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I have reached the half way point of my internship, and now have only five weeks left before I pack up and head back to Pittsburgh. Later today I will be meeting with my supervisor to discuss how I have been working and what I can do to improve. Prior to arriving here at Jacob's Pillow, my mentor and professor had three goals for me: 1) Be a team player, 2) Learn to not interrupt others when they are speaking, and 3) Not to take on too many tasks to the point where I become stressed. I personally believe that I have improved on each of these goals, with more room to grow over the next five weeks and my career.
I have reached the half way point of my internship, and now have only five weeks left before I pack up and head back to Pittsburgh. Later today I will be meeting with my supervisor to discuss how I have been working and what I can do to improve. Prior to arriving here at Jacob's Pillow, my mentor and professor had three goals for me: 1) Be a team player, 2) Learn to not interrupt others when they are speaking, and 3) Not to take on too many tasks to the point where I become stressed. I personally believe that I have improved on each of these goals, with more room to grow over the next five weeks and my career.
I have not had the luxury to blog as much as I would like lately because of my current marketing projects and the craziness of selling tickets. However, things are going quite well. I am learning how to strategically place 'holds' and pricing levels for performances based on how they have been selling. I have also been learning how to pull reports, for example: How many patrons purchased tickets after receiving a certain email or discount. The box office process looks easy but there is so much behind the scenes that outsiders would not realize. When not in the box office I have been working on 'Student Spotlights.' The process for this is very tedious. Each week I meet and discuss with students from The School at Jacob's Pillow about their experience here at The Pillow. Every conversation is recorded - therefore, I spend a lot of time stopping, rewinding, writing, replaying and so on. Once I have student quotes I use them to tell a story of their time here at The School, pairing each paragraph with a relevant photo. So far I have completed the first two programs; Ballet and Movin' Commercial Dance - next on the list is Contemporary and Jazz/Musical Theater.
I am exhausted - but learning the behind the scenes of arts admin.
For now xoxo, and don't forget Saturday, July 27th is National Dance Day - so get up and DANCE !!