DH Summer 2022 Intern Spotlight: Pt.1

For this week’s series of intern spotlights, meet DH interns Tyler Hall, Chloe Casey-Machnikowski, Shaquille Boyd, and Laura Lassen! From account planning to account management to UX design to copywriting, our summer interns are learning what it means to get better together.

Keep reading to learn more about these four amazing interns and how they chose to #InternWithPurpose this summer.

Tyler Hall—Role: Account Planning, Location: Philadelphia, PA, School: Temple University, Major: Marketing

What do you hope to accomplish this summer?

Bring my classroom knowledge to life in the advertising world.

What does "Getting Better" this summer mean to you?

Pushing myself outside of my comfort zone to experience new things and meet new people.

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Chloe Casey-Machnikowski—Role: UX Design, Location: Philadelphia, PA, School: Indiana University, Major: Informatics with minors in HCC and Web Development

What do you hope to accomplish this summer?

I hope to learn more about UX design principles as well as learn how to pass things over to the next part of the design process, such as the developers.

What does "Getting Better" this summer mean to you?

Getting better this summer can be a range of accomplishments, no matter how big or small. It is important to realize that we cannot know everything, and being an intern will shed light on new topics whether it be related to your field or even personal things like being able to have better open communication.

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Shaquille Boyd—Role: Account Management, Location: Philadelphia, PA, School: Rowan University, Major: Advertising

What do you hope to accomplish this summer?

This summer my goal is to have an understanding of how such an impactful sector of healthcare affects us daily. I'm hoping to soak up as much as I can & make some meaningful connections.

What does "Getting Better" this summer mean to you?

To me, "getting better" this summer means being more knowledgeable on this side of healthcare than I previously was. It would mean having an understanding on what Publicis does that makes the group so special in their respective spaces. Getting better would also mean connecting and taking away valuable feedback from as many team members as I can.

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Laura Lassen—Role: Copywriting, Location: New York City, School: Rutgers University, Major: English

What do you hope to accomplish this summer?

This summer at Digitas Health, my goal is to learn more about marketing/advertising in general, and more specifically what copywriting looks like in practice. I am excited to work with a team of creatives!

What does "Getting Better" this summer mean to you?

To me, “getting better” this summer means becoming more accustomed to a professional office environment and stepping out of my comfort zone. between creative and tech teams. Part of that being improving my lexicon of marketing, tech, and pharmaceutical terminology.