Well-rounded Portfolio

In working as an intern with Beetle Press, I have diversified my portfolio, dabbling in aspects of the publishing industry, blogging and gaining experience in social media, and also doing graphic design for Habitat for Humanity. I also wrote several newspaper articles to raise awareness about the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Hampshire County.

This variety is precisely what I had in mind when I signed on with Janice in January.

The most valuable of the various experiences I’ve had as a Beetle Press intern would have to be the one-on-one, hands-on experience in offering design assistance to Habitat for Humanity. This, to me, was vital to bringing my entire college career as well as my own personal experiences full circle.

To be able to work with Habitat, an organization that means so much to me, has been priceless. With Habitat, I was immersed in design work that ranged from updating invitations and lawn signs for the FEAST event to creating this year’s annual report, based on an existing template.

But everything I was assigned during this internship had value.

Another project that interested me a great deal was reading and offering my feedback on Janice’s fictional love story, entitled Unleashing the Sun. I came into the internship with an experience in the publishing industry, and working with Janice’s manuscript helped me to know just how much I love the editing process. Gaining knowledge in this realm will help me as I move forward.

I absolutely feel that I am that much more equipped to pursue a career in my chosen field now that I have held this internship. I am over the moon with the fact that this final semester at Westfield State University was spent on my ever-growing passion of writing, editing and designing. I couldn’t have asked for a better way to close out my college career.

Janice has been gracious and a true guide into the professional world I’m interested in. She is thoughtful, insightful and passionate in her direction.