Rebekah

M. Tate

New York, NY| | rebekahtate8@gmail.com | @Reb_Tate

Experience:

Online Coordinator for Fox News Contributor & NY Times Best Selling Author, Monica Crowley:
Fall 2015-Present
Working directly with Monica Crowley, using Facebook page manger to draft, schedule and post on Monicas news personality
page, Twitter verification, weekly newsletter distribution and implementing a weekly webcast: the Monica Minute. Working to
grow follower base by creating a consistent and professional look across all platforms.
Fox News Channel:










Campus Associate (Fall 2015 Spring 2016)









Coordinated with FNC Headquarters HR department to recruit new college associates for internships, promote and recruit for postgraduate programs and jobs, design and distribute promotional items, plan and host local debate watch parties for 150 + people,
assist students with application process, and acted as an intermediary between the FNC recruitment team and interested students.
Editor, Copy That (Fall 2015 Spring 2016)
One of four college students chosen to be an editor for Fox News Channels new weekly newsletter targeting millennials. Pitched
story ideas weekly, wrote stories and edited stories to match desired tone, promoted and distributed newsletter.
College Associate, Americas Newsroom (Summer 2015)
Worked at the FNC New York bureau. Cut and plugged video for live day-of-air programs using Ardome, Pebble Beach, and Avid
iNews, transcribed SOTs, checked copy, pitched story ideas daily, and received guidance and training from top news professionals.
Dallas County Republican Party, Elections Administrator Intern:




Fall 2015-Spring 2016
Coordinated the March 1, 2016 Republican primary election for Dallas County. Organized 283 election judges and polling locations
across the county, planned and worked fundraising events for the party, and assisted with candidates filing for election. Created
interactive online maps to inform voters of new polling locations.
SMU-TV:










Executive Producer, SMU-TV: Real Talk (Fall 2015- Spring 2016)







Creator and Executive Producer of SMU-TV show, Real Talk. The show presents politics in a way that millennials understand.
Produced a 15-minute long broadcast weekly, coordinated at least 2 live guest segments, wrote scripts, built graphics, cut video,
directed show, edited show after production, posted online and then promoted across social media platforms.
Executive Producer, SMU-TV (Spring 2015)








Executive Producer of SMU-TVs daily student-run newscast, The Daily Update. Produced the newscast 3 times a week using Avid
iNews, oversaw a team of reporters who provided video content for show weekly, managed crew of 15 students to turn broadcast
for air in a 2 hour time period, and worked with editors of the school newspaper to build a multi-media student platform operation.
Glenn Becks TheBlaze TV, Media Operations Intern





Spring 2015
Ingested digital media, cut elements for day-of-air programs using Final Cut 7 and Adobe Premier, digitally recorded studio pretapes and programs, worked with show producers, and organized media for TV, radio and web.
KRLD News Radio Production Intern







Fall 2014
KRLD is a CBS owned and operated all-news radio station. Wrote and pitched stories daily, went on scene with senior reporters, cut
audio for day-of-air programs using Burli Newsroom System, conducted phone interviews that aired during the show Morning
Drive, which reaches listeners in the Dallas metroplex.
Seacrest Studios Intern, Childrens Medical Center





Summer 2014
Producer and host of 20 radio broadcasts for Good Morning Childrens, which aired on closed circuit TV in the hospital. Produced,
shot, and edited short videos broadcast throughout hospital. Shot videos with a Sony NX5UHD camera and edited on Final Cut X.

Skills:
Production: Final Cut Pro 7, X, Adobe Premier, Sony NX5U HD camera, AVID iNews, and Photoshop.
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Youtube, TweetDeck, Wordpress, Mailchimp and basic HTML.
Languages: Basic conversational Spanish

Extracurricular:
Chair of Service, Dallas County Young Republicans





January-July 2016
Elected to serve on the Dallas County Young Republicans board as the Chair of Service. Responsibilities include organizing block
walks and phones banks for local Republican candidates and coordinating two non-political community service events a year.
NCAA Division 1 Athlete-Rowing








2012-2016
Recruited to join the program out of high school. Responsibilities included: practicing 20+ hours a week, traveling all over the
country competing in about nine regattas each year. Medically disqualified in 2015.



Awards:
Education:
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast (2015-16)
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX: May 2016
SMU Outstanding Senior Woman Nominee (2015-16)
B.A. of Journalism: with honors

Dallas County GOP Volunteer of the Year (2015-16)
Minors: Political Science, Human Rights
Belo Foundation Scholarship (2015-2016)
GPA: 3.74
Meadows School Academic Scholarship (2014-15)
SMU Athletic Directors Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
Conference USA Academic Gold Medal (2012-13)