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Humanities Internship Spotlight
Hyun Kim | Jack Herick | Trinity Effros


Humanities students gain valuable, career-ready skills through their coursework and co-curricular programs. Internships offer an essential opportunity to apply these skills in real-world settings, explore potential career paths, and gain professional experience. For many students, completing an internship is a key step in successfully transitioning from college to the workplace.

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Hyun Kim

Major(s): Communication

Internship: YouFirst Insurance Consulting

During my internship as an Internal Communications Intern, I helped write internal newsletters, supported company events, and managed employee announcements. I also worked on surveys and communication campaigns to improve internal communications. As a communication major, this internship was a great chance to apply what I learned in class, especially with clear writing, professional tone, and audience awareness.

One project I really enjoyed was a work survey. I wrote short messages encouraging employees to join and helped collect and organize the responses. I also created simple visuals using Photoshop and learned to keep messages short but effective. This experience taught me how important internal communication is for company culture. It also helped me become more confident and organized at work.

This internship gave me a better idea of what kind of job I want after school. I enjoy writing for people and making messages that help teams feel connected. My advice to other students is: don't be afraid to ask questions and take every task seriously, even if it seems small.

Picture taken by Jack of an older man working on a motorcycle

Jack Herick

Major(s): Communication

Internship: Salt City Builds

For the past few months, I have worked as a Business Development and Marketing Intern at Salt City Builds. During my time so far, I have had an absolute blast, making significant achievements and helping the business. I love that I get to do what I love every day: be around motorcycles AND marketing. I also love learning about business and the motorcycle industry. I have learned a lot about writing estimates and how they can be a huge money maker. We write out estimates on custom builds that people want to do. Since we are a custom motorcycle shop, sometimes these custom bikes cost anywhere from $5K to $30K. These estimates take anywhere from two to five hours to get done. I have to call different parts brands and distributors, figure out where to source everything, and pitch ideas. Once it is fully laid out, the customer can see exactly what we want to pitch, all the part numbers, styles, and who's working on it. I wrote one the other day for about a 10k estimate for a 1972 Bultaco Alpina, a classic Spanish dirt bike. That side of my job is definitely a dream come true.

The other side of my job that I love is helping the business. I have introduced a new scheduling system for our service department. We have been scheduling appointments and ensuring people get in and out of the shop more efficiently. We have been booked for months, so this helps a lot. I also get to make YouTube and Instagram videos showcasing all our new business updates and recent work! It's fun showing off some badass motorcycles to the world. I have mainly been using digital marketing to book the service department and grow that side of the business. I am also a Ducati fan, and I proposed an idea of working on Ducatis to my boss because nobody else does besides the dealership. I told him there could be a real market in doing Ducati servicing. People dislike the dealership experience, so I would love to change that by having our shop's service center work on Ducati motorcycles. We are now working on getting a certified Ducati technician!

Lastly, something I have really enjoyed is the community. I get to go to bike meets and get paid for it. I go and represent our business and we also have started hosting our own meets! The community has been so loving and fun. I love all of it. I am really proud of all the growth I have helped the company achieve, and I am also proud of all the work I have done. Through my marketing methods, we have had one of the busiest summers so far (according to my boss), our social accounts are all up 50% or more in interaction and engagement, and we have had more traffic to our Google page and website.

Photo of 4 Ducati Motorcycles taken by Jack

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Trinity Effros

Major(s): Communication and Psychology

Internship: Make-A-Wish

When looking for an internship, I wanted to complete one during the summer semester or the fall. I was scrolling through internships on the University of Utah website to get an idea of what I could do, and I came upon Make-A-Wish. The title was "Communications Intern," and I knew this would directly align with my major and my values as an individual. I have always loved what Make-A-Wish does for kids with terminal illnesses and have spent a lot of time following them, which often brings me to tears as I hear their stories. I wanted the opportunity to make an impact myself and to connect with their fantastic team.

My role as an intern requires me to utilize my writing skills, communication skills, time management, and empathy. This is where my knowledge, learned from both communication and psychology, aligns with the work I am doing. I am required to make social posts for Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn as well as write wish stories that target our donors, future wish families, and sponsors that we want to thank for the impact they made during the specific wish. For social posts, I must take the information about the wish kids' experience and curate it into something that makes an impact and flows into a story. To create the wish stories, I must interview the wish families and ask them questions regarding the wish and its effects on their family. At times, I have found myself getting really into my head about the story, and it can cause me to be emotional, ultimately making me struggle to find the words to make a beautiful story with fear that I will portray it incorrectly. To get through this writing block, I use my skills learned in psychology to fully connect to the story without allowing it to consume my day-to-day.

I have been an intern for them for almost 3 months now and have created 29 social posts for Instagram and Facebook, as well as five wish stories, and have reached out to 24 wish families. I have also attended team staff meetings, helping me learn more about how everyone plays a part in making a wish come true. So far, I have loved the opportunity to do such impactful work and aspire to continue to help in all the careers I pursue. I find it difficult to help myself before I help someone else first, and this internship has allowed me to learn that balance and not let it be a negative thing, but a positive that is making an impact on anyone who sees the work done at Make-A-Wish. 

Trinity with 4 other people from her internship

 

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Last Updated: 7/31/25