ProjectONE12 Does ImageX! (And a Team Promo Video)

My name is Maeghan, I am a Calgary born and raised girl on a mission since graduating from University called "ProjectONE12":http://www.maeghansmulders.com/Maeghan/Project_ONE12.html. I am interning in ten companies in one hundred & twelve days across North America in search of my dream job. I had the opportunity to work at "Fotolia":http://us.fotolia.com/?gclid=CNLs-4PSzqwCFQrGKgodNELOrg in Calgary, "Adobe MAX":http://max.adobe.com/ in LA, "BBDO":http://www.bbdo.ca/en/home.html in Toronto, "Dealmaker Media":http://dealmakermedia.com/ in San Francisco, "Trico Charitable Foundation":http://www.tricofoundation.ca/ in Calgary and now at ImageX Media here in Vancouver! Since starting I have been featured in, "Women 2.0":http://www.women2.org/maeghan-smulders-1-girl-10-jobs-112-days-working-life/, "CTV Live TV":http://watch.ctv.ca/news/top-picks/dream-job-hunt/#clip557445, "Toronto Star":http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1073977--speed-interning-takes-young-grad-from-calgary-to-toronto-to-l-a-in-search-of-a-dream-job, "Calgary Herald":http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Have+work+will+travel/5585785/story.html, and "The Reflector":http://www.thereflector.ca/2011/11/10/doing-an-internship-try-10/. My time at ImageX went by VERY quickly... I think that is because there was a lot of laughing, learning and foosball :) The job for the week was to help with some research and marketing efforts for the company, but a major portion of time was on answering the question “why is ImageX a great place to work”. So I got to shoot a video!!! ImageX Media has created some of the top websites in North America and specialize in Drupal development, which was something that I really enjoyed learning about. However what I really loved was the atmosphere they created in the office. Its a tech company, so its super casual and relaxed even in the way they interact as a team. They each work on their own project, but collaborate and discuss aloud what they are working on with the rest of the team. It was neat to hear them talk about things like... the vision they have for the site, how they want viewers to be able to interact and use the site... as well as what they wanted the overall experience to be like. The whole team worked together and would bring in different knowledge and expertise to each project and it was so refreshing to hear the developers take such pride in the work they produced. Another cool thing is all the employees are heavily involved in the community through volunteering, educating and speaking at different events. I love that! I think the idea of giving back is so important today, and it is refreshing to see that to the team of ImageX.. its not something they go out of their way to do, giving back is just a part of their every day life, which is something that I also try to do. I think the thing that I enjoyed most about the team was the opportunity to be surrounded by people who love what they do. Everyone was so much fun to work with - so considerate and welcoming to share with me what they know, which was a big deal... because by no means am I a developer... sometimes I wish I could be.. I only know like two lines of code... but the team took the time to sit me down and tell me what they were working on, and asked for my help on non-technical aspects of their work. The end of the week came fast... I think that is because i was laughing, learning and working hard the whole time I was there. But my boss Glenn treats the office to lunch on Fridays and the team let me pick the type of food I wanted for my goodbye lunch. We had a little pow-wow in the boardroom and I shared with them the adventures of this project so far as well as a blooper video I made for them. My time with ImageX was really special, I think I felt the closest with these coworkers because I interviewed them and learn about what they do, what they love, and shared a lot of laughs :) I really felt like I made good friends there, and for that... I am super grateful. "Maeghan Smulders":http://maeghansmullders.com "ProjectONE12":http://www.maeghansmulders.com/Maeghan/Project_ONE12.html