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Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Marketing Intern, Paige Henry!

Editor's note: This is the final installment in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

Paige Henry is a senior majoring in Comparative Literature with minors in Creative Writing, Spanish, and Religious Studies.

Describe your position at IU Press.

I do social media work with the blog and text promotion, [which includes] sending emails to various professors about new books that they might want to adopt for courses that they teach. I've also written press releases and helped add materials to an author's website.

Are you involved in any other organizations on campus?

I wrote for the IDS last year as an opinion columnist.

Why did you decide to intern with IU Press?

I wanted to get real-world experience in the editing and publishing world after I took a class on publishing last fall.

What are your future career goals/path?

I can definitely see myself working at a publishing company in the future. I think I'd also enjoy doing freelance writing or video production.

What are some of your other hobbies?

I like to cook dinner in my wok, attend showings at the IU Cinema, and read.

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Design & Production Intern, Alex Carlisle!

Editor's note: This is part three in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

Alex Carlisle is a sophomore majoring in English.

What is your position at IU Press?

I am a design/production intern for the Spring 2012 semester. I am becoming familiar with the various steps involved in producing a physical product. I am in the process of designing a book myself.

What organizations are you involved in on campus?

I recently designed and taught an SAT prep course to seven inner-city Indianapolis students through the Hutton Honors College and the DREAM Alive program. On campus, I have worked with Labyrinth (a literary magazine) and the Undergraduate Scholar (an undergraduate journal).

Why did you decide to intern with IU Press?

I was interested in a position at IU Press because I know that some day soon I will have to translate my English major into something practical, and publications seems a viable option.

What are some of your career goals?

Having said that, I have no idea what I want to do after school. Reality TV star?

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Editorial Intern, Michelle Sybert!

Editor's note: This is part two in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

Michelle Sybert is a senior majoring in English, Studio Art (Graphic Design), and Germanic Studies, with minors in Marketing and Art History.

What is your position at IU Press?

This semester I'm interning with Managing Editorial. I mainly edit manuscripts for consistency, checking the manuscripts at multiple stages to ensure that the chapters, notes, authors, etc. are consistent throughout, and that there aren't any stylistic or formatting errors. I've definitely been learning a lot about the editing process! I'm also spending some time with the Production staff, doing searches for cover art, touchups of images, and checking to ensure that art files from authors are the right format and size.

What organizations are you involved in on campus?

I'm in the Graphic Design club at IU and am the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Crimson Umbrella Review on campus, as well as a member for the Scholarship Advisory Committee, through which I blog for the Office of Scholarships.

Why did you decide to intern with IU Press?

I am really interested in working in publishing in the future, so the opportunities offered at the Press were really too good to pass up! I have a very widespread set of interests, so I am hoping to hone in on the departments I might enjoy working in. I am also very interested in the possibilities of digital publishing and was excited by the Press' efforts to embrace digital media through eBooks, social media, and the blog.

What are some of your career goals?

I am hoping to work in book publishing in the future, probably in an editorial facet, though I'm still in the process of deciding which of the departments. I am currently applying to graduate schools for an MA in Publishing or an MBA, but am also considering going directly into a career.

What do you like to do outside of working at IU Press and school?

I enjoy reading, listening to music, designing, occasionally cooking, and playing games from Jungle Speed and Skyrim. I also enjoy ceramics and drawing, though I don't have much time for either of those outside of class projects.

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Marketing Intern, Jennifer Frigge!

Editor's note: Once again, we are celebrating Intern Appreciation Week—the holiday we unofficially created last semester! During this week, we will feature profiles of our fabulous spring semester interns, who make our work lives easier by volunteering their time and talents to us. Today's blog is about Jennifer Frigge (written by another great intern, Michelle Sybert, who will be profiled tomorrow). Jennifer has been with us since last year, and we'll miss her when she graduates this May!

If you’re a frequent reader of our blog, you have probably read at least a few of Jennifer’s posts. Jennifer has been interning with IU Press since last spring and spends most of her time at the Press writing blog posts, bringing you the latest news on author events, interviews, book reviews, and book awards. She also helps to put together press releases and researches new outlets for upcoming book adoptions.

Jennifer is a senior at Indiana University majoring in Marketing and International Business with a minor in Spanish. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, and is the Digital Media Co-Director of Women in Business, a club in the Kelley School of Business. She also works at the Career Services Office at the Kelley School. This past summer, Jennifer had an internship at Kohl’s Corporate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She really enjoyed working in retail and in Milwaukee, and thought it was a great experience.

As a freshman, Jennifer nearly became a journalism minor because she was really interested in publishing, but the minor didn’t fit into her course load. Because publishing combines her love of reading with her studies in school, she still hopes to work in publishing at some point in her career. She chose to intern with us in order to gain some experience with publishing before venturing into the work force. Jennifer describes her time here at the Press as “always exciting and new,” and loves learning more about publishing every day.

