In the summer of 2024, I served as an intern at Girlie Action, the Music PR firm based in New York. Over three decades, Girlie Action has represented artists I admire, including Elliott Smith and Tori Amos. I was given the chance to write select PR material for artists the firm had in their rolodex, use the Muck Rack database to fill contact spreadsheets, and create portfolios of media coverage for GA artists.

This experience was valuable for a couple of reasons. For one, I became familiar with the ‘other side’ of writing about music: that of press releases being disseminated to journalists. In addition, it solidified my interest in potentially working in the world of public relations.