KATHRYN SCOTT MCCORMICK

1521 N 73rd Ave. Hollywood, FL• 914 482 1171  katymccormick07@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

Event Coordinator, Bar Manager • Havana 59 • Richmond, VA – March 2022- August 2024

• Coordinated, booked, and worked private events including weddings, business events

• Provided training to all new bar and event staff, ordered liquor, assisted with bar incentives and promotions to meet sales goals

• Created Banquet event orders detailing specs for the event per customers request, creating and finalizing contracts

Video Producer •  American Spark TV •  Richmond, VA • April 2021- March 2023

• Hiring videographers and selecting venue shoots, overseeing videographers and production teams

• Managing and maintaining budgets for a film highlighting creative artists airing on National TV     

 • Pitching stories, editing video content, creating calendars and finalizing contracts for vendors and videographers

Assistant General Manager •  Lakeside Grille • Mahopac, NY • May 2018 – March 2022

• Assisted with bar incentives, social marketing, and contests to meet sales goals

• Provided patrons with superior service and a memorable experience while adhering to quality expectations and standards

Digital Media Production Associate •  Bernstein Associates •  Tarrytown, NY • May 2018- May 2019

• Assessed deadline dates against production team activities and ensured that tasks were completed within reasonable time frames

• Image processing, metadata entry, batch processing, and related digital workflow tasks

• Photo Meta-tagging & Editing on Adobe Creative Suites, Proof-reading, Quality Control, MS Suites

New Business Associate •  MDC Media Partners •  New York, NY • May 2015- May 2018

• Allocated social media data to figure out earned media opportunities on integrated marketing campaigns, to further success gaining earned media coverage on campaigns

• Researched new business opportunities and reached out to prospective new clients

• Created decks compiling information about creative assets and contracts for vendors

Ken Marsolais Productions, Inc.  •  Katonah, NY • Dec 2014- Nov 2019

Production Assistant 

  • The Bullish Farmer was selected for over 30 film festivals worldwide, winning awards from numerous different festivals for best documentary and best director

  • Coordinated and arranged appropriate facilities, labor, equipment and material and the set up and break down of shooting events.

  • In charge of donations, increased donations when fundraising for the campaign.            

  • Produced documents and reports required to submit for production in a timely manner

Freelance Photographer  • Westchester County, NY • Dec 2014 • 2022

  • Ken Marsolais Productions, Inc.
  • Trish Haute Couture – Trish Personal Image and Fashion Stylist
  • Somewhere Up There

West Virginia Uncovered • Morgantown, WV • Jan 2012- Dec 2014 

Media Manager, Photo/ Video/ Graphic/ Editorial Content Creation

  • Managed social media accounts, improved views with newsworthy editorial content including photographs, videos and interactive graphics

  • Led concept development, graphics, storytelling and delivery of segment ideas

Summer Intern • The Advertising Club of New York • NYC • June 2014-August 2014

•  Selected to participate in a summer seminar series teaching interns about different parts of the industry at different agencies around New York City including: TBWA Chiat Day, Hayden 5, Thrillist Media Group, Deutsch and McCann.

•  Networked with a diverse group of industry professionals in many different departments at these events

Missouri Photo Workshop 65 • Trenton, MO • September 2013

 Photographer

  • Selected for the 65th annual workshop
  • Worked with twelve Pulitzer Prize journalists in the photojournalism field including: National Geographic’s- Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow, Dennis Dimick, Denver Post’s- Craig Walker, Washington Post’s- MaryAnne Golon
  • My photo story can be found at: http://mophotoworkshop.org/mpw65/katy-mccormick/

TargetCast tcm (now Media Assembly) • New York, NY • June – August 2013

Media Planning Intern for AMC

  • Allocated social media data to figure out earned media opportunities on integrated marketing campaigns, to further success gaining earned media coverage on campaigns

  • Created decks for vendors compiling information about creative assets for all types of media

People to People Ambassador  • July 2004 – July 2009     

Student Ambassador          

  • Elected to be a student ambassador, promoting diplomatic relations, and photographing many countries such as: Australia, New Zealand, China, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia
  • Studied the language and culture of various countries, increasing my global awareness and knowledge of different types of people, while staying in citizen’s homes

EDUCATION                 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV • BS in Journalism 2010 – 2014

Magna Cum Laude Graduate • 3.78 GPA

Major: Advertising • Minor: Business Administration

  • Received Top Scholar in Advertising Award- this award is voted by professors in all majors and is the most prestigious award in the school given to the top student in the major
  • Received Outstanding Advertising Senior Award- voted by professors in every major for performance, leadership, dedication, and like-ability
  • Teaching Assistant for three semesters for Dr. Hongmin Ahn in the Strategic Communications Department
  • A member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars- an honor society for college students
  • Experience in photography, social media, journalism, filming, advertising, marketing, business and news writing

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