CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a reporter position where I can showcase my strong written communication skills and my experience in producing daily broadcasts in a high-pressure news environment.

EXPERIENCE

WCIV ABC News 4 Charleston, SC January 2008 – current position
Producer- Good Morning Charleston – current responsibilities include producing two hour morning program, preparing rundown and writing for daily newscasts, providing studio control room supervision with regard to timing and content, and coordination and execution of live shots while program is on-air.

WCIV ABC News 4 Charleston, SC October 2007 – January 2008
Associate Producer –responsibilities included field producing, writing for daily newscasts, fill in assignment editor, fill in producer, linear editing, coordinating live shots, and help overall production of daily newscasts

WCIV ABC News 4 Charleston, SC March 2007- October 2007

Production Assistant - assisted camera and/or audio in producing the local ABC nightly news. Gained experience writing stories for nightly newscast, field producing, putting together packages for production newscasts, special programs and remote broadcasts.

WCIV ABC News 4 Charleston, SC January 2007 -March 2007

Broadcast News Intern- shadowed reporters, helped collect and write news stories for news casts, and helped book guests for morning Charleston talk show, Lowcountry Live

Massachusetts Financial Group Charleston, SC May 2005- September 2006

Marketing/ Recruiting Intern- Gained extensive experience in marketing and recruiting, wrote press releases, coordinated advertising, event planning, and public relations.

WXIX Fox19 News Cincinnati, OH June 2005- August 2005

Summer Broadcast News Intern- shadowed broadcasters, helped collect and write news stories, and worked the assignment desk

EDUCATION

College of Charleston May 2007 B. A. Communications/Media Studies
Minor in Psychology
4 semesters of Spanish

ACTIVITIES

• James Island Connector Run-(9/05)- Coordinated sponsors, successfully recruited local
  organizations to participate in raising money for children with disabilities
• Kappa Delta Sorority– (07/03-present) Alumni Relations Chair, Organized community
  service activities and acted as a recruiter for Kappa Delta on campus.
• Monthly Update -(2003)– produced and anchored monthly high school television show for
  Indian Hill High School

REFERENCES : Available upon request.

Catie Slattery

Charleston, SC
(513) 300  -  6759

catieslattery@gmail.com