Tuesday, April 1, 2008

My Work Study Program at The WANT AD


My name is Eitan Tye and for the past two weeks, I have been observing and helping out in all the different departments of the Want Ad, as part of the work study program at my school. I am a ninth grader at the Park School in Brookline and I will most likely be attending Concord Academy next year. Because I live in Newton, about a fourty minute drive away from the Want Ad office in Hudson, my parents were unable to drop me off and pick me up every day. Justin Lord, the Marketing Coordinator at the Want Ad, lives near me in Brighton and stopped by my house on his way to and from work every day.

I learned a great deal about the process of publishing a magazine during my time at the Want Ad. I spent time in the graphics, marketing, circulation, facilities, finance and human resources departments and also spent some time in the call center. I realized that there are copious detailed and complicated aspects of creating the Want Ad and Powered, and that it also takes a tremendous amount of work to keep the website running smoothly. In addition, one of the most significant things that I noticed was how passionate all the employees at the Want Ad are about producing the best possible magazine.


-Eitan Tye

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And that hard work is obvious each and every week! I have been buying this book for over 25 years - keep up the good work!

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