Intern Spotlight: Courtney Code

By Courtney Code, FCRH '15

This semester, I interned with Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books.

 Because Crown is a new imprint, it includes only an editor, an editorial assistant, a designer, and an intern (me!). This dynamic was really central to my experience. Everything I did with Crown was indicative of what it’s like to work as an editorial assistant. My main tasks weren’t mail and copies, but rather drafting copy for jacket flaps and submitting my own editorial notes. I wrote readers reports advising my editor on potential submissions and offered editorial notes for books already acquired. I did research, drafted captions, and brainstormed titles. I can’t believe how much I’ve learned in just a few short months and how much I’ve been able to contribute in return. My co-workers really did everything they could to mentor me while also treating me as a peer with valuable input. I owe this experience to their attentiveness and trust.

While my voice was heard on Crown’s small team, I also got to absorb so much by working within Random House, a massive firm. I attended the annual meeting in January, where I was exposed to the complex machine that is the children’s books division. I learned about past successes and future plans, about the huge influence of Seuss books on sales numbers and Frozen’s dominance of children’s pop culture. Throughout the semester, I got to see how every division in a huge company like Random House – from editorial to marketing to design – puts individual stories into the world. For about 200 hours total, just a snapshot in the publishing world, I got to be a part of it all.

Luckily, my journey doesn’t end here. Due to an incredible dose of serendipity, I have been hired to assist the President of Random House Children’s Books this summer. After 25 years of service, her current assistant will be on sabbatical for five weeks, and I’ll be filling in. Throughout my time at Fordham, professors and counselors have always talked about the balance of luck and hard work required to break into the job market. Now, I finally understand the truth behind that theory.

A few weeks ago, one of the editors said to me, “We’re making books for kids. So, if we’re not having fun, how can we expect them to?” I’ve had loads of fun so far, working on books about dragons, time traveling iPhones, and angsty musical eighth graders. I can’t wait to see what the weeks to come have in store.  

Intern Spotlight: Amy Lyman

By Amy Lyman, FCRH '14

My merchandising internship at Lacoste was a truly wonderful experience. I am an economics major and I knew that I wanted to have a career in the business side of fashion. I have interned in a sales team for a designer and I wanted to try something new and learn from a different department. One of my responsibilities as an intern was to research market trends. I looked at the products Lacoste’s competitors were selling and presented them on power point, organizing the slides by style and trend. I did these projects for the Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons for men’s, kids, women’s, and accessories. These projects helped further my product and brand knowledge and helped the merchandising team know what styles are currently in the market.

Another one of my responsibilities was to report on pricing for different products from competitive brands. I reported on entry, core, and premium price for different items. Lacoste was coming out with a new line and it was my responsibility to give them a sense of what these products were selling for. I also used the computer system, Orliweb, to input product descriptions, pricing, and colors for the Spring/Summer collection that will be coming out in 2015. It was really interesting to learn a new computer system. One week, I went to a photo shoot three days in a studio in Brooklyn. It was during a storm when school was shutdown, so it was a pretty miserable commute. However, these were the most fun and experientially effective days I had during my internship. I helped direct the photo shoot and make sure the proper photos were taken. The photography team was really great to work with and it was a very lively, fun environment. 

It was really great to see the Spring/Summer line develop. My first month, I only saw sketches of the clothes and accessories. By the end of my internship, I was working with the actual products, and enjoyed a hands-on environment with a highly motivated team of staff. I really enjoyed my time at Lacoste and was happy to contribute to such a hardworking amazing team. 

Internship Opportunity: DigiStar Media

DigiStar Media is looking for a Social Media/Digital Marketing Intern!

The Social Media/Digital Marketing Intern will be responsible for a variety of assignments including: written and visual content creation for social media profiles for the agency and its clients, social media monitoring, research and analysis and competitive tracking.  I am looking for students who have a passion for digital marketing and communications with an emphasis on how businesses use new media techniques. Applicants should be active in social media and have excellent writing skills.  Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is a bonus. Digital Photography and Video experience is a plus.

For more information and to apply today, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 28756.

Full-Time Opportunity: Opimatum Group

Opimatum Group, LLC is looking to hire a Health Care Optimization Analyst.

About The Firm:

Optimatum Group, LLC is a vendor management firm that focuses exclusively on the HR supply chain. Our turnkey solutions improve financial and operational plan performance through our multidisciplinary approach, including forensic analysis and maintaining existing vendor relationships, while increasing transparency and accountability.

Through our Employer‐sponsored Health Care Group, clients reap direct efficiencies of 10‐12% of their health care costs within one year, and 5‐7% in subsequent years.

For organizations with an edict of expense management, coupled with a culture of strong vendor management, Optimatum drives solutions at a time when wastefulness is a luxury we can all no longer afford.

About the Position:

Key Responsibilities:

-Providing data analysis support and interpretation of findings

-Participating  as a cooperative team member in projects involving other associates in the firm

-Utilizing exceptional conceptual and analytical reasoning skills along with being highly organized with strong planning skills and detail orientation

-Working through barriers to execution and broaden success

-Manage competing priorities and multiple work streams

-Being intellectually curious and committed to enabling a high growth company achieve enduring success

-Having strong professional development orientation

For more information and to apply today, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 31925.

