Anna Donovan '24 walked Main Street at Disney World for the first time when she was barely old enough to walk. Anna's dad works a lot, so family time when they can get it is especially important. Anna was one year old when she went the first time, and she made several trips with her family over the years. Two years ago, she went without her family and scored a job on Main Street.
"Big Top Souvenirs in Magic Kingdom was my home location. I also worked at the pirate store and on Main Street quite a bit."
During her sophomore year at Cortland State, Anna participated in the Disney College Program, and spent her spring semester as an intern/employee at the "happiest place on Earth."
During her time at Disney, Anna became specifically interested in digital and social marketing and discovered the Cortland program wasn't the right fit. She transferred to Siena to study digital marketing and marketing communications and found the perfect program and the perfect internship in alignment with her goals. Following a second stint with Disney this summer, Anna landed an internship for the fall with Two Buttons Deep.
Two Buttons Deep is a digital media entertainment company that creates social content that targets a younger demographic. Anna was already a fan of the brand, so she applied for an internship when Two Buttons Deep put out a call for interns through social media.
"I like their humor and their content. Plus, I'm really interested social media marketing, and I wanted to find an internship with a company that has a major social media presence."
It helps that in her digital marketing class this fall, Anna was required to create her own fake business (Anna went with "Anna's Books") and develop a marketing plan. She's sharpening many of those same skills in a real way with Two Buttons Deep.
After graduation, Anna hopes to land a full-time job with Disney. Two previous stints as an undergraduate will help, but she wanted to round out her resume with additional, professional experience in digital marketing.
The next time the family takes a trip to Disney, perhaps they'll be visiting Anna in her office.