Jennifer has obviously been keeping herself pretty busy, but she also enjoys reading and blogging in her free time. She also follows fashion sites and blogs and gets easily addicted to television shows. She is also interested in traveling and hopes to travel more in the future. In the meantime, she’ll be bringing you new and interesting blogs, so keep your eyes peeled for Jennifer’s posts!

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Editorial Intern, Hillary Burns!

Editor's note: This is the final installment in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

Hillary Burns is a senior at Indiana University and is graduating this December. Hillary is majoring in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing. She loves to read, bake, write, climb mountains, and she has gone on multiple backpacking trips. I took some time to learn more about Hillary, her position at IU Press, and her exciting experiences.

What is your position at IU Press?

I am an Editorial/Acquisitions intern. I deal with rejections of manuscripts. I enter information regarding contributors, authors, books in the database. I make lists of people who get people who get free copies of a finished book: author, editors, etc., and make sure the addresses in the database are current. I return art that was used in a book to the author as well as extra copies of the book cover for their book, and other odd jobs they need me to do.

Are you invovled in other organizations on campus?

I am the Assistant Editor at the Crimson Umbrella Review (a student run online literary journal) that is just starting up this semester. I also work in the sportswear department at T.I.S. Bookstore on campus.

Why did you decide to intern with IU Press?

I decided to intern here because working in a publishing house is what I want to do in the future. I thought that this would be an amazing place to get first-hand knowledge about how the process of making a book goes and what really goes into all the steps that there are, which are a lot more than I thought.

What are your future career goals?

I really want to work in a publishing house as an editor. I have always loved books and have been an avid reader since I was very little and have inspired me and my imagination. My dream place would be to work at a huge publishing house in Britain, which is a place that I have always wanted to go, but any would be great.

Did you have any exciting internships/opportunities this past summer?

I was an intern at Indiana Review, which is a campus literary journal that accepts poetry, fiction/creative nonfiction/reviews/photography. I logged in and withdrew submissions, managed the website, took care of rejections, and answered email inquiries. It was really fun and I learned a lot about editing a literary journal and how the selection process goes. I also learned a lot more about writing, and it was really fun working there!

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Acquisitions Intern, Jenna Whittaker!

Editor's note: This is part four in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

Jenna Whittaker is a fifth year graduate student and PhD candidate in the Department of English at Indiana University. In her undergraduate studies, she majored in English with a minor in Gender Studies, and specializes in Renaissance Literature. She enjoys photography, writing poetry, and horseback riding.  I took some time to learn more about Jenna's position with the press and her future career goals.

What is your position at IU Press?

I am an Acquisitions Intern. I help prepare manuscripts for copy editors, generate complimentary copy orders and acquisitions-related mailings, and perform various data entry and filing tasks.

Are you involved in other activities on campus?

I am an Associate Instructor at IU. I teach a variety of composition courses, such as Professional Writing Skills, Elementary Composition, and a topics in reading and writing class called “Frankenstein’s Fantasy.”

I also volunteer as librarian, editor, and contributor for a curriculum being developed by Voices Education Project, entitled “Words and Violence.”

On campus, I am a poetry reader for the Indiana Review and I serve on the research and travel award committees for the Graduate and Professional Student Organization.

Why did you decide to intern with IU Press?

I am continually seeking out new opportunities to broaden the scope of my experience in English-related fields. And throughout my academic career, I have developed a strong interest in book publishing, both as an historical phenomenon and as something I hope to one day pursue as writer. Therefore, I was particularly interested in this opportunity to expand my knowledge of the publishing industry.

What are your future career goals?

Since beginning graduate school in 2007, my primary goal has always been to teach at the college level. However, the more experience I gain in English-related fields, the more I have decided to keep my mind open to working in other capacities—in particular, the publishing industry.

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Marketing and Publicity Intern, Emily Peters!

Editor's note: This is part three in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

“Emily has been an integral part of the publicity our books have received this season, along with forthcoming publicity for the spring. She’s friendly, intelligent, funny, and a great asset to our team.” —Mandy Clarke, Trade Marketing and Publicity Manager

Emily Peters is a junior at Indiana University majoring in Journalism, with a focus in public relations and a concentration in psychology. In her spare time, Emily plays guitar and piano, writes songs, and performs her music at local venues. I took some time to learn more about Emily and her interest in the publishing industry.

What is your position at IU Press?

I am a Publicity and Marketing Intern. I write press releases, contact and research media outlets, and write catalog copy. I am also working on setting up a blog tour for Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America by Jo B. Paoletti.

Are you involved in other organizations on campus?

