Have questions about journalism internships or time management? Oswego’s Campus Celebrity of the week, Emily Longeretta has the answers for you.
As a senior journalism student this semester at SUNY Oswego, Emily has taken on four internships on top of classes. How does she do it?
“I keep a white board, post-its, to-do lists, and notes on my iPhone,” she says. “On top of school work, it’s really important to keep organized.”
Just a few of Emily’s achievements have been interning as an editorial intern for Syracuse New Times, as well as Oswego Alumni Magazine. She has worked as an online editorial intern for CollegeLifestyles and emcBlue where she focused mainly on pop culture.
Emily traveled to New York City and interned for the prestigious Elle Magazine as an accessories intern where she worked with PR, helped with photo shoots and helped editors with tasks on pulling jewelry.
The long list of Emily’s credentials continues with her internship for the InternQueen business. She worked with the CEO, Lauren Berger, with running the website, planning events, and doing basic assistant work.
With the experience she has had in the last couple of years among several different media outlets, Emily could be the internship queen. There’s no doubt that she will be successful in her endeavors after Oswego.
“After graduation in May, I’m moving back to New York City– I completely fell in love with the city when I interned for Elle,” she says.“I’ve made a lot of really great connections so I’m hoping that will help me land a job.”
Emily has gained a great deal of experience and knowledge through her internships and her advice to students is to do an internship.
“It’s just as important as going to class in my eyes, and many eyes of the employers that will one day be looking at your resume,” she says.
Emily’s dream is to work in the entertainment industry, in either PR, writing, or covering the red carpet events.
“Working for E! has always been my dream,” she says. “So hopefully my experiences will help me to get there as soon as possible.”
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Oswego chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.