I have successfully completed my summer internship at Camp Tevya in Brookline, New Hampshire as the Social Media Coordinator. As the media coordinator, I had specific tasks such as posting daily to the camp Facebook page showcasing a different activity or event, editing and posting the weekly Director's blog and coordinating the production of multiple videos used to further market Camp Tevya. Along with these tasks, I also found multiple people in the Tevya community to write short blog posts about specific things going on around camp. This internship had me in a newer position at Camp Tevya that they really hadn't had in the past, but after completing this internship, the director as well as the assistant director has expressed interest in finding somebody new each summer to complete an internship like this. ​

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Camp Tevya has given me the opportunity this summer to grow in the field that I hope to one day work in, as well as the opportunity to return to this summer camp that I grew up attending and loved so dearly. This truly was an incredible experience that I will never forget. I was able to learn so much about how to run professional social media accounts, as well as so many valuable skills regarding working well as a team and managing others so they get their work done on time, and with high quality. I was provided with the necessary tools on how to work in this type of industry, and I am so thankful to have met so many interesting people that I can now add to my professional network. I worked with many different individuals, some in my field, and some not. This was very rewarding because I could talk to many like-minded people that have an interest in a similar field to mine, but also people that had completely different interests, which was really interesting to me. 

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Throughout this internship, I was able to grow professionally, grow my professional network and learn valuable skills and tools relating to my prospective industry. I worked with many amazing people and I am very thankful for that. I have had some very positive achievements this summer, but one of them that really stood out to me was the amount that I was posting on the camp's Facebook page. They never really had someone to do a job like this for them, and the feedback I received from my supervisors as well as the families that view the social media pages was outstanding. I received comments such as "What a beautiful post. It all starts at Camp Tevya. The rules that apply to friendly competition and leadership will carry all of you into future leaders and inspirers."and "So great to see some pics!!! Thank you!". These were two comments made by the families of our kids on posts I had made on the Facebook page. While this isn't so much a tangible achievement, positive feedback on posts that I have made is one of the best things that I can ask for. For families to be happy and grateful with the work that I am doing is very nice to see. Another one of my biggest achievements was creating the photo series #sunsetsundays. This was a simple thing that I did for Camp Tevya, but it generated a ton of buzz on the social media pages and people seemed to love seeing it. I was able to create a highlight on Tevya's instagram page made up of these photos, which you can see in my Additional Content page on this portfolio. 

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My experience as a Social Media Coordinator through this internship has allowed me to grow tremendously as a professional in my prospective field of Communications. I have learned so many valuable skills about how and when to post on professional social media pages, how to communicate effectively with my supervisors and co-workers, and how to manage others so they can get their work done on time. This internship has influenced me very heavily to pursue a career in a similar workplace such as this, because the incredible amounts of positive feedback really motivated me to create better content, which only helped Camp Tevya that much more. I am so thankful to Camp Tevya as well as The University of Rhode Island for this experience.