#PointParkWorks: Meet Co-op Employer Katie Love, Owner of Love Social Media Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Photo by Brandy Richey, senior multimedia major
"I am very impressed with how Point Park students are prepared for real-world work. So impressed, I hired my first full-time employee (Megan Thorpe) from my co-op experience with Point Park!"
Describe the co-op position at Love Social Media.
During her co-op with Love Social Media, I wanted my student, Megan Thorpe, to have an opportunity to fully manage one of my clients. I allowed Megan to take over Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a local business. She created original content, figured out when to post the content and then engaged with the audience to entice interest.
Tell us about your career background.
I studied broadcast journalism at Texas Christian University. I worked as a morning TV anchor and reporter in Missouri, an investigative reporter in Virginia and a political and general assignment reporter in Ohio. I covered high-profile murder trials, an EF-5 tornado and then the 2016 Presidential Election.
I learned about branding myself as a journalist on social media. I became fascinated with how people communicated and disseminated information on platform like Facebook and Twitter so I started going to social media workshops and decided to start my own business!
Megan Thorpe
How did you become connected to Point Park University?
I have spoken a few times in Instructor Patty Swisher’s Social Media class. I’ve taken two interns from interested students in that class!
What factors do you believe make Point Park unique?
I am very impressed with how Point Park students are prepared for real-world work. So impressed, I hired my first full-time employee (Megan Thorpe) from my co-op experience with Point Park!
Why is Pittsburgh a great place to live and work?
Pittsburgh has a wonderful group of innovative and hard-working people. The talent pool is vast and you can have a great work/life balance!