Jacksonville Magazine gave me the opportunity to grow as a writer. I learned and refined some interview skills, bettered my knowledge of AP style writing and worked my way to bigger article pieces. I thoroughly enjoyed my time interning for this amazing company. I got along well with the staff, got sent on interviews for story pieces, sat in on weekly meetings and worked some truly awesome events.
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Each staff member was there to answer my questions, give advice and push me in the direction I wanted to go. They all provided me with opportunities to increase and use my knowledge and skills. They made me feel like I was part of the team even when working on solo pieces.
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Each week, we were presented with opportunities to work on something new, big or interesting. From going to meat shops, to mingling with crowds of people, to putting together shelves and laughing as we set up for events, there was never a dull moment within the company.
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My time with the company was spent being an editorial intern, but I didn't always do thingss in the editorial department. I went and sold magazine subscriptions and networked at events, I met with interesting people with interesting professions, and even expanded on some of my communication skills.
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The feedback from the company gave me opportunity to learn from my mistakes, to get more creative and to find new ways to brand myself.
Dueling dishes is a feature piece that was published in Taste Magazine. It is about a food competition where chefs go head to head to see who has the best dish. I had a lot of fun writing this piece.
Wild things is a short piece that was published in Taste Magazine in Fall of 2018. It is about a grocery store selling some unusual meats. This store is also a local favorite.
Game on is a feature piece in the perspective part of Jacksonville Magazine. This piece is about the Florida-Georgia Tailgate party before the actual game. It is in the October 2018 issue.
Surfin' USA is a short that was published in the October 2018 issue of Jacksonville Magazine. It is a small piece about this guy who travels around the world to surf, eat and drink. He wrote a book about it even.
Helped set up and man the booth during the Home and Patio Show. Sold subscriptions, networked, gathered new clients for ads and even gathered some story ideas.
Helped set up and man the booth for the Southern Women's Show. Sold subscriptions, networked and gathered story ideas. This is an event that is not to be missed. Filled with shopping, fun, food and more!
This is a feature piece I did for the Fall 2018 edition of Your Health Magazine. This piece is about the Barnabas Connections, who was the beneficiary of the Great Chefs of Amelia Island. Barnabas gives medical help to those who may not have insurance.
These are three side bar articles that I wrote for the Fall 2018 edition of Your Health. They are titled Partners in Care, which is about the new renal care center being built in Jacksonville; Fresh Face, which is about the new CEO of Volunteers in Medicine; and Happy Trails to You, which is about the retirement of Hugh Greene, the CEO of Baptist Health of Northeast Florida.
These are two side bar articles that were published in the November issue of Jacksonville Magazine.
Time Travel is about an event at the Castillo de San Marcos fort in St. Augustine called "Enemy at the Gates".
Restoration Hardware is about the restoration or "Adopt an Artifact" program for the Lightner Museum, also located in St. Augustine.
This is what I contributed to a six page feature done with my editor. I covered the Q and A with Dr. Heekin and the Run. This was an interesting one to write.
These are a few articles that were published within Your Health. Pulse Points was a really cool one to write about because it is about an app on a phone that directs people to a person who is having chest pains.
These are some more articles from your health. They are about an Alzheimer's Walk and UNF celebrating their 40th anniversary with the nursing program.
This is an article about the tiny house festival that takes place annually at the St. John's Fairground. This article can be found in the November issue of Jacksonville Magazine.
Big Data is an article published within Your Health. It is about the partnering of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation with that of Analytics Partners and how that partnership benefits the organization and the community.
Want to go ice skating in Florida? Here are places that offer ice skating for the month of December in the year 2018. This was an article researched and written for the Dec issue of Jax Mag.
This is a short in Jax Mag that is about home holiday tours for the month of Dec. Some people really go all out for the holidays, why not check it out?
There are several versions of the "Nutcracker" but which is your favorite? Here are all the versions that will be around Jax this December.