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Final Report: Marketing Internships With Connected, Hadi Kiani
Final Report: Marketing Internships With Connected, Hadi Kiani
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
Working as the Marketing Coordinator Intern for a tech start-up was an amazing experience. I conducted competitor research, ghostwrote blog posts, ran social media, and aided in a complete company rebrand. Connected is a software product development firm. They partner with ambitious organizations to deliver on the potential of software-powered products. Joining the company halfway through their rebrand, I was immediately thrown into the deep end. Fortunately, I was able to leverage the research and communication skills I had honed through SASAH and translate them into successful contributions. Nevertheless, I had to learn a lot about industry standards, tech jargon, …
Reflecting On My Adventures In Experiential Learning, Will Sharpe
Reflecting On My Adventures In Experiential Learning, Will Sharpe
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
This report analyzes and reflects on my experiential learning experiences with the Forest City Film Festival and Western Libraries. I look back at my initial feelings of bewilderment and imposter syndrome and then track my progress as I’m pushed out of my comfort zone and learn the skills I need to excel. My time with the Forest City Film Festival and Western Libraries, as well as my peers’ testimonies, taught me that at SASAH, we all have the skills needed to succeed in our fields — and the experiential learning program is an excellent place to nurture them.
Learning From Experience: The Forest City Film Festival And Life*Spin, Madeline Braney
Learning From Experience: The Forest City Film Festival And Life*Spin, Madeline Braney
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
Madeline reflects on her experiences while interning with the Forest City Film Festival and Life*Spin. At the Forest City Film Festival, Madeline was responsible for social media and marketing, while at Life*Spin she compiled a business proposal for a Community Land Trust (CLT) in London, Ontario. Madeline considers connections between art and humanity and how the lessons she has learnt throughout the Community Engaged Learning course will inform and shape her future endeavours.
Trinity Theatre And Sasah: Compassionate Companions, Chantelle Ing
Trinity Theatre And Sasah: Compassionate Companions, Chantelle Ing
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
As a fourth-year student in The School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities, I spent three months interning at a small non-profit in Toronto called Trinity Theatre. Trinity Theatre is a registered charitable organization in Toronto with a mandate to help youth develop resilience to overcome challenges and make successful transitions throughout their lives. I took a position as a communications intern and assistant during Trinity Theatre’s summer Leadership Lab for youth. I collaborated with a small group of other post-secondary communications interns to produce marketing strategies and ideas, surveys and research, social media maintenance, and publish Trinity …
My Internship With Scrumgenius, Alexandra Wyatt
My Internship With Scrumgenius, Alexandra Wyatt
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations
In her presentation, Alexandra Wyatt details her tasks and different roles and the work she accomplished during her internship with ScrumGenius. She discusses what she learned during her internship, including copywriting, vector image creation, and SEO and keyword targeting tactics to help boost the online presence of ScrumGenius and how the internship allowed her to hone many pre-existing skills in writing and content creation and develop new skills that will be very helpful in her future career and life.
Experiential Learning Final Report: Scrumgenius, Alexandra Wyatt
Experiential Learning Final Report: Scrumgenius, Alexandra Wyatt
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
Alexandra Wyatt reports on her internship with ScrumGenius, a digital standup bot that works to get rid of wasted time in in-person standup meetings by asking teams a few simple questions to gather metrics on their goals, tasks and blockers. This report details her tasks and different roles and the work she accomplished, as well as what she learned from working there, including copywriting, vector image creation, and SEO and keyword targeting tactics to help boost the online presence of ScrumGenius. Alexandra discusses honing pre-existing skills in writing and content creation and developing new skills that will be helpful in …