
Seniors Olivia Lowe and Anne Schmidt have Alumni Ande Bowser as a guest and talk about her career in the public relations industry. Ande graduated in the Class of 2022 with a BA in Strategic and Corporate Communication and minor in Creative and Cultural Industries. After working as an intern her senior year for Joneworks Entertainment PR, she was offered a full time position as their PR coordinator for their office in Los Angeles. During the interview Ande talks about how she was able to turn her internship into a full time job and how she had not applied to other potential jobs after graduation. They move on to discuss how her major in SCC prepared her to work in PR and the classes that helped her the most. She mentions that one key aspect of a career in PR is being able to keep up with pop culture and trends, as a significant portion of the job is surrounded on what is currently happening. Ande comments on how initially she wanted to pursue a career in entertainment, but soon realized that it wasn't where she belonged. Instead she decided to figure out how to use her interests for movies, TV, and pop culture and mix it with her strengths to create a career out of it. She then goes on to talk about how broad her day to day looks like and gives advice on different ways to prepare for a job in the industry. The interview ends with Ande talking about some of her favorite professors at Chapman and what she learned from them.