Q & A Conducted By Kathleen Morris
- What is your fondest memory at The Mirror? I used to keep a Google doc every semester of out-of-context quotes from conversations we would have in the office, and reading those bring back all the crazy and fun late nights we would have meticulously laying out our sections or chasing down final article edits. Even on a stressful night there would be moments of laughter, and if I had the chance to go back to one of our delirious 1 a.m. singalongs to ABBA again, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
- How did your time at The Mirror shape your post-grad experiences? The Mirror gave me a taste of what it was like to be in a workplace, both in how I interact with a team and how I regularly begin and see through a project. It may be a cliche to say, but nothing taught me more about deadlines and how to time manage than having to get an issue out every week without fail, and being accountable for those deadlines has served me well in my career so far.
- What are you up to now? After graduating in 2020, I worked at an integrated public relations and marketing agency for three years, where working and thinking fast (all Mirror-honed skills to be sure!) were a must. This year I was looking for a change of pace, so I took an in-house role doing internal communications at WilmerHale, a leading international law firm based in Boston. I work closely with attorneys to write stories about the firm’s events and community service activities, among other topics, and also have joined the firm’s podcast team to help their marketing efforts. It’s been a shift from any of my previous roles and I’ve been enjoying the new adventure so far!
- What advice would you give to current members of The Mirror? Perspective is everything. The Mirror mattered, and still matters, to myself and everyone I worked with on staff. Because of that, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves every week, and when things didn’t quite pan out or we received tough feedback, it could be difficult to work through when you have to keep moving to the next issue. It’s good to remind yourself periodically that there’s a world beyond the Mirror, and making mistakes doesn’t negate all your hard work. One of our former Managing Editors Deanna Carbone used to say, “Shake it off and get the next one,” which she meant about basically anything, but that I think is very applicable to being on staff at the Mirror. Things can be challenging, but you have to learn from your mistakes, shake it off and keep moving.
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