{"id":23975,"date":"2017-03-18T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23975"},"modified":"2017-03-18T08:34:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T13:34:41","slug":"apsu-student-graves-lands-full-time-social-media-internship-with-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/03\/18\/apsu-student-graves-lands-full-time-social-media-internship-with-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU student Graves lands full-time social media internship with Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – When Austin Peay State University student Cassidy Graves graduates in May with a bachelor\u2019s degree in communication, she will quickly be trading in her monocle for mouse ears.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because in June, Graves is set to relocate to Florida, where she will join Disney as a full-time, professional intern with the House of Mouse\u2019s Talent Acquisition Communications team.<\/p>\n

\"APSU<\/a>

APSU student Cassidy Graves<\/p><\/div>\n

As a communications team member, Graves will be tasked with showing prospective hires what life is like at Disney, spotlighting the company\u2019s culture and environment through its various social media, blog and digital media channels.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisney is a major brand, so they were only looking for candidates who already had a lot of experience and exposure to social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook,\u201d Graves said<\/p>\n

The opportunity came at the right time for Graves, who said she had been reaching out to potential employers for an opportunity to work with their social media teams. While Graves noted she would have considered any chance to begin her career, she understood that the chance to work with Disney represented a lot more than a line on her resume.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been going to Disney World at least once a year since I was about three years old,\u201d Graves said. \u201cIt\u2019s our vacation destination as a family; last year, I went twice. We love it there, but never in a million years did I think I\u2019d actually get the chance to work there\u2026when they called to tell me they were offering me the job, yeah, I started crying on the phone. The women even said \u2018You know, you\u2019re the second person I\u2019ve made cry in an hour.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The job is a perfect fit for Graves, who has spent the past two years working with Austin Peay\u2019s Office of Public Relations and Marketing as a social media assistant, creating photo and video content that has shaped the University\u2019s social media identity. In fact, it was that wealth of experience, Graves said, that gave her an advantage over an extremely competitive field.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019d have gotten this position without my time at Austin Peay,\u201d Graves said. \u201cThey wanted someone who could shoot photos, record and edit videos and someone who had a real knowledge of social media and branding.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time I graduate, I\u2019ll have had two and a half years of experience doing all of those things as a student worker at Austin Peay. That kind of experience is not common, and that honestly is probably why I got this job with Disney.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being the voice of a brand that means so much to so many people was not on Graves\u2019 mind when she originally enrolled at Austin Peay. An amateur filmmaker, Graves said she intended to study film, but the experience representing Austin Peay opened her eyes to social media\u2019s real potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what I really enjoy more than anything about social media is the human relation aspect,\u201d Graves said. \u201cPeople think social media is watering down human connections, but I think it\u2019s bringing people closer together and it has even brought brands into the everyday lives of consumers. That\u2019s why I like creating content; I have the chance to make things that people can see and then relate to their own lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven just 100 years ago, you could only quickly talk to the person in front of you, but now you can talk to 1,000 people all around the world at the same time; it\u2019s almost like we all have a superpower.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on Austin Peay\u2019s office of public relations and marketing, visit www.apsu.edu\/pr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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