Hello again.
I hope you’ve been having a great summer. I certainly have.
These past three months have flown by and I have GCG to thank for that. Today is August 1, the first day of my last month as GCG’s summer intern. Despite not being able to sleep in until noon everyday (which was a key part of my college career), I’ve had a great time here and I’ve learned more during my internship than I ever thought I would (including how to wake up in the morning).
Out of everything I’ve learned, the most important thing is that as difficult as things may seem at first, you will always learn how to do them quicker than you thought you would.
This has been a huge part of my internship. I’ve had several opportunities to step out of my comfort zone and I’m incredibly thankful for that. My first week, I was completely overwhelmed by the process of “opening” a job. I assumed this was made my responsibility to see how quickly I would throw my computer across the room.
I had the entire process memorized in a week.
Despite not throwing my computer, my internship was still an exciting one. One of the most exciting parts was having the opportunity to research potential clients and to help write proposals with the other account executives. I even had the opportunity to go to Irving with Crystal and Neil for a new business pitch.
It didn’t end successfully, but we did go eat sushi afterwards. And I learned what a Bento Box is.
Sushi aside, being a part of the account services team has been awesome. Because of the constant meetings and new projects popping up all around the office, I’ve gotten to know everyone very well, especially Kelsey, Allyson, Megan, Lindsay and Crystal. Sometimes it was tough being the only guy on the AE team. I learned more about Alexander Skarsgård and Glee than I may have liked to, but I also learned how a good AE handles clients. It’s a juggling act that includes everything from conducting market research to informing the art directors that the shade of gray used on the second revision out of 50 is actually the correct one. And it changes everyday.
It’s a tough job, and I’m very lucky to be around people who are great at it.
I’ve had an amazing time at GCG and I can’t wait to see what happens next. There are a lot of great opportunities out there and I have GCG to thank for helping me reach the next step.
To my successor, no matter what you’re working on, put it in GCG format. Helvetica Neue UltraLight and Berkeley Book.
Thanks, GCG.
