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Jon
Dyson BA - Communications
Gaining Real-World Experience through Co-op!
"I am currently on my third internship that I obtained through Co-op. I am currently a Press Intern for Diesel USA, Inc. and am involved with the process of sending out clothes to photo shoots for all the major magazines and publications that feature models and celebrities. I have also taken part in Press Days which is when magazine editors come to see the new collections before the season has begun.
Prior to Diesel, I was the publicity intern at The Karpel Group. The Karpel Group is a public relations firm that specializes in outreach to the gay and lesbian community through marketing and publicity. The Karpel Group handles the campaigns or several broadway and off-broadway shows (such as Fuerza Bruta and Rock of Ages) as well as various DVD releases (such as The Hills and the academy award campaign for Milk in early 2009). I was an assistant to a publicist and got the chance to work on the publicity of all of these campaigns and various others
Prior to The Karpel Group, I was a promotion intern for Columbia Records. I got to be an integral part of the radio promotion of Columbia's artists such as Beyonce, Boys Like Girls, The Ting Tings, John Legend, John Mayer, and many more.
Quite honestly, my favorite part of being a Pace University student is the fact that I have been able to live, work, and study in New York City. Co-op has helped me to understand all of the opportunities that I have in front of me, as well as help me decipher which avenue to take when I approach a fork in the road. Through Co-op, I have realized what a gift it is to be able to go to college in New York City but that opportunities aren't going to come knocking on your door. In this city, you have to be aggressive to get your foot in the door, but once you have your foot in and have done a far amount of networking, there is no limit to how many career goals you can achieve. Being an intern in New York City is not for people that aren't willing to push themselves beyond their limits. I always tell people that "The Devil Wears Prada" is a fluffy and conveniently hilarious interpretation of what interns go through in this city on a daily basis: those personalities exist, that struggle exists, and those seemingly ridiculous tasks exist. I have gone home crying, screaming, emotionally drained and usually exhausted, but I would not trade one day of the experience that I have obtained through my internships with the guidance of Co-op."
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