Speaker Extra Credit

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  The Strategic Advertising Class is hosting a Guest Speaker on Thursday, November 1st from 9:30 am to 10:45 am in LT 017.
  
  This event will feature Tatiana Miranda an assistant account executive at Tracy Locke. This is a great opportunity to hear more about a Media Company that has worked with many famous brands such as Pizza Hut, Pepsi, T-Mobile, and more!
  
  All students are invited to join!
  
  
  
  Guest Speaker Notes: Tatiana Miranda on Pepsi Food Service at TracyLocke
  • Graduated in 2016
  • Com major (PR and Advertising. Global Studies minor)
  • From LA
  • Did as many internships as she could
  • Had jobs in LA and London
  • Interned for “Brooklyn PR” then it turned into a job
  • TracyLocke is based in CT (job is for Project Management)
  • Assistant account executive promotion
  • Makes sure jobs from clients are being managed smoothly
  • “In a nutshell, my job is managing relationships”
  • Interview questions:
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Was rigorous and involved many people
  • If it wasn’t for living in LA, the interview would probably total between 4-5 hours
  A day in the life
  • TATIANA:
  • Don’t have to be into work until 9/9:30 (typical day is 9-6 M-F)
  • Happy hours at least once a month
  • Not super professional attire
  • As long as she is in before the “creatives” it is okay
  • Had 4 internships in total
  • HANNAH:
  • 1.5-hour commute
  • Coworkers invite her to stuff all the time
  • Working with another coworker/intern for the Pepsi Food Service Campaign
  • Presented practice project to Taco Bell
  • Presented to Quinnipiac on Pepsi
  Office Environment
  • TATIANA:
  • Not laid back but not uptight
  • Fun environment (massage Tuesdays, bagel Wednesdays, Halloween theme)
  • Close in age, early 20s to early 30s. Coworkers become friends and hang out outside of work
  • HANNAH:
  • Enjoyed it
  • People riding around on razor scooters
  • People are very blunt and upfront about things
  • Bagel Wednesdays was her favorite day
  • There were 12 interns total
  Anything you would’ve done differently at Marist?
  • TATIANA:
  • Extremely involved
  • Asked professors more questions and picked their brains a little bit more
  • Study abroad if you can
  • HANNAH:
  • Wouldn’t really change the path she took
  • Make it a little easier for herself (as in the Focus program)
  • Plan a little better
  • Do stuff even if your friends aren’t doing it
  • Wish she could do more and is sad she is graduating