Our Interns

Leon

Behind Leon’s quiet demeanor is a super smart, super talented guy who aspires to be an architect. Leon was our go-to for help with magazine design projects and was quick to work on anything else we needed, including websites, restaurant menus and more. Leon says that his greatest takeaway from his internship was learning how to help clients market their brands. Right now, he’s planning for a virtual start to his Ivy League education but is looking forward to starting classes at Cornell University.

AJ

We were lucky to work with AJ. After his previous internship didn’t work out, he reached out to us – and we’re so glad he did. Although he would prefer to be in front of the camera rather than behind it, he helped us with the design and production of several of our video projects. He credits his internship with allowing him to explore the wide world of communications and expanding his skillset. Currently, he’s anxiously awaiting the start of classes at Montclair State University and spends most of his days educating himself on the latest current events.

Andre

Andre was our video guru! Creating video ads and graphics for us actually led him to pick up Advertising as a minor in college – and he says it might turn out to be a future career path for him. We’re keeping our fingers crossed! Currently, he’s enrolled at the University of San Francisco, where’s he’s enrolled as a third-year student and works as a student designer for the Modern and Classical Language Department.

Michelle

Michelle is a talented artist who brought a ton of creativity to her internship. Having mostly used her artistic skills for her own self expression, she learned from working with us about the collaborative nature of design and the importance of communicating with others. Now, as a student at the School of Visual Arts, she is working on expanding her skills and her knowledge of design programs and is looking forward to nabbing her next internship.

Xereina

We were honored to give Xereina her first taste of the graphic design world – and now she’s hooked! She soaked up every opportunity to learn InDesign and other design programs – working on ads and logos for a variety of our clients – and is now working on starting her own sticker shop. It’s a pretty impressive undertaking for someone who’s also balancing school and a graphic design internship (no longer with us, but we’ll always take pride in being the first!).

Eric

Eric was lovingly known around our office as the guy who ordered tongue burritos for lunch. Adventurous palate aside, he’s also an incredible artist with a real eye for digital design. For Eric, he says that hanging out at Eighty6 taught him how to function within a team, communicate more effectively and create professional content – and, perhaps most proudly for us, also showed him how love and positivity can create an impactful work environment. (We ❤️  our interns!) For now, Eric is home in New Jersey, taking a post-graduation break before jumping into the working world.

Joey

Joey’s the one who started it all! When he first reached out to us, we told him we didn’t have the need for an intern. He finally wore us down, and we’re so glad he did. Joey did a little bit of everything for us in those early days, which he says helped him learn the fundamentals of working at a digital marketing agency, and which ultimately pushed him to pursue a college degree in Digital Media & Design. Now, Joey is a successful digital media pro in his own right, living in Florida (10 minutes from Walt Disney World!) and working as a Digital Media Manager at The Lost Bros.