Career+Connections

 Career Spotlight
===In this segment of //**Career Spotlight,**// The Arts and Humanities Academy is proud to showcase one of its students, senior Ryan M. === ===Ryan recently completed a job shadowing experience at Moxie Design and Marketing in York. As an important aspect of his experience, Ryan was encouraged to become part of the regular workday at Moxie. Owner Julie Lando involved Ryan in the projects she was working on, from attending meetings to strategizing about an upcoming deadline. Ryan learned that Moxie creates logos and designs advertising for many types of businesses. In a lunch meeting, Ryan was part of the decision process regarding a new venture in York, and it’s upcoming advertising campaign. Ryan commented, “I felt I was a part of their regular day”. He also felt that his direct involvement in the meeting gave him a real sense of what it would be like in the world of advertising. He now believes that “advertising might be something I may want to pursue”. === ===Ryan also had the unique opportunity to see the work that goes into marketing for the York Revolution. This experience allowed Ryan an insider’s view into sports advertising and the planning of events during the actual game. Selling sponsors, box seat reservations and web-page design all falls into the realm of marketing in this small, yet growing endeavor. Ryan realized that a project like the York Revolution, popular from the start, is still in it’s infancy. According to Ryan, he realized that “small projects need to be combined due to financial constraints.” In today’s marketplace this was a valuable lesson learned. Due to this experience, Ryan is interested in the sports aspect of advertising. Accepted at Penn State and West Chester, these valuable shadowing experiences may help Ryan decide on a future career path. === ===The Arts and Humanities Academy Teachers congratulate Ryan on his success at Central York, and applaud his efforts at gaining valuable insight into a future career. ===



Former Students Speak!
Running your own business requires constant communication with clients, customers and suppliers. In today’s communication age, 90% of that communication is through email. I probably send out about 100 emails a day, at least. Most of those emails require professional writing skills to communicate my message. I am also in charge of all of our marketing efforts, including press releases, product descriptions and monthly newsletters, all of which incorporate writing. I would not be able to do my job properly without excellent writing skills.

//Co-Owner of Nuts About Granola//
Much like a painter relies on brushes and a palette of colors to create art on a canvas, a journalist relies on writing as an important tool to communicate his or her thoughts and ideas. In my job as an investigative reporter for WGAL News 8, I write nearly continuously -- everything from informal emails to formal requests for information. While most of my writing is destined to be heard by a listener, rather than read on a page, its clarity is still vital. In fact, it makes ensuring our news operation crafts clear, solid, and focused sentences even more important-- so they can be clearly understood when read aloud. It's also very important for me to be able to write quickly. Many times in breaking news situations, reporters only have a few moments to organize their thoughts before a broadcast begins. Without solid writing skills, a journalist would have a very difficult time being an effective communicator.