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After I encountered some challenges finding an internship, I saw an opportunity to use my own connections that I had already established to essentially create my own internship. Connecticut-based , the largest multi-level, indoor karting facility in the world, is in a bit of a �Ӱ�ԭ��rebuilding and rebranding�Ӱ�ԭ�� phase, and there are a lot of moving parts that I�Ӱ�ԭ��ve been tasked with documenting, and I�Ӱ�ԭ��m very excited for the challenge.

While my work has an obvious direct correlation to my video production degree, I�Ӱ�ԭ��m also getting a bit of a taste in the marketing and analytics aspect of communications that I haven�Ӱ�ԭ��t really studied so far. Understanding the demographics of who is consuming the media content I�Ӱ�ԭ��m creating, especially for a large business, is pivotal in a way I�Ӱ�ԭ��ve never really considered.

By the end of my internship, I hope to have a portfolio to display my videography skills. I also hope to develop intangible skills, such as working under strict deadlines and working in a setting outside of a classroom.

Looking back, my first week on the job felt very successful, to say the least. Within that time period, I created the second and third-most liked posts on , created a that gained us more than 150 new followers, and began production on not only one, but two long-form projects. It was a lot of work, but it was very rewarding to see my hard work pay off so quickly.

On my first day, I kept telling myself, �Ӱ�ԭ��if this is what my post-grad work life is going to be, then I made the right choice.�Ӱ�ԭ�� The thing I love most about video production is that it�Ӱ�ԭ��s really and truly such a rewarding field. I love the process of building a video and putting it together in postproduction, and this internship is offering me that in abundance.

To be a team player is to momentarily put aside personal goals to fully commit oneself to a collective goal. A good soccer player doesn�Ӱ�ԭ��t care about how many goals they�Ӱ�ԭ��ve scored, but how many the team scores. I like to think I fit my definition of a team player pretty well. A good follower is someone who understands the benefits of observing someone more knowledgeable in a field and lets the leader �Ӱ�ԭ��set the pace.�Ӱ�ԭ��

The last chance I had to be a part of a team setting, I was a part of one of the production teams for the University�Ӱ�ԭ��s Caribbean Student Association�Ӱ�ԭ��s Annual Fashion Show. Due to the extenuating circumstances of one of my fellow team members, I took a leadership role on our team. We delegated roles as much as possible, but there were a handful of factors out of our control that led to me deciding that it�Ӱ�ԭ��d be best for the team as a whole that I take the lead on the project. I don�Ӱ�ԭ��t know if I could�Ӱ�ԭ��ve done better at being a part of the team, but as a point of retrospective improvement, I do wish I came to that decision earlier during the production process.

I was able to apply this experience during my internship. On one of the shoot dates for my internship, my manager wasn�Ӱ�ԭ��t on site for the shoot, and I had to take charge of the shoot. Even though there were a couple hiccups, I took what I learned from my shoots at the University during the semester to make the shoot as good and clean as possible. I�Ӱ�ԭ��m looking forward to even more of these opportunities in the future.

Aaron Grier �Ӱ�ԭ��22, a communication major at the University of New Haven, is completing an internship at SuperCharged Racing as part of the University�Ӱ�ԭ��s Bergami Summer Internship Program.