Blog 8_ My Inspirational Mentor
Jeremy Del Rio, Co Founder of Thrive Collective Having the opportunity to intern at Thrive Collective I found a mentor in Jeremy Del Rio. At first I found this post very difficult to write because they was no one in the office I saw as mentorship material. I pictured my mentor as a young, black […]
Blog 7 _ I Rate Myself
Evaluating my performance at Thrive Collective I would say I am good. When asked to show up for projects and events I do so on time and with a smile on my face. I get along with everyone in the office and I ask how could I help them whether it is an artist, researcher, […]
Blog 6 _ Collaboration Not
Unfortunately I have not had the opportunity to work with or collaborate with anyone in the office in the a design sense. At Thrive Collective I am the only one right now who is working as a graphic designer. I am not sure if the full time person for the position is a freelancer or […]
Blog 5 _ Ask For Help
Jeremy left me a few task via email. It included the 2017 canvas of images of some murals completed in 2016. These canvases are going to be presented to a few donors as a gift for their contribution towards Thrive Collective this year. I had to design a mailer that had the same mural image […]
Blog 4 _ I Am Learning
I received my morning message from Jeremy stating that he wanted me and another intern to meet him at PS34. I usually do not ask what is the task, I just respond okay and show up. As I entered the school the school guard told me I could find Jeremy and the rest of Thrive […]
Blog 3 _ I Dress Like A Yoga Instructor
The culture of the workplace is very relaxed. We all wear informal clothes. Most times I go for the artsy, yoga instructor look. Thrive Collective has a floor in the Salvation Army Headquarters in Manhattan. Their space is open. They are four desk assigned to the main staff who comes in when they need to. […]
Blog 2 _ I Got The Job
I am interning this summer at Thrive Collective, a non profit organization that partners with urban public schools to bring the arts and mentoring back into these schools. My role as the Communication and Marketing Intern is to help manage Thrive Collective’s vision for their brand and creatively develop content for print, social and multimedia […]
Blog 1 _ About Thrive Collective
The organization I am interning at this summer is called Thrive Collective. Thrive collective is a non profit organization that creates hope and opportunity through arts and mentoring in public schools. The full time staff consist of a small group of five individuals, an executive director, creative director, senior project manager, media director and music […]
