Rebecca Petit petit.rebecca@gmail.

com
www.rebeccapetit.com
Multimedia Journalist

EXPERIENCE SKILLS
● AP Style
WFTS-TV — Multimedia Journalist
● Videography
Tampa, FL
2020 - Present ● Editing software

● Report, write, capture quality visual content, edit and ● Adobe Premiere
produce stories for multiple platforms on deadline ●Final Cut Pro
● Gather and verify factual information regarding stories ● Story pitching
through interview, observation and research
● Social media
● Give live reports from site of event
●AVID
● MS Office
WZDX-TV — Multimedia Journalist
Huntsville, AL ● Photography
2017 - 2019 ●Print journalism
● Pitch stories to the editorial staff and organize interviews ● Field production
daily
● Sound news judgment
● Break news stories and report live
● Exceptional writer
● Write, shoot and edit 2-3 stories every day under deadline
● Post social media updates from the field ● CMS software
● Increased engagement on the news station’s website
● Write and post web stories EDUCATION
M.S. Broadcast and Digital
KDBC-TV— News Producer Journalism-JUNE 2013
El Paso, TX Syracuse University —
2014 - 2016
Syracuse, NY
● Produce two 30-minute newscasts each day
B.A. Broadcast Journalism,
● Write and edit stories on strict deadlines daily Magna Cum Laude-MAY
● Make swift editorial decisions 2010
● Post multiple breaking news web stories weekly Howard University —
● Manage stations Facebook, Instagram accounts Washington, D.C.
● Give direction to reporters and field crews

INVOLVEMENT
WMBD-TV— Washington D.C. Reporter National Association of
Peoria, IL Black Journalists
2013 - 2013

● Shoot, write and edit all of my material on deadline LANGUAGES

● Interview Senators and Congressmen English, Haitian-Creole
● Write web stories
 ● Report live daily
● Posted Twitter updates from field
● Build source relationships on Capitol Hill

NCC News — Multimedia Journalist

Syracuse, NY
2012 - 2013

● Enterprised and reported both TV and radio stories for

student news operation
● Shot, edited and wrote packages on deadline
● Anchored 30 minute live- to- tape TV newscast
● Live reporting for student newscast
● Wrote and posted web stories and video for
NCCNewsonline.com

KABC-TV— Field Producer Intern

Los Angeles, CA
2012 - 2013

● Interviewed guests for “Eye on LA” a magazine show

● Logged video
● Assisted Director of Photography with lighting for the show, audio, camera set up, and grip
duties

WKTV-TV— Newsroom Intern

Utica, NY
2012 - 2012

● Write VO copy for 5 pm and 6 pm newscasts

● Interviewed newsmakers and sources
● Shadow reporters
● Do background research on news stories