Where did you grow up?
Long Island, New York

What school do you attend and what year are you in?
I am a Junior at Quinnipiac University.

What interests you most about social media?
Social media is something that I grew up with. I find it very interesting to watch how easily and quickly it evolves into newer, greater things. I like how it makes communicating much more streamlines and it helps me keep in touch with friends and family that are out of reach.

What is your favorite social media platform and why?
My favorite social media platform is probably Instagram simply because I love to look at pictures and I think it is a fun way to keep people up to date with life and have them see an event through your own eyes.

Describe yourself in 140 characters:
I am a very kind, driven person who wants to always make people proud and do my best in life.

Dogs or cats?
I love all animals, but I just got a puppy this summer named Cassie and she is amazing!

Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or local coffee shop?
Dunkin Donuts all the way!

Favorite movie?
I love comedies a lot, like Horrible Bosses or Step Brothers. There are so many though!!

Last song you listened to?
All of Me by John Legend

Celebrity crush?
Probably Zac Efron

What are you hoping to get out of your internship at Sircle Media?
I hope to learn how to communicate with organizations and get the chance to be in a real work environment for the first time. I want to gain skills in the field of communications and become a more well rounded person.

Where did you grow up?
Rome, New York

What school do you attend and what year are you in?
I’m a first semester senior at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.

What interests you most about social media?
I like the way it allows you to connect both with people you know and with people from all over the world who share the same interests as you. It’s amazing how easy it has made it to share things with the masses.

What is your favorite social media platform and why?
I love Twitter because it keeps me updated on the news, and allows me to interact with many different people. It’s also so quick and convenient to scroll through your feed and catch up on what’s going on whenever you have a few spare minutes to kill.

Describe yourself in 140 characters:
I’m a college student who spends too much time watching Netflix. I love my dog, hockey, and the beach. I want to see the world.

Dogs or cats?
Dogs, hands down.

Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or local coffee shop?
Local coffee shop: Dippin Donuts at home and Cheshire Coffee when I’m at school.

Favorite movie?
It depends on my mood, but Pitch Perfect, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and The Breakfast Club are my current go-to movies.

Last song you listened to?
Summer Wind by Frank Sinatra.

Celebrity crush?
Seth MacFarlane. That man is seriously talented.

What are you hoping to get out of your internship at Sircle Media?
I have a lot of experience using social media for my own personal use, so I’m excited to learn how to use it in a professional manner too. I hope to learn how to maximize the benefits of social media for businesses.

Where are you from?
I live in Southbury, CT. I have lived there my whole life. It is boring and a dead-end place, but nice to visit.
Where do you go to college and what is your major?
Quinnipiac University in CT. My major is Public Relations and Spanish
Describe yourself in 140 characters or less:
Ahoy. My name is Mike Calandro and I spend an unhealthy amount of time listening to new music, watching movies and browsing social media.
What made you get into social media?
The first day of high school I created a Facebook account and fell down the rabbit hole into social media.I joined twitter and it was a loving relationship from then on.
What made you choose an internship at Sircle Media over other opportunities?
It seemed interesting and a direction that I was planning on taking post-college. So it was natural for me to choose it.
What are you hoping to get out of this internship?
Experience. I want to learn how to work in this field and be confident when I enter the job market.
What’s your favorite social media platform?Twitter. I love twitter because it has relies more on the content than the image behind it. I enjoy being able to broadcast my feelings in 140 characters, and telling people the random happenings in my life.
Best comedy film of all time?
The Big Lebowski
Last song you listened to on your iPod?
“BFK” by Freddie Gibbs

Where did you grow up?
Hillsborough, New Jersey

What school do you attend and what year are you in? I am currently a Junior at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.

What interests you most about social media?
I like how social media allows you to communicate to a wide audience in a short amount of time. Each social media platform is diverse and there is so much you can do on each. It also allows me to communicate with friends and family who I do not get to see that often.

