Zachary North

On June 14, 2016, the franchise of Bojangle's that I had worked for previously opened a new store in Kennesaw, and I was asked to come back to work for them again. I accepted because this time around, I was more than just a Crew Member who worked the cash register and drive-thru all the time. I was now also working as a Marketing Intern, which had me going along with the Marketing Director and other Interns to events that Bojangle's was a part of and assisting with different tasks, which included the serving of food and beverage and promotion for the new restaurant. I also was the chosen Bo-Bird, the mascot for Bojangle's, so during many events, I would don the outfit and greet people, dance and take part in pictures. In a collaboration effort with The Sting, I did an event where I promoted both Bojangle's and The Sting on the Kenneaw State University's Kennesaw campus to increase customers and readership, respectively.

As the most enjoyable job that I have ever had, I have done many things for The Sting. Originally the newspaper for Southern Polytechnic State University, it became the new magazine of Kennesaw State University once the two schools merged together in 2015. Prior to the merger, I was a writer for the Games & Tech section of the magazine and wrote many game reviews and other game articles, and also wrote a feature article based on an interview I had with the Director of the Honors Program. In May 2016, I was approached with the opportunity to become the new Editor for the reclassified Tech section of the magazine, which I gladly accepted. Under my new position, I began to take on more tasks, including recruiting and managing writers to work for me in my section, writing more articles for my new section, copy editing the articles submitted to the Tech section, and cooperating with other editorial staff members to publish multimodal pieces, such as podcasts and videos. During the Summer of 2016, The Sting started many rebranding changes to become more recognizable and enhance readership with it's new 32,000+ population of students and faculty. It began with the institution of an umbrella title for the organization, KSU Lifestyle, and as of September 2016, held a contest to determine the new name of the magazine, The Peak, which came into effect once the November issue was released.