On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Y INTERACT hosted a Job Shadow Day for nine sophomores from Junior Achievement Academy, a three-year educational program centered on preparing high school students for college and the business world. We provided students with a glimpse into a day in the life at Y INTERACT, the responsibilities of a design studio, and showcased examples of our work.
Then students were given the opportunity to learn for themselves first-hand what we at Y INTERACT do on a daily basis. Our creative team worked with the students to help materialize their ideas into reality. From developing their own Junior Achievement Academy website and designing custom business cards to creating a mock press release for the New York Times, JA Academy students learned how to produce and market all creative material surrounding running a business and building a brand.With this experience, the group gained valuable insights on the logistics behind a creative campaign - the amount of work that goes into coding a website, the layout of a poster, the font in a logo, and how they all tie together. Thank you to all of our friends from Junior Achievement of New York for arranging such an eventful morning.
To learn more about Junior Achievement of New York, their Job Shadow program and other volunteer opportunities, visit http://jany.org.