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So...how was your Summer?

This blog is combining week eight and nine of my internship as I have been so busy I don’t know whether it’s New York or New Year! Compiling my last few projects has been both challenging and rewarding. The biggest task I was given was to produce a Retail Training Video to be sent out to...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 27-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: week 8, New York, farewell, 2011, MaeVona, UWS, Alana Mathers, Week 9

Lucky Number Seven

Week Seven! This week involved filming for numerous projects, so editing them all is a bit of a challenge! Making sure all the footage is in the right place is making my eyes square, but it’s worth it! I went to one of the Manhattan jewellers who sell the MaeVona collection – Michael C. Fina...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 08-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: week 7, New York, Global Scot, MaeVona, Alana Mathers

She's beauty and she's grace, she's Miss United States...

Week six accomplished! Another week in the Big Apple has once again proven to be good’un! My main task at work this week was to plan a Training Video for MaeVona to send out to their retailers all across the US and Canada to ensure the sales staff fully understand the MV story and connect with...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 31-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: week 6, New York, 2011, MaeVona, Alana Mathers

"Feeling at home has little to do with your location"

Week five and I am melting. The heat in NYC is quite ridonkulous and my poor Scottish skin canny take it! Thank goodness for air conditioning! This week at work has included quite a lot of location filming, trying to find suitable spots in the City to film and photograph the new ring designs. The rings...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 23-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: week 5, New York, 2011, MaeVona, Alana Mathers

Pinkberry

This week seems to have been one busy week! I was invited out to dinner this week by my Boss/GlobalScot, Maeve, and her American business partner, and his partner this week. I was more nervous for this than I was on my first day as an intern!! We dined at a very high class...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 15-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: New York, Global Scot, 2011, MaeVona, Alana Mathers

Week Three?! Ah canny believe it!

Another week in the Big Apple is flying by. This week has been a day short anyway as Monday was Independence Day providing a long weekend! I went out on Monday, but unless you had looked at the calendar before you left the house, you wouldn’t have known it was the 4 th of July! I was expecting...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 07-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: New York, 2011, MaeVona, UWS, Alana Mathers

The next stop is....hopefully the right one!

Hello once again from the Big Apple! Well I’m nearly at the end of week two of my internship! Time definitely does fly when you’re having fun!! This week has been full of brainstorming film ideas, more research, getting to grips with my fancy top of the range editing equipment and working...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 01-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: New York, 2011, MaeVona, UWS, Alana Mathers

Day Four in the Big Apple Office.

Hello Hello from New York City!! Quick introduction before we get this blog on the road! I’m Alana, and I am currently an intern at Scottish jewelry company MaeVona in the heart of Manhattan! During my internship, I will be working with the sales and marketing team, filming and producing a number...

Posted to Undergraduates by Alana Kathryn Mathers on 23-Jun-2011
Filed under: Filed under: New York, 2011, MaeVona, UWS