What is your favorite social media platform and why? 
Twitter is probably my favorite and most used social media platform. Being away at college, I use it as a source to get my news when I do not have time to watch it on TV. I also like Twitter because in 140 characters I can communicate with friends, family, different organizations, and businesses around the world.

Describe yourself in 140 characters: I am a motivated college student who loves the beach, Disney, and baking. I love to read a good book or watch movie during my free time!

Dogs or cats?
I love dogs, I have a 10 year old Black Lab named Belle.

Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or local coffee shop?
I am a Starbucks girl. I love the drinks they offer during the Holiday season!

Favorite movie?
My favorite movie has to be The Notebook.

Last song you listened to?
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars

Celebrity crush?
Probably Ed Westwick who played Chuck Bass on the show Gossip Girl!

What are you hoping to get out of your internship at Sircle Media?
What I am hoping to get out of my Internship at Sircle Media is learning how social media impacts a business. I am so use to using social media for the social aspect that it offers me, but I am excited to get to learn how to use the different platforms in a professional way.

What made you get into social media?

I was always interested in social media, really. I got a Facebook when I was in Junior High School (unfortunately during my awkward stage) A few years later, I got a Twitter and have been using it ever since to follow my favorite celebrities, companies and friends. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest have become a part of my daily life and I think its pretty cool that I can share my life and interact with anyone at the touch of a button.

 

Where were you born?

Stony Brook, NY

 

What’s your favorite color and why?

My favorite color is periwinkle, probably because the name is so unique and the color is calming

 

Best comedy film of all time?

Happy Gilmore

 

Last song you listened to on your iPod?

Get Me Some of That by Thomas Rhett

 

One celebrity you would take on a date and why?

Charlie Hunnam, because I am a huge fan of Sons of Anarchy and I love his accent!

We sat down with one of our intern’s Victoria to discuss her time at Sircle Media. We are of course sad to see her go but know that she will go on to do great things!

Sircle: What did you enjoy most about interning at Sircle Media?

Victoria: What I enjoyed most was being able to work with a variety of clients and getting to see them grow and change on social media. I think it is really interesting to see which types of posts their followers like most and all of the types of content to post on different social media outlets. I also really enjoyed being able to do a variety of work, from designing to writing tweets to helping create content, it was nice to be able to do different things each week. Overall I think that Sircle was a great first internship experience. I loved working with Amy Marietta and being able to actually get hands-on experience in this line of work.

Sircle: What was the biggest thing you learned during your time here?

Victoria: The biggest thing I learned was how to create and put out content on different platforms. I learned how to best balance what to post on social media, and prior to this internship I never really put much thought into what is posted and how to ensure a balance of content is created. I think that these skills I learned at Sircle are not only applicable in the workforce but also our daily lives in general, especially since we all revolve around social media.

Name: Victoria Karatza
Hometown: Flint, Michigan
College & year: Pace University, sophomore
What are three things you like about social media? I like how easy it is to find information about what is going on around the world, the fact that I can stay in touch with my friends and family back home, and how people use it as a tool to share ideas and opinions.
What is the one thing that you’re looking forward to most about your internship at Sircle Media? One thing I am looking forward to most about my internship at Sircle Media is the exposure to this type of work environment. It is different from anything I am accustomed to, so I look forward to learning how this whole business works.
If you were on a desert island, what 3 things could you not be without? I would need to have my record player (with my record collection), pens and notebooks, and an endless supply of fruit snacks.
What’s your guilty pleasure? Buzzfeed. The amount of time I spend on that site taking quizzes and watching random videos is actually embarrassing.
Who is your celebrity crush? Why? James Franco. He just seems so interesting, creative, and strange – I love it! Not to mention, despite his recently shaved head, he’s great to look at.
Starbucks? Dunkin Donuts? Or the local coffee shop? I’m a big fan of Dunkin Donuts. Even though I dig the local coffee scene, they closed down all of the Dunkin Donuts by my house back in Michigan, so I usually go to Dunkin while in NYC and the local coffee shop back in Michigan.

