.com, Gawker.TV intern alum, and current Web administrator and Social Media Coordinator at MPHC Manhattan Plaza Health Club.
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Intern Spotlight: Jon Martin
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Ok so introductions first! Where did you grow up, where did you go to college and what was your major and any other fun things you did there?
I grew up in Honeoye Falls NY, a really small town upstate near Rochester. I was a pretty quiet student who spent most of his days on the internet trying to get famous with flash cartoons. After high school I headed to School of Visual Arts (SVA). I majored in directing but switched to editing after realizing I felt more comfortable in the editing chair than on set.
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Where have you interned and how did you end up there?
I’ve only interned at Gawker.tv. I secured that internship by just responding to a call for interns. Sometimes just contacting companies and asking them if they need any help can go a long way.
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Awesome advice! What were you hoping to get out of the internship? And how did you handle school, Gawker.TV, and development of your own blog, SnowSpotMedia.com?
I wasn’t sure what it would be like when I first applied to Gawker but after meeting the Managing Editor, Richard Blakeley (@blakeley) I was very excited. On top of having film-editing experience, I would also have social media and online video experience, which could seriously open the door for some more opportunities. At the time I was out of school and only freelancing so I had a lot of extra time, and I tried to pour as much of that into helping Gawker.tv as possible.
As my time at Gawker.tv came to a close, I realized I wouldn’t just want to go cold turkey on blogging when the internship ended. I decided to start a site that would be mainly be about my interests in all things ‘media’ but would also function as a resume when I was trying to get a job. It’s an experiment that is still ongoing but seems to be working pretty well.
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