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Final Internship Reflection Project
By Victoria Oliva
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Brief Overview: Redbook Magazine
• The magazine was first published in 1903 as The Red Book Illustrated by Stumer, Rosenthal and Eckstein, a firm of Chicago retail merchants.
• In its early years, the magazine published short fiction by well-known authors, including many women writers, and photographs of popular actresses and other influential women.
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Brief Overview: Redbook Magazine
• Now published by Hearst Corporation.
• The magazine’s articles are primarily targeted toward middle-aged, married women.
• Features stories about women dealing with modern hardships, celebrating accomplishments and encouraging other women to work together for humanitarian causes.
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Learning Objectives/Accomplishment
sLearning Objective 1:
Develop research skills fit for researching story ideas and fact-checking information
Accomplishment:
Improved current research skills by making sure I was articulate, thorough and precise
while fact-checking information for stories
Learning Objective 2:
Observe and set up visual meetings in order to lean about the decisions that lead up to
a page’s artistic direction
Accomplishment:
I surveyed the process that leads up to these decisions and applied this when setting
up these visual meetings
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Learning Objectives/Accomplishment
sLearning Objective 3:
Research and write small short stories for magazine and website
Accomplishment:
I gathered information about the topics at hand and corresponded with necessary
sources/researched facts in order to write the story
Learning Objective 4:
Conduct desk-side market appointments with beauty companies to learn about new
Product launches and technology
Accomplishment:
I conducted myself in a professional manner during these meetings and increased my
product knowledge and understanding of new beauty products and technology on the
market
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Learning Objectives/Accomplishment
sLearning Objective 5:
Maintain and organize the inflow of product samples received on a daily basis
Accomplishment:
Increase organization within the beauty closet by sorting through deliveries and
organizing according to product type
Learning Objective 6:
Assist with special projects for each issue, such as Redbook’s MVP Beauty Awards for
June issue
Accomplishment:
I analyzed and increased my understanding of the efforts that go into special
projects for the magazine and fulfilled my duties to the best of my ability
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Typical Day In The Office
• Gather credit information and press releases for products in beauty stories by contacting beauty public relations firms.
• Call-in samples of products and set up run-through meetings for monthly beauty stories.
• Open new products and packages and maintain and organize the beauty closet.
• Meet with beauty companies and public relations representatives for deskside market appointments.
• Transcribe interviews and help brainstorm story ideas.
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Accomplishments• Organizing a Redbook Giveaway Project, a project
Redbook put together to help the children and families who have/ had terminal illnesses.
• I helped organize over 1,000 packages (filled with beauty products, clothing, home goods, etc.) to send to these children and their families .
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What I Have Learned About The Field
• I Learned how a magazine comes together each month – in my case, how beauty stories and products are chosen, how they are photographed and how credit information is compiled.
• I have learned how to correspond efficiently with beauty public relations companies in order to obtain all necessary information about products.
• I learned how to properly set up visuals meetings and transcribe interviews .
• I learned how to work in a fast-paced environment and how to properly manage my time.
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Confirming My Career Goals• This internship has
confirmed my career interests and future goals.
• After graduation, I would like to begin at an entry-level position at a magazine (such as an associate editor) in the beauty or fashion department, as I have found it is a great fit for me.
• I am truly passionate about the editorial world and working in a lively, fun and fast-paced environment that is the magazine industry.
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What I’ve Learned About the Industry & Field
• Interning at a magazine, I have found that it is an extremely fast-moving environment, as we are always on a deadline.
• I loved seeing the process, from start to finish, of how the pages of the beauty section in Redbook magazine come together.
• It is amazing to see how many people are involved in and how much work is put into each issue of a magazine. It made me appreciate publications much more!
• I’ve learned organization, great communication and interpersonal skills, and a positive attitude are necessary traits for this type of industry.
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Personal Gains• I have become more organized, professional,
outgoing and proactive.
• I have realized what I would like to do as a career.
• I have made important connections within the industry.
• I have developed a passion for the beauty and magazine industries.
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Beauty-Related Photos of...Products/ People I Have Worked With At
Redbook
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Conclusion• I am honored to have had the opportunity to
work in the beauty department of Redbook Magazine.
• It was an amazing experience and I know I will carry everything I’ve learned to all of my future career endeavors.
• I have been invited to stay at the magazine as an intern in the spring semester, which I am extremely excited about as well.
• Hopefully, this internship experience will help me to receive a job after graduation.
• I really enjoyed this internship class and experience as a whole!