Title: Katie Flanagan
Class 12 months: 2019
Title: Copywriter
Group: Superbolt
1. In a single sentence, what does your job entail?
I work with completely different shoppers throughout industries to put in writing promoting copy for his or her Fb, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok channels, in addition to the occasional webpage and weblog!
2. What deliberate and unplanned occasions related you to your trade and your first employer after Holy Cross? How did you be taught/determine it was a very good match for you?
Like many English majors, I initially needed to enter publishing (and ultimately develop into an creator). After I was looking for internships my junior 12 months, I had such a tough time each discovering publishing internships exterior of NYC and likewise even simply getting interviews because it’s such an overcrowded subject. I had by no means actually thought-about copywriting (to be sincere, I didn’t even actually comprehend it was a factor!) till my mother despatched me a copywriting internship job posting. I utilized, accepted, and ended up loving the craft and day-to-day of copywriting.
I received my first job after Holy Cross – a junior copywriter place at Rue Gilt Groupe – with the assistance of one other HC alum! After I utilized, I looked for HC alumni on the firm on LinkedIn, related with one, and she or he turned out to be the hiring supervisor for the job I had utilized for! She helped me get my foot within the door and be taught extra in regards to the firm, and after a *lengthy* interview course of, I used to be employed!
3. What had been you concerned in if you had been on campus?
I used to be a stage supervisor for Alternate Faculty Theatre, performed for the ladies’s rugby group, was a Calculus Workshop tutor (random for an English main, I do know, however I simply actually love calculus), labored for the Workplace of Alumni Relations, and was a Peer Profession Assistant for the Heart of Profession Growth!
4. What was your main and the way did it have an effect on your profession selections?
I used to be an English main, Pc Science minor, and had a focus in Inventive Writing. After graduating, I used to be deciding between pursuing writing or pursuing pc science. I in the end selected copywriting, as a result of I really like attending to be inventive and write on daily basis.
5. What are one or two abilities that you just developed at Holy Cross that you just use in your work?
This sounds stereotypical, however it’s completely true – having a liberal arts background I actually imagine ready me higher for promoting jobs than individuals with an promoting or advertising diploma. English/Inventive Writing and Pc Science are two sides of the identical coin – in each, it’s important to be extremely analytical, take note of the main points, and have sufficient creativity to consider outside-of-the-box options. Attending to discover and strengthen these abilities in two completely different mediums at Holy Cross made me stronger general.
And naturally, the high-stress, high-pressure nature of Holy Cross teachers ready me SO WELL for the deadline-driven, tremendous quick tempo of working at an promoting company.
6. What recommendation do you’ve gotten for college kids on campus immediately?
Don’t pigeonhole your self primarily based in your main or earlier expertise or what you needed to be if you had been youthful – be open to all of the completely different potentialities and profession paths you’ll have by no means even considered!
Additionally, imagine the hype when individuals discuss in regards to the HC alumni neighborhood – each alum I’ve reached out to on LinkedIn has given me invaluable profession recommendation and even helped carry my resume to the highest of the pile after I was job searching. (And I’d like to pay it ahead – please attain out to me on LinkedIn when you ever need to discuss copywriting!)
