This is my reflection for CT399 Portfolio class. In this class we reflected on what we have learned and where our future focus is after college. During this class we would discuss about the internship process and who we consider a proper future peer that can help benefit us in our near future.

For my peer future research I was a little confused at first on who I should look for. My focus is TV Production so I started looking for people who are producers or assistant producers. I started to focus on reality television. I choose the Jersey Shore at first and noticed this isn’t what I wanted to focus on for my future peer. Right now I do event photography and wanted to find somebody in New York that I can connect with as my future peer. I had to find somebody who wasn’t up there in the photography industry, but still big and has good work. I picked Jamielevinephotography who is a wedding and event photographer. She is located in manhattan and has a well organized website that show cases her work. This photographer was a perfect fit for a future peer because we both has the similar interest in photography.

During my time in CT399 we discussed internships that connect with our future peer goals. I learned that picking an internship isn’t easy and does take effort to get in. Looking for an internship we need relevant information like address, phone number, and email/ or relevant individuals. We had to figure out a list of activities that we would exist in that work place to help guide us towards the right internship. In the internship process it isn’t just applying to companies on different websites; it’s contacting the company personally and making yourself noticed. Following up on our internship application is a must to help us get the internship. Having experience is extremely important when we graduate college. Job look not only on your school experience, but hands on experience with companies other than school.

During this class I learned a lot on what I really wanted to focus on when I graduate. Now I know what internships I want to focus on. I started off looking for TV production future peers and internships, to looking at event photographers and internships. I am happy at how I progressed through out this semester in CT399. This class is the reason I now what I want to focus on for my career.

At first it was hard for me to pick a future peer. I struggled because I want to do a bunch of things, but I needed to narrow it down to the ones I am best at. I started to look for photographers because that is what I have been doing as a side job. I do event photography and on occasions I do portrait photography. I started to look for a future peer around me that also does event photography. I found a young women on Instagram under Jamielevinephotography. She has 4,743 followers and is based in New York. She does wedding photography and maternity photography. I mostly see wedding photography. Her website is www.jamielevinphotography.com . This is somebody I can see as a future peer.

The last class was about writing an email inquiry. That is an important part of getting into a job or internship that you want. Also it is important to know how to write a respectable and professional email.

For resumes it is important that the resume and cover letter is related to the job you are applying to. The resume should have relevant experience connecting with the job applying for. The cover letter is always helpful when trying to get accepted for the position. Most positions require a cover letter. In a cover letter should be brief, but well explained about your experience and knowledge towards the job

In class we discussed how would make our Final Project proposal. I am going to do mine in a slide. This final project is a description of my “Big Goal” and why “Future” pears will accept my work im planning to complete for my final project.

My Final Project Proposal will be based on social media manager. A social manager are in charge of representing a company across social channels as the sole voice of the brand. They respond to comments, compile campaigns and create content. These experts provide organizations with the guidance needed to enhance their online presence.

This is a link to my slides created in class.

In my proposal I will show research on this topic. I will also include research about my goal. I will show examples of my business profiles as an example of social media manager. I manage my own social platforms.

In class we had to look up Internships that fits our career goals. I focused on NBC internship opportunities. I looked for a direct contact information. This is the link for the NBC contact information.

What I’ve learned looking for Internships is that applying on websites only one step of the process. It’s also finding a location like address to the internship and direct contact information. Contacting the source directly increases my chances of getting an internship.

In the last class I said I was going to focus on TV production. After doing a little more research on jobs in the media field I found some interesting ones that I would love to maybe do one day. For example a Social Media Manager, a Television/Film/Video Producer, Event Manager, and photographer. My two main goals I would say are Social Media Manager or photographer.

Social Media Manager as one of my focuses because a social media manager can be hired for varies production companies, even small business hire social media manager to help lead an organizations social media strategy in order to boost visibility and customer and client engagement.

Photographer is one of my second focuses because I am currently a photographer. I opened a small business called RoseMedia. I actually really like photography.

I want my focus to still be The Jersey Shore, but following one of those context.

These are some remote jobs I found hiring for social media managers.

During this lesson for my search for somebody I might want to connect with in the near future I learned that it isn’t east finding somebody that catches my eye. I started to look of producers and assistant producers for reality television shows because that is my concentration television production. I came across Sally Ann Salsano who is an American producer. Sally was the producer for the Jersey Shore. She was raised in Long island. Her first company was called 495 productions, which was located in Long Island. I thought was a great pick, until I had my choice reviewed and realized she is bigger in the industry. Sally Ann won’t be easy to connect with, so I am going to search the companies that are more lower than her. I am going to do some more research on her company and see what I find. I learned a lot during this research process because this showed me my future is up to me and how I come about it. If I settle for less and do no searching I won’t reach my goal in the industry. Looking up companies connected in my field that I can probably connect with in the future is on step closer than what I already was.