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Internships Held by 2016 Graduates

Advertising

  • Vision Financial Group, digital marketing
  • Scout: Dry Goods and Trade, lead marketing and sales coordinator
  • FHLB Des Moines, marketing
  • DuPont Pioneer, marketing
  • Businessolver, client services
  • Better Homes and Gardens, cross site digital
  • Fresh Image Design, blogger
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., sales
  • Iowa Bankers Association, marketing communications
  • Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, marketing communications
  • AroundCampus, sales
  • Des Moines Radio Group
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Cedarock Web Design
  • ChildServe
  • Meredith Corp., designer
  • Kelsi Zieman Artistry
  • Church staff, creating brochures, fliers and videos
  • LS2 Group political consultants, public affairs, creative marketing
  • Dress for Success
  • Adult Literacy Center, fundraising organization
  • CultureALL, media planning
  • Secret Penguin ad agency, Omaha
  • Iowa Medical Society, strategic communications and marketing assistant
  • Meyocks, copywriting
  • General Store of Minnetonka, graphic design
  • Pocket Hercules, Minneapolis, art director intern
  • Johnson Consulting Services, Minneapolis, graphic design
  • Grey Dog Media
  • Watershed Partners, administrative assistant
  • Nick Tasler, marketing
  • Second Hand Rose Antiques, advertising manager
  • Moonlight-Freight, web designer
  • Sports Spotlight, advertising coordinator
  • Integrative Counseling Solutions, advertising manager
  • Performance Marketing, media planning
  • TRIO marketing, account coordinator
  • Wooly’s music venue, design and marketing
  • Happy Medium, design
  • Eight Seven Central, screen printing
  • iHeart Media
  • Des Moines Buccaneer (USHL hockey)
  • City of Waukee, Iowa
  • Nationwide Insurance Co.
  • Emanuel Cleaver campaign, marketing
  • Huntington Learning Center, marketing
  • iModules Software, marketing
  • Nora Fleming, intern
  • Bailey Lauerman, copywriting
  • Saturday Mfg., copywriting

Public Relations

  • Broadway in Chicago, marketing
  • WineFest Des Moines, event assistant
  • Blue Zones Project, community engagement
  • Iowa House of Representatives, clerk
  • Keller-Williams Real Estate, marketing
  • IHCA, communications
  • Allstate, corporate relations
  • The Integer Group, PR intern, account services
  • Manning, Iowa, communications
  • Des Moines Radio Group, promotions
  • Iowa Public Radio, communication/development
  • Iowa Public TV, communications
  • LS2 Group political consultants, PR/public affairs
  • People for the American Way, communications
  • Humane Society of Greater Kansas City
  • AARP
  • Iowa Orthopedics
  • Skogrand PR Solutions, PR
  • WHO-TV, caucus reporter
  • YESS, marketing
  • Obama presidential campaign
  • Staci Appel for Congress campaign
  • GPS Impact, digital campaign agency
  • Iowa House of Representatives, clerk
  • Iowa Medical Society
  • Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  • The World Food Prize
  • Meredith Corp., e-commerce
  • Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
  • Iowa Bankers Association
  • Mars Café, management/social media/PR
  • Flynn Wright, digital/copywriter
  • Latham for Congress campaign
  • American Advertising Federation
  • Sampson Construction, marketing
  • Two Rivers Marketing, media planning
  • Hanser and Associates, PR
  • Amperage Marketing, PR and content associate
  • Cedar Valley Sportsplex, sports marketing
  • Demarquette, London, marketing
  • Children and Family Urban Movement
  • Rape Victims Advocates, development
  • Quality Hydraulics and Pneumatics, marketing
  • American Lung Association, special events
  • Better Homes and Gardens, editorial apprentice
  • Advertising Age magazine, ASME intern
  • Center for Citizen Diplomacy, communications
  • Envision Radio Networks, media
  • Access Systems, marketing
  • N2Publishing, content coordinator
  • Principal Financial Group, corporate real estate communication
  • Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, NE, strategic communications
  • INTL FCStone, marketing
  • Nonprofit public relations, media planning
  • Preferred Hotel Group, web content
  • Iowa House Democrats, communications
  • Easter Seals of Iowa, marketing and development
  • ING Media, PR
  • Molecule Inc., social media manager
  • Evelyn K. Davis
  • Prague Post Endowment Fund
  • Visintine & Ryan
  • Principal Charity Classic golf tournament, marketing
  • Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM), project management

