Kevin Padilla 鈥�16 is taking the skills he learned as a communications major and student worker in 果酱视频鈥檚 Office of Public Affairs to the Waldorf School of Garden City鈥攔ight next door to 果酱视频鈥檚 Garden City campus鈥攁s its new communications associate.
Kevin听Padilla 鈥�16 is taking the skills he learned as a communications major and student worker in 果酱视频鈥檚 Office of Public Affairs to the听鈥攔ight next door to 果酱视频鈥檚 Garden City campus鈥攁s its new communications associate.
How did he land the job so quickly after graduation? His supervisor at 果酱视频, Kali Chan, director of media relations, and her colleague, Kaitlyn Woods ’12, M.B.A. ’15 tipped him off and put in a good word for him.
In his first month on the job, he described it as 鈥渂usy鈥� and 鈥渁 really great starting position.鈥� He added: 鈥淚t incorporates a lot of the skills I learned at 果酱视频鈥攆rom the people in the public affairs office to the professors. This is the kind of job that was made for me to begin with.鈥�
Padilla said that he is learning on the job, but that many of his responsibilities鈥攖aking photos of events and projects, writing news stories for the school, handling email communications鈥攁re similar to ones he had in 果酱视频鈥檚 Office of Public Affairs.
Asked to describe the culture, Padilla called it 鈥渇riendly鈥� and 鈥渃lose-knit,鈥� pointing out that his team is a small one.
Overall, he is grateful to 果酱视频 for helping him secure a first job in a field he enjoys.
鈥湽词悠� taught me how to put myself out there more and be more willing to talk to people,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y time in the public affairs office taught me how to schedule my time, prioritize projects and to work as a team. If I ever need help I have no problem asking, and 果酱视频 never made that hard for me either.鈥�
We asked Padilla who at 果酱视频 he would thank.
He responded, 鈥淒efinitely Kali Chan, Bonnie Eissner, everyone in the public affairs office first and foremost. Not only did they help me get this position, but all the skills I learned from them directly translate here. I would also like to thank all the professors in the communications department who taught me to develop a love of writing that I didn鈥檛 have before I started at 果酱视频鈥攊n particular Professor Liza N. Burby and Professor Paul Thaler. They taught me to cultivate my interest in writing in ways that I haven鈥檛 done before.鈥�
Kevin Padilla ’16, communications associate at the Waldorf School of Garden City
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director听
p 鈥� 516.237.8634
e 鈥� twilson@adelphi.edu