Final Blog Post

My time at Hearst was an incredible experience. The internship, as all experiences in life, had it's plusses and minuses and, in all honesty, I am unsure is i would want to work at such a company full time.

In regards to the type of work I did, I was incredibly happy with the job. I worked with people who had experience in the production field and were able to assist and teach me for the three months that I was there. I also had fun and was able to enjoy my work while assisting on shoots for youtube. For these reasons, production is definitely a career that i would try to pursue in the future.

The drawback of Hearst, however, was the size of the corporation. The amount of people working on my floor, let alone the entire building, was extremely intimidating. There were times where I was sent to find a specific person in the building, and people on the floor in which they worked did not know who they are. In the future, I think I would be happier working in a smaller, more private company in the production Industry.

The most important thing I learned at my time at Hearst was the importance of networking. Although I finished working at the office a week ago, I have still kept in touch with people from the production team that I worked for. They have put me on a list of people who they call when they are in need of a (paid) production assistant because they trust my work and would be happy to have me when I am available to help out. I have also become close with someone from my team and will be helping him out with a feature film that his other company is producing over the summer and fall.

Hearst Digital Media has served as a great place for me to further my abilities in video production and editing. I would suggest this internship to anyone who wishes to have their filming and editing abilities improved under the watch of such professional workers.