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My Advertising Internship Experience at PeakBiety

September 17, 2009 | News Flash |

by Haris Silic

Finding an internship with an advertising agency in Tampa is not an easy task, to say the least. Hence my uncontrollable joy when Amy Phillips, PeakBiety Creative Director, offered me a summer internship position back in July.

I am a senior at The Art Institute of Tampa, pursuing a BA in Advertising. This degree is quite different than the BFA in Graphic Design, since the focus is more on strategy development and less on creative. However, in order to stay competitive in the industry, I have had to work hard on advancing both my creative execution as well as my strategic skills.

At PeakBiety, I have been able to apply both of those skill sets. I’ve worked on design solutions for their Tampa and central Florida-based clients and created a comprehensive SEO strategy for PeakBiety itself.  I really feel like I have been exposed to all functions of an advertising agency.

Haris giving a presentation on SEO stategy

Haris giving a presentation on SEO strategy

My advice to anyone looking for an advertising internship in the Tampa Bay area is to stay flexible. Try to obtain as many different skill sets for your tool belt as possible through your education and be able to apply them. Internships at premier advertising agencies in Tampa, such as PeakBiety, are very limited and competition is strong, but it was definitely worth the fight.

Good luck future interns of PeakBiety!

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  • Brian Murray Smith

    What a great idea to have this on the website. I am considering a career change to advertising and the entry-level viewpoint is hard to find. It would be great if my name was on this post one day.

  • http:// Administrative

    Thanks Brian. You might want to check out our Facebook group for interns as well: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=3055610251&ref=ts

  • Sam

    This guy is really lucky!

  • Lisa

    Good job. I’m definitely going to bookmark you!

  • Ed

    Thanks for sharing this.

  • Christian

    Good journey and experience!

  • James

    Was an interesting article, thank you.

  • Dan

    I really enjoyed reading about your experience. I wanted to leave a little comment to support you and wish you good luck in the future!