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Hello! My name is
Isabel Gallego.
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I am a sophomore Business
of Creative Enterprises major,
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and last semester I was an
artist management
and promotions
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intern for Mezz Entertainment.
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Mezz Entertainment is a New York City-
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based artist management
and brand consulting company.
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Mezz is actually a female-driven
business that advises musicians
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on career decisions and
helps negotiate contracts.
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As an aspiring creative
professional, I was feeling
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incredibly eager to try my hand
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at navigating the
entertainment industry’s
incredibly wide landscape.
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And so I turned to a tool
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that I had remembered
hearing a lot about during
my time at Emerson.
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This tool was called Handshake.
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Handshake is an incredibly
helpful tool that allows
students and alumni
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to search for jobs with over
180,000 employers.
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These employers post job
and internship opportunities
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as well as browse portfolios
and are always looking
for new talent.
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My primary responsibilities
with Mezz
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was working on brand
partnerships and
artist bookings.
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On a day-to-day basis, it was
my task to pitch samples of
clients’ work and other
promotional materials
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to potential employers
in order to obtain business
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deals, endorsement deals,
auditions, sponsorships,
stuff like that.
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By doing this, I was able to
develop contacts with individuals
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and organizations and I also
really learned effective strategies
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in how to reach out to a
company that you might be
hoping to partner with.
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I think someone hoping to enter
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this field should have super
strong adaptability skills.
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The work that you’ll be doing
outside of college, especially in
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the creative industries, is
known to be super dynamic
and always shifting.
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And so I think to be able to
adapt and try new skill
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when needed and maybe
even step outside of
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your comfort zone is going
to be super helpful.
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My biggest piece of advice would
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honestly be to just fake
it until you make it.
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I think if you throw your
hat in the ring
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and try your hand at something
new, it’s going to be incredibly
nerve-wracking.
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But as long as you’re
communicative and asking
questions when you have them,
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people are a lot more open
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to helping you out,
especially when they know
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that you’re still in college
or just coming out of college.
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And so I think you’re bound
learn some new skills and
you’re going to come out
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the other end with
experiences that you’re
so proud of yourself for,
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even just attempting.
