You guys…I GOT A JOB!

So, remember how I was whining and complaining and CONSTANTLY talking about how I was unemployed? Well those days are officially over. I’ve now moved on to whining and complaining about having to wake up early, long hours at the job, and not making enough money.

JUST KIDDING! I’m ecstatic about my new job and I absolutely love it. It was a long, and I mean REALLLLLLLY long, process of finding one. I started looking for a job down here in Nashville around May. I was hired at the beginning of September, so that’s like what? 4 or so months?! And the sad thing is I feel like one of the lucky ones for finding one so “fast”. I still have a lot of friends who have recently graduated from great and prestigious universities (some even double majoring) who have yet to find a job. To be honest though, the 4 months that I was unemployed weren’t totally useless. I did snag an awesome internship that has been really beneficial to me. And since this new job is part time, I’ll still be able to continue the internship with MicroExplosion and continue my education.

So What Am I Doing?

I’m working for three small businesses that share an office in East Nashville. One is Taylor Made Plans who specializes in renovating, revitalizing, and adding on to houses. You know those super adorable houses  in East Nashville and Germantown? They work on a lot of those houses to update them while at the same time preserving their historic character.

One of the other businesses is Jeffrey Design, LLC. They specialize in residential interior design, mostly for upscale and large spaces. Their portfolio is pretty amazing to look at. Très magnifique!

The last, but definitely not least, business is Shonna Sexton Studio. Their niche is commercial and corporate design. You know the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau downtown? They did that. And the famous Mike’s Ice Cream on Broadway? Yup, they did that too. They recently did the interior to an eyecare place that is nothing short of amazing! You can check out their portfolio online.

I work in an office for all three of these amazing and talented businesses doing marketing (and anyone who know’s me well knows that I am obsessed with interior design and architecture, especially Victorian and Craftsman style homes). We do a little traditional marketing via newspaper/magazine advertisements, mailings, etc. But now we’re trying to integrate social media into the mix as most other businesses are doing too.

I do think it’s extremely important for small businesses to jump on the social media bandwagon now. Even just a dipping in of toes to get started. Social media has opened up a whole new way of communicating with consumers. It’s much more intimate and this is why it’s especially beneficial to small businesses who need to make those relationships with their community.

Anyway, I’m starting my third week here and so far everything’s been wonderful. We’re all learning about social media and marketing and how to use it effectively for their specific businesses and trying to have a little fun with it at the same time. So far, so good.