blog 9

Walking into the room i saw my mentor, stressed and irritated with all the work they she had to do, yet calm while listening to her music sooth her mood. wearing glasses and biting on the pen with tasks on her mind. As i got ready to sit down, she moved her paper work of her desk and set her arms on the table with a glare of anticipation and ready to answer any question coming towards her.

1. How did you come across the Media Arts Center of San Diego?

I came across MACSD while I was looking for a job while I was I was attending Cal State San Marcos. I was looking through our career services website and found this place listed there.

2. Knowing that it was a Non- Profit Organization did you know what to expect?

Before working here I had worked for non-profits before so I did now that it would be a lot of work.

3. Before the Media Arts Center what did you work before?

Before working at MACSD I was a research assistant for a for profit company in San Marcos, CA. I worked on an environmental project for Keep America Beautiful, which entailed extensive researching the environmental and smoking laws of 21 cities through out the US, then actually traveling to those cities and doing field observations. And filially compiling the data and getting it ready for data analysis.


4. Is Media Arts Center the job you thought you would end up at?

I am fresh out of college and I want to work in the media industry, so right now it is a great fit. I have learned a lot of valuable skills that I will be very useful for my future career goals.

5. What did you want to do when you were a teenager?

When I was a teenager I wanted to be a fashion designer and or an artist.