Name: Brittany King

Hometown: North Royalton, Ohio

College & year: Pace University, Junior

What are three things you like about social media? The ability to connect with anyone, anywhere, at any time.

If you were on a desert island, what 3 things could you not be without? My phone, my laptop, and every season of Modern Family.

What’s your guilty pleasure? Anything and everything chocolate.

Who is your celebrity crush? Why? Mark Wahlberg. The rough exterior and Boston accent – what’s not to love?

Starbucks? Dunkin Donuts? Or the local coffee shop? I’ve officially made the switch from Starbucks to Dunkin Donuts.

What is the one thing that you’re looking forward to most about your internship at Sircle Media? I’m looking forward to learning more about the social media world as it applies to business, especially how to successfully promote and market through the Internet.

What is one thing about social media and business that fascinates you? I think it is amazing that social media has given brands the ability to reach out to their fans. It makes the relationship between the company and customer so much more personal and is definitely a very important part of any business.

Jenna interned with Sircle Media for ten months and then was promoted up to a full-time Graphic Designer based on her awesome work. We sat down with her and she shared some fun facts about herself, as well as what she learned as an intern, and how that has transitioned into her full-time position.
Name: Jenna Ruocco
Hometown: Mahopac, New York
College: SUNY Plattsburgh-Graduated May 2014
What do you like most about social media? Being able to connect and communicate with people from all over the world.
If you were on a desert island, what 3 things could you not be without? Toothpaste, my phone, and my dog
What’s your guilty pleasure? Nutella
Who is your celebrity crush? Why? Gerard Butler, because he’s an amazing actor, he’s beautiful, and he’s from Scotland. Who doesn’t love a Scottish brogue?
Starbucks? Dunkin Donuts? Or the local coffee shop? Starbucks all the way.
What was your goal when you started interning at Sircle Media? I was looking forward to really building up my portfolio and also learning more about the business aspects of a professional company.

Now that you are working with us full time, what has changed? What have you learned and done more of that you like? Well I’ve been with Sircle since last December, and started working full time at the end of July. I have been able to balance out my work and really learn time management. I also have a little more time to spend playing around with graphics and learning new things now that I’m working full days.

What is your favorite client to design for? Why? My favorite clients to design for are ecru and Dean Davidson. They are two of the first clients I began designing for when I started and I feel like I have grown with them very nicely. Both are similar in that they have a clean crisp style, yet both are also completely different in their brand approach. So it’s fun to be able to create different styles of graphics based on the client’s preferences. It gives you a chance to expand your skills as a designer.

What do you hope to learn at Sircle Media as a full time employee? I hope to keep improving, and learning every day. Being here since December, I have done just that, so I know Sircle is going to take me to where I want to be as a designer.

Name: Allison (Alie) Safir

Hometown: Rye Brook, NY

College & year: Sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

What are three things you like about social media? My favorite thing about social media is how easy it makes it to keep in contact with others.  I constantly check Instagram and Facebook in order to see what all my friends are up to throughout the week. It also allows me to keep in touch with friends who I do not see on a daily basis. Lastly, I love that I can stay updated on my favorite brands.

What is the one thing that you’re looking forward to most about your internship at Sircle Media? I’m looking forward to learning more about how social media affects the market place. As an avid social media user, I am intrigued to see how my actions influence the business behind it.

If you were on a desert island, what 3 things could you not be without? Contacts, sunscreen, and my favorite pony-tails (one thick and one thin-can that count as one item!)

What’s your guilty pleasure? Dancing and singing alone in my room to One Direction and Justin Bieber (shh-don’t tell!)

Who is your celebrity crush? Why? Andrew Garfield, because who wouldn’t want to date a superhero?

Starbucks? Dunkin Donuts? Or the local coffee shop? Unlike most people, I am not a coffee drinker.  But hey, who doesn’t love the occasional Vanilla Bean Frappuccino from Starbucks to release their inner twelve year-old self?