Available Opportunities: Argus

Argus Information and Advisory Services is a Verisk Analytics Company (NASDAQ: VRSK) and the leading provider of analytics, information and solutions to consumer banks and their regulators.  Argus helps its clients maximize the value of data and analytics to allocate and align resources to strategic objectives, manage and mitigate risk (default, fraud, funding and compliance), and optimize financial objectives. Our professionals have substantial industry knowledge, typically greater than fifteen years of experience, in providing solutions to the financial services sector. We are known for our unique ability to blend the highly technical, data-centered aspects of our projects with expert communication and business knowledge. We maintain offices in New York, San Francisco, and London and employ approximately 190 professionals.

Argus is looking to hire for a couple of available positions in the NYC area:

1. Consulting Analyst

Responsibilities include:

-Leverage extensive data sets and various statistical software applications to develop and execute strategic quantitative analysis

-Investigate and report on complex data interactions to help identify and address our clients’ key strategic business opportunities 

-Create statistical data models to be used as tools in the development of client portfolio strategies

-Analyze and interpret results of reports and models created to translate data into and create comprehensive, actionable solutions for our clients

-Effectively and accurately communicate analytical results and strategic implications within the context of a broader business setting

For more information and to apply today, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 28872

2. Business Analyst

Responsibilities include:

-Execute and monitor the core monthly processes required to build and maintain a large data warehouse

-Work with technical teams to determine data requirements and best practices for advanced data manipulation, and analysis strategies

-Program software to meet design and business requirements specifications

-Evaluate correlations among statistical data, identify trends and summarize findings across clients and senior management

-Understand core systems and data processes for normalization, data validation, data aggregation, and customized reporting

This position is a fantastic opportunity to work for a fast growing company. We offer a competitive base salary plus bonus along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, LTD, and 401(k) savings plan.

For more information and to apply today, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 28870

Part Time Job Opportunities

1. Super Soccer Stars is looking for Part-Time Soccer Coaches!

Do you enjoy working with children? Are you highly motivated to work with an organization that builds a culture of vibrant, dynamic, fun, and creative individuals who love to teach kids the world's most popular sport? Are you eager to develop as a coach? Do you have a desire to educate and inspire the next generation?

LOOK NO FURTHER!!

We are New York's most-popular early childhood development soccer program and we are looking to add qualified, experienced early childhood teachers and soccer coaches to our classes. Coaches will have the opportunity to work with individuals and groups ages 2-12 throughout multiple locations in Westchester, Fairfield, and Bergen Counties. 

Our dedicated and supportive coaching staff will improve your coaching capabilities through training courses, progressive curriculum, on-hand experience, and licensed classes.

We are looking for people who are…

Passionate, dynamic, professional, creative, personable, committed, communicative, & enthusiastic

We want assistant coaches who can…

- Be active and provide assistance during activities

- Be enthusiastic and use positive praise and individual attention to every child

- Be a demonstrator

- Be hands on; provide individual attention and engage every child

- Be Interactive and greet children, parents, and caregivers warmly

This is a part-time position. Preferred Schedule:

Monday - Friday: 12:00PM - 5:00PM

Weekends: 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Compensation starts at $15 per class and goes up to $40 per class depending on your experience and commitment. We offer flexible schedules -- which is perfect for college students, teachers, and artists/musicians/dancers.

"Coaches training" sessions begin immediately.

ACCESS TO YOUR OWN VEHICLE IS ESSENTIAL.

For more information and to apply today, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 27454.

2. Beehive Oven is looking to fill a few part-time positions!

 Beehive Oven is a small growing southern food company based in Queens and is opening a restaurant in Brooklyn. There are many positions available including front and back of house at the restaurant, staff for our smorgasburg booth and special events and staff for our weekly kitchen/baking shift!

Many of these positions would be ideal for students with flexible hours and shifts. There is a possibility for full time positions as well. Beehive Oven is looking for people to potentially work in more than one of the areas where there are openings. 

Available Positions:

Market Crew

This person would help set up the booth, interact with customers, help serve food, take money and make change. (Currently Saturday only)

Restaurant Front of House

Take morning orders, prepare coffee to order, provide table service/bus tables when necessary, assist the kitchen staff as needed

Restaurant Back of House

Cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers

Weekly Kitchen Shift

Baking biscuits, making jams and sauces, other restaurant and market prep (Currently Tuesday evenings only)

For more information or to apply today, email Jason at jobs@beehiveoven.com.

3. Dicker Reading Method is looking for Tutors!

Tutors provide in-center one-on-one reading instruction to children ages 3-18.  With your help through the Dicker Reading Method program, a child can achieve 3-6 years of reading improvement in just one year.

No experience needed.., and great for individuals who enjoy working with kids! You can work anytime with flexible Monday-Sunday hours; time required varies according to tutor's availability.

To learn more please visit www.dickerreading.com

For more information and to apply today, head to CareerLink, Job ID# 4107. You may also contact Debbie at (914) 472-0600 or email Al Dicker at bigal37@gmail.com.