I am a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Society of Leadership and Success, Swing Dance Club, Public Relations Student Society of America. I am also a leasing consultant at The Village at Muller Park.

Why did you decide to intern at IU Press?

I am interested in the book publishing industry, so surrounding myself with people who work in a publishing house made the most sense to me. I also want to gain real-world experience in the public relations field, and IU Press is a great opportunity to improve my communications skills.

What are your future career goals?

In the future I would love to work in the public relations field, preferably in the book publishing industry. I am also interested in photography and freelance writing.

Did you have any interesting opportunities/internships this past summer?

This past summer (and spring) I worked for Rachael’s Café as a marketing intern. I put together fliers and promotional materials for events, updated its online event page and contacted media outlets. I also worked the door at shows so I was able to enjoy the variety of music and performances in Bloomington while working.

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Marketing Intern, Michelle Sybert!

Editor's note: This is part two in our Intern Appreciation Week series.

Michelle Sybert is a senior majoring in English, Studio Art (Graphic Design), and Germanic Studies, with minors in Marketing and Art History.  Michelle loves to read, listen to music, design, cook (sometimes), and play games including Yahtzee and Halo. I took some time to learn more about Michelle, her interest in publishing, and her amazing trip to Europe this past summer!

What is your position with IU Press?

I'm interning with the Marketing department, and I am primarily designing posters, fliers, and advertisements promoting some of the many books published by IU Press. I'm also spending some time with the Production staff, doing searches for cover art, basic touchups of images, and learning how to create eBooks (I'm really excited about this!).

What other organizations are you involved with on campus?

I'm in the Graphic Design club at IU and am the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the newly created Crimson Umbrella Review on campus, as well as a member for the Scholarship Advisory Committee, through which I blog for the Office of Scholarships. I also work a few hours a week as a caregiver for a young man with autism.

Why did you decide to intern with IU Press?

I am really interested in working in publishing in the future, so the opportunities offered at the Press were really too good to pass up! I have a very widespread set of interests, so I am hoping to hone in on the departments I might enjoy working in. I am also very interested in the possibilities of digital publishing and was excited by the Press's efforts to embrace digital media through eBooks, social media, and the blog.

What are your future career goals?

I am hoping to work in book publishing in the future, probably in an editorial facet, though I'm still in the process of deciding which of the departments. I am currently applying to graduate schools for an MA in Publishing or an MBA, but am also considering going directly into a career.

Did you have any exciting opportunities this past summer?

This summer my fiancé and I went on a month long backpacking trip through Europe, starting in Spain and circling down through Italy to Croatia (where we got engaged), then up through Hungary to Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and France before heading back to Spain. We rode lots of trains and met a ton of amazing people, since we were staying in hostels or couchsurfing.

Intern Appreciation Week: Meet Marketing Intern, Jennifer Frigge!

Editor's note: I have (unofficially) declared this week to be Intern Appreciation Week! Every day, we will highlight one of our fabulous fall semester interns, who make our work lives easier by volunteering their time and talents to us. Today's blog is about Jennifer Frigge (written by another great intern, Michelle Sybert, who will be profiled tomorrow). Jennifer has been my right-hand woman, writing about 90% of the blog posts this semester. This has been an especially active time for author events and book reviews, so thanks, Jennifer, for helping me keep the blog up to date (and helping me keep my sanity, too)! —Laura Baich, IU Press blogmaster

If you’re a frequent reader of our blog, you have probably read at least a few of Jennifer’s posts. Jennifer has been interning with IU Press since last spring and spends most of her time at the Press writing blog posts, bringing you the latest news on author events, interviews, book reviews, and book awards. She also helps to put together press releases and researches new outlets for upcoming book adoptions.

Jennifer is a senior at Indiana University majoring in Marketing and International Business with a minor in Spanish. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, and is the Digital Media Co-Director of Women in Business, a club in the Kelley School of Business. She also works at the Career Services Office at the Kelley School. This past summer, Jennifer had an internship at Kohl’s Corporate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She really enjoyed working in retail and in Milwaukee, and thought it was a great experience.

As a freshman, Jennifer nearly became a journalism minor because she was really interested in publishing, but the minor didn’t fit into her course load. Because publishing combines her love of reading with her studies in school, she still hopes to work in publishing at some point in her career. She chose to intern with us in order to gain some experience with publishing before venturing into the work force. Jennifer describes her time here at the Press as “always exciting and new,” and loves learning more about publishing every day.

Jennifer has obviously been keeping herself pretty busy, but she also enjoys reading and blogging in her free time. She also follows fashion sites and blogs and gets easily addicted to television shows. She is also interested in traveling and hopes to travel more in the future. In the meantime, she’ll be bringing you new and interesting blogs, so keep your eyes peeled for Jennifer’s posts!