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Kathryn A. Meyers

Education

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Marketing

Bachelor of Science in Communication: Broadcast Journalism

May 2017

  • GPA: 3.94; SAT: 2310 (Writing:800)
  • Honors: Foote Fellow Honors Program, President's Honor Roll, Provost's Honor Roll, Dean's List
  • Relevant Coursework: Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy, Statistical Methods and Quality Control, Marketing Research, Marketing Management, Strategic Sourcing

Work & Leadership Experience

University of Miami Television

Coral Gables, FL

Executive Producer, NewsBreak

May 2016-present

Anchor, NewsBreak/NewsVision/Pulse

January 2014-present

  • Coordinate and supervise selection, training, and presentation of ten anchors, participate in content selection and editing of script language, and provide feedback and mentoring to all anchors
  • Serve as on-air talent for NewsBreak/NewsVision broadcasts, including drafting stories for presentation, preparing content, anchoring live 30-minute NewsVision broadcasts as well as 90-second news-you-can-use segments, and reporting on business, sports, and campus news
  • Selected from among more than 20 reporters as co-anchor of UMTV Special Presentation: Presidential Election, first ever hour long program on UMTV, featuring individually produced economic policy segment and interview with senior economist from Bush Administration

NBCUniversal

New York, NY

Show Production Intern, CNBC's Closing Bell

June 2015-August 2015

Campus Ambassador, Campus 2 Career Internship Program

September 2015-January 2016

  • Assisted producers and helped prepare segments, including preparation of stock charts, background on guests, collection of videos, and drafting of lower thirds and promotional graphics
  • Researched and created notes for talent, including preparation of questions for guests, background on substantive material at issue, and potential conflicts of interest of guests
  • Served as liaison between NBCUniversal and University of Miami students and faculty

University of Miami, School of Business Administration

Coral Gables, FL

Research Assistant, Marketing Department

August 2014-present

Vice President of Communication, American Marketing Association

May 2014-present

  • Work alongside professors to conduct field experiments, collect data, and analyze results
  • Selected for Honors Summer Research Program, examining the adaptation of news organizations
  • Participate in Research, Creativity, & Innovation Forums, resulting in First Place Creativity in 2014, 2015, and 2016

Skills, Activities & Interests

Technical Skills:

  • Avid Media Composer
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • iNews
  • Chyron LUCI
  • Vertigo
  • Stratus
  • Panasonic HMC 150
  • DSLR Camera
  • SPSS Statistics
  • Qualtrics

Activities:

  • Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority
  • Doulos Greek Life Ministry
  • Honors Students Association

Interests:

  • Mobile Journalism
  • Health & Fitness
  • Cooking
  • Photography
  • Snorkeling