KATE BEISPEL  

EXPERIENCE

Activities & Organizations

AWARDS & SKILLS

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The University of Texas at Austin 2013-2017 Moody College of Communications, School of Journalism Ranked #1 school for journalism by USA Today Staples High School 2009-2013 5 Advanced Placement courses completed The University of Connecticut 2012-2013 Concurrent college enrollment for honors Italian classes

Academics Moody College of Communication Deans Honor List University Honors Languages Proficient in reading and writing Italian Technology Comfortable with use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Powerpoint, Prezi, Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Storify, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, Vine, Google+ Writing Published in The Daily Texan, Longhorn Life, and Soundings Literary Magazine

The Daily Texan 2015-Present Social media team member contributing Facebook posts and Tweets summarizing news articles Second most followed college Twitter account in the U.S. Order of Omega Honor Society 2015-Present Member of the national leadership honor society Texas Student Television 2014-2015 Roles include increasing viewership and tune-in for various programs through promotions, social media, and event marketing Collaborate on 30-second on-air promos for both overall channel awareness and show-specific Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority 2013-Present Staples High School Student Government President 2009-2013 Four-year assembly member, with two years on executive board, first serving as Public Relations Officer and then President Inklings School Newspaper 2011-2013 Staff writer, web sports editor, and paper opinions editor for a paper accredited the All-American award by the National Scholastic Press

EDUCATION

Campus Ambassador – NBCUniversal, Inc. 9/2015-Present Serve as a liaison between UT students, the campus career center, and NBCU to come up with creative solutions to increase awareness and recruit diverse talent Blog and General Production Intern – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBCUniversal, Inc. 5/2015-8/2015 Responsible for updating interactive galleries, creating blog posts, analyzing data comparisons between competitors, and completing various tasks for staff Director of Outdoor Media – Westport Downtown Merchant’s Association 1/2011-6/2013 Managed and worked at events and fundraisers, while collaborating with local storeowners to increase publicity