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My biggest project in my new role is owning
and creating Clocking In, an e-mail newsletter
I have launched that is focused
on the future of work.
for the science section for two different weeks and having one of my
articles shared by Eric Schmidt,
former head of Alphabet, on Twitter.
It was amazing to know that people
with such huge influence were reading what I wrote. It was a baptism
by fire in refining my writing and
learning the ways of a publication
like The Economist.

Going pro
While the experience was spectacular, it was only three months. It was
the training ground for something
more. Toward the end of my internship, I was in full job-search mode,
looking for the next step in my
career. I was seeking a job in which I
could apply my entrepreneurial interest, engineering experience and
knowledge, and writing passion.
During my last week at The Economist, I received the call I had been
waiting for, and I accepted a job as
associate editor of the Future of
Work for MIT Technology Review. I get
to write about the latest and greatest
in engineering, artificial intelligence,

manufacturing, tech entrepreneurship, and more. This has been my
job since October 2017.
My biggest project in my new role
is owning and creating Clocking In,
an e-mail newsletter I have launched
that is focused on the future of work.
I get to show my own personality
and voice in writing the newsletter
and develop a product from square
one. I am profiling people working in
jobs of the future, featuring question
and answer interviews with experts,
making stat info graphics, and covering daily news on the workplace of
the future.
It has felt amazing to have access to the MIT community, move
to Boston, and take another step
forward in furthering coverage of
the engineering fields. The lessons I
learned in both my engineering and
The Economist internships come into
play every day in my new job.

a call to action
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neering communication a try. While
I have met a decent amount of science communicators, the number of
eng i neer i ng com mu n icators is
much smaller. It doesn't have to
be your full-time gig. Sharing your
work on Instagram and Twitter,
engaging with people outside your
field, or writing a blog are all amazing starts.
The more everyone understands
that engineers are not just designing bridges and making your cell
phones, the more support engineers
will receive for their work. And it may
just have the added bonus of inspiring a few young makers and creators
out there as well.

about the author
Erin Winick (erin.winick@gmail
.com) is the founder and CEO of Sci
Chic and works as the associate
editor of the Future of Work for MIT
Technology Review. She graduated
from the University of Florida with a
B.S. degree in mechanical engineering in December 2016. You can
find her online at erinwinick.com
and on Twitter @erinwinick. Those
interested in signing up for her daily
future of work newsletter, Clocking
In, may do so at technologyreview
.com/newsletters/clocking-in/.

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