Magis Lives On

I have always been driven to do more. My family owned a small production and post-production company called dPost in Buffalo, N.Y. At a young age, I began working for the business, becoming increasingly involved over time and learning a great deal. As dPost grew more successful, I realized that I had a passion for creating videos and telling stories. Still, I didn’t want to be seen as a legacy child who stumbled into the family business. I wanted to prove that I was my own person, and that I could build a name and brand outside of the one my family had established.

I went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in communications and a minor in business administration at Le Moyne. Throughout my time on campus, I worked to develop my skills as a storyteller and to apply what I was learning in the classroom to the real world. I worked for the Office of Information Technology, the Office Marketing and Communications, the student advertising agency known as Heights Global Marketing, and as a camera operator for the Syracuse Crunch. I honed my skills in graphic design and even bought myself a camera so that I could become a stronger videographer. Each of these experiences enhanced my creative abilities and gave me practice in working in a professional setting and meeting client needs. If it weren’t for those opportunities, I wouldn’t be where I am today, working as a video producer for the Abbey Mecca, an advertising agency in Buffalo.

I have always had great mentors, from staff members at dPost to my friends and professors at Le Moyne, to answer questions I had in the video and creative fields. That has been a blessing. However, now that I am out in the professional world, I appreciate the opportunity to be independent. Learning to solve problems on my own has accelerated my creative and professional growth much faster than I could have expected. The spirit of magis lives on in me.

Sean Donovan ’22 is a communications major from Buffalo, N.Y.