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 Profile
of Mark Wanczak, Intern,
Larson OBrien Advertising PR Interactive, 4/07
by Casey Buxton, PPW/Writing Center Publicity Intern
Mark Wanczak
is an active and hard-working Pitt senior. As the President of the
Pitt Men’s Intercollegiate Soccer Club and English writing
student, he pursued the PPW Certificate as a way to give his nonfiction
major a broader application for his post-graduate job search. “The
program has turned out to be, hands down, the best decision I’ve
made academically,” Mark says. As part of his certificate
schedule, Mark decided to intern at Larson O’Brien Advertising/PR/Interactive
during Spring 2007.
Larson O’Brien is a marketing communications firm that creates
websites, advertisements, public relations, and continuing education
programs. Often arriving to work before the bosses, Mark won great
copywriting experience in a variety of subjects. There was definitely
a learning curve with the internship, but Mark learned valuable
professional lessons, such as writing in the company’s voice
and style. Aside from his copywriting tasks, Mark was in charge
of setting up photography shoots for projects and worked closely
with Account Executives on various assignments.
Mark’s shining moment was when he was offered a full-time
paid summer position at the close of his internship. He regards
it as a great honor and considers working at Larson O’Brien
post-graduation a serious possibility.
Mark appreciates the clear perspective of the real world that his
internship provided. Larson O’Brien cemented his dreams of
working in advertising and public relations by giving him a taste
of what life at an agency would be like. If given his ultimate dreams
in life, Mark would like to be his own boss and own his own agency,
specializing in advertising and crisis communications.
Mark’s advice to interns: Bust your butt and be on time. |
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