Behind the Screens: My Social Media Mentee Experience with Inspiring Mentors

My Time as a Mentee

So far, my time as a mentee to Ernise Cummings and Sarah Curcio has been fruitful. I’ve gained extensive hands-on experience in helping establish a social media presence for a nonprofit. At Secret Miracles, their goal is to help students succeed in their careers and college opportunities by providing professional mentoring to achieve their career goals.

Much of my work is centered around creating informative Instagram reels and captions for Secret Miracles. Because of this, I needed guidance in understanding not only how to make the content, but also the intentions behind Secret Miracles. Sarah has helped me a lot in developing the reels. Through Ernise’s lens for Secret Miracles, it is far easier to create content that captures Secret Miracles' mission.

Skills Developed

Although our meetings are kept short, each meeting serves a purpose. Sarah ensures that I am not only on track with each task but also guides me through any questions I may have. Ernise is there in case I have questions regarding Secret Miracle’s branding. As a mentee to Sarah and Ernise, I am eager to go into each meeting to see what is next on the to-do list. I’ve been able to develop video editing skills on CapCut and improve my Canva skills! Although I am a mentee, I have been able to research skills outside of the mentorship that have significantly improved my video editing skills.

Helping create creative content for Secret Miracles has taught me to be flexible with the kind of content that is promoted. Instagram has a consumerist nature, being tailored to businesses that sell physical products. So far, the goal has been to raise awareness for Secret Miracles.  We have been doing a good job on it!

Recommendation

My mentors have been fantastic. They have made my time as a mentee to Secret Miracles and Women into Networking (WIN) go smoothly. They are incredibly understanding and cooperative, even when college classes get difficult. If you are looking for a mentor to help you get started with Social Media, Sarah and Ernise are wonderful!

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