Magazines, News and Digital Media

  • NBC Universal
  • NFHS Network, high school sports production
  • Catch Des Moines, Greater Des Moines Partnership, writer
  • Station 1 Records, marketing and research
  • Midwest Living, editorial assistant
  • UBH Luxury Bags
  • Plum Tree Group
  • Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM)
  • Meredith Special Interest Media
  • Meredith Corp., digital media
  • Lift Division
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • KCCI-TV, director, sports, producer
  • Iowa Cubs, video production
  • Iowa Wild, AHL hockey, video editor, promotions
  • ESPN, production operations
  • Fargo-Moorhead Red Hawks, video production
  • Iowa Catholic Radio
  • WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
  • WHO-TV
  • WOI-TV
  • Des Moines Radio Group, promotions assistant, DJ
  • Campfire Heart of Iowa, advertising specialist
  • DuPont Pioneer, media planner and radio producer
  • Fort Scott Tribune, Kansas
  • Texas Monthly
  • Living the Country Life
  • Living History Farms Museum, management
  • Dallas County News, reporter
  • Scripps Howard Foundation, wire reporter
  • Southwest Missourian
  • Bold Marketing
  • FitPro magazine
  • Marie Claire magazine
  • Shape magazine
  • Diabetic Living magazine
  • Sun Dog Studios
  • Better Homes and Gardens, home division, e-commerce
  • Ten 25 Designs, social media intern
  • Do It Yourself magazine
  • KCL Engineering, graphic design intern
  • Meredith Corp., copy flow coordinator, editorial apprentice
  • Ladies Home Journal, editorial assistant
  • Kansas City Star
  • The Knot
  • Lexicon Content Marketing
  • Freelance photographer
  • Lee’s Summit Journal
  • The Hartford Courant
  • Freelance video editing for creative firm in Chicago
  • Ensemble Creative and Marketing
  • Cosmopolitan magazine
  • Woman’s Day magazine
  • Omaha World-Herald
  • ESPN
  • Sportscast Media
  • CNN
  • Yahoo!
  • Des Moines East and South Chamber of Commerce
  • My Diabetes Home, content research and development intern
  • MidAmerican Energy, corporate communications and public affairs intern
  • Freelance writer, The Iowan, Playboy, Paste

Campus Media

  • Drake Magazine, PR/ad manager, writer, editor, designer, blogger, creative director
  • Times-Delphic student newspaper, design editor, reporter, editor, photographer, video
  • The Annual magazine, art director
  • Periphery literary magazine, art director, writer
  • DUIN (Drake University Independent Newspaper), editor, designer, writer
  • KDRA 94.1 The Dog radio station, DJ
  • Drake Broadcasting System, Relays production
  • Drake Political Review, writer, designer

Other

  • The Valley on ESPN3, producer/director/graphics
  • Drake Community Press
  • Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement, research fellow
  • Drake music department, poster designer
  • Society of Professional Journalists, Drake chapter
  • Enactus, international nonprofit
  • Anderson Art Gallery, graphic design
  • Drake Communications, PR, social media
  • Alumni Office, digital and social media, special events
  • Drake Athletics, web design and graphics specialist, communications, marketing
  • College of Business and Public Administration, business assistant
  • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, social media assistant
  • College of Arts and Sciences, web editor
  • Drake International Programs, video producer
  • American Marketing Association, Drake chapter
  • Public Relations Student Society of America
  • Ad Club
  • Marketing Club
  • Adams Academy leadership program
  • PRSSA conference, design coordinator
  • Drake resident assistant, VP of Residence Hall Association, front desk manager
  • Stalnaker Hall, publicity chair
  • Student Senate, PR liaison
  • Student Activities Board, marketing
  • Panhellenic Council, VP marketing
  • Campus crew, PR manager
  • Drake Admissions, marketing intern
  • Drake Student Alumni Association, VP communications, president
  • Drake Democrats
  • Drake in Belize program
  • Mentors in Violence Prevention
  • Faculty research assistant
  • Colleges Against Cancer
  • Sorority, director of internal events, PR chair
  • Drake Writing Workshop, writing tutor
  • Drake theater department, assistant marketing director
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