Internship Provides Practical Learning for Visual Media Student
Brody Owens, a second-year visual media major at LCCC, has climbed the ladder of success in his recent graphic design internship.
After attending Carbon Career and Technical Institute for graphic design while living in Panther Valley during high school, Owens moved to Weatherly, which is over an hour away from LCCC’s main campus and has no public transportation. Without a car, Owens spent his first year of college online until working out a bus route that could accommodate his commute to LCCC.
Through his online and remote classes, Owens learned different aspects of visual media and became more interested in developing his skills in editing and photography. Now that he has acquired transportation to campus, he’s able to attend in-person classes and venture into other opportunities. He met with internship coordinator, Josephine Felton, wanting to enhance his resume and was introduced to a remote graphic design internship with the Chi Phi Education Trust. This checked all of Owens’ boxes, as it allowed him to work from home on the days he was not in class.
His work at the trust includes video editing, social media, branding, layout, event photography, print and digital media production. After working with Chi Phi for a while, Owens was invited to photograph some of their in-person events to be used on social media and print. “They wanted me to get a live view of the brand and its constituents,” Owens says. His first event was in October, where he went to New York to photograph the trust’s Princeton Celebration, which is part of a bi-centennial campaign that celebrates two hundred years of the order that helped make up the fraternity.
Most recently, Owens flew out to Chicago to assist with their Hobart Celebration, which featured speakers that talked about the history of the fraternity. He says, “Throughout my internship, I have gained hands-on, practical experience in producing and exporting print and digital media. It has also provided great experience in working on a team, meeting deadlines, and communicating any problems to my team members.”
Owens will complete his degree at the end of the fall semester and is transferring to Kutztown University to major in cinema, television, and media production. With many more trips to come, Owens is excited for what the future holds.
More information on the Visual Media A.A.S. program can be found on the LCCC Website.
Alongside his classmates, Owens documented his transportation journey in his video production class final project, which can be viewed here.
