Emily Yates has extensive experience in television production, having worked as a production assistant for MTV, ESPN, and MTV News. She has also worked as a camera operator for a church broadcasting service and as an intern in casting and development. Yates is proficient in various production software and skills. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Broadcasting Visual Media from Seton Hall University, where she maintained a high GPA and received honors.

1. Emily
Yates
973.454.8380
yates.m.emily@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
MTV
Docs,
New
York,
NY
Production
Assistant,
June
2014
–
July
2014
• Audience
produced
for
the
live
Catfish
After
Show,
created
various
show
documents,
such
as
stringer
sheets
and
show
formats,
and
assisted
in
editing
packages
to
be
used
on
air
ESPN,
New
York,
NY
Post
Production
PA,
May
2014
• Logged
and
transcribed
footage
from
various
projects
such
as
Inside
U.S.
Soccer’s
March
to
Brazil
and
Serge
Ibaka
Goes
Home
as
well
as
completed
a
footage
report
and
graphics
document
on
Microsoft
Excel
MTV
News,
New
York,
NY
Production
Intern,
January
2014
–
May
2014
• Worked
as
a
production
assistant
for
RapFix
Live
every
week
as
well
as
Catfish,
Live
from
MTV,
Cover
Moment,
and
many
other
studio
and
field
productions
• Pitched
and
wrote
stories
for
the
MTV
News
website
as
well
as
did
research
and
logged
tapes
for
staff
members
Telsey
+
Co.,
New
York,
NY
Casting
Intern,
September
2013
–
December
2013
• Scheduled,
checked
in,
and
observed
professional
auditions
for
Broadway
productions,
feature
films,
commercials,
and
television
shows
for
major
networks
• Learned
to
navigate
casting
tools
such
as
The
Casting
Networks,
Castit.biz,
and
Breakdown
Express
Oz
Video
Inc.,
Newark,
NJ
Camera
Operator,
May
2013
–
Present
• Consistently
operated
camera
for
a
Church
broadcasting
their
services
to
The
Word
Network
• Traveled
with
the
client
to
Florida
for
a
week
long
conference
where
the
footage
was
captured
on
a
Tri-­‐Caster
Creative
Control,
New
York,
NY
Casting
Associate
/
Production
Assistant,
May
2013
• Cast
all
of
the
extras
for
a
short
film
to
be
entered
into
the
AFI
African
American
Film
Festival
• Made
runs,
handled
talent
and
release
forms,
and
helped
with
locations
as
a
Production
Assistant
Play
with
Fire
Films,
New
Providence,
NJ
Assistant
Director/
Artistic
Director,
Spring
2013
• Organized
and
maintained
schedule,
props,
talent,
and
release
forms
and
decorated
sets
for
a
music
video
Big
Fish
Entertainment,
New
York,
NY
Development
Intern,
January
2013—April
2013
• Developed
pitches
and
treatments,
as
well
as
edited
casting
and
promo
reels
for
networks
like
VH1,
MTV,
and
TLC
Catfish
Studios,
West
Orange,
NJ
Production
Assistant,
January
2012—Present
• Worked
on
sound
design
and
camera
operation
through
crewing
various
television,
film,
and
documentary
shoots
Television
Studio
at
Seton
Hall
University,
South
Orange,
NJ
Studio
Assistant,
Fall
2010—
Present
• Worked
as
a
crewmember
for
various
class
studio
productions,
as
well
as
managed
all
remote
equipment
• Assisted
students
with
transferring,
capturing
and
exporting
footage,
color
correction,
audio
mixing,
etc.
on
Final
Cut
Pro
• Wrote,
directed,
and
produced
a
television
show
that
is
successfully
aired
weekly
on
the
campus
television
station
Newark
Government
Access
Television,
Newark,
NJ
Production
Intern/
On-­‐Air
Talent,
May
2012—August
2012
• Single-­‐handedly
wrote
copy,
recorded
voice
over,
operated
camera,
audio,
and
reported
at
various
on
location
shoots
• Created
short
news
pieces
using
Final
Cut
Pro,
and
managed
social
media
for
the
local
public
access
TV
station
SKILLS
Proficient
in
Final
Cut
Pro
7,
Adobe
Premiere
CS6,
Camera
Operator,
Teleprompter,
Chyron,
Audio
Equipment,
Microsoft
Office,
On-­‐Air
Reporting,
Social
Media,
In-­‐Studio
shooting,
and
Driver’s
License
EDUCATION
AND
HONORS
Seton
Hall
University,
South
Orange,
NJ
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
Broadcasting
Visual
Media,
Television
Track,
Spring
2014
• GPA:
3.77,
Dean’s
List:
All
semesters,
Departmental
Honors
Award,
Communication
Honors
and
Mentor
Program
ACTIVITIES
Stage
Productions,
Actress/
Tech
Hand,
Fall
2010—present
• King
Lear
(Cordelia),
Wait
Until
Dark
(Light
Operator),
Tartuffe
(Mariane),
Twelfth
Night
(Viola),
Picasso
at
the
Lapin
Agile
(The
Countess/
Suzanne/Female
Admirer),
Resurrection
Blues
(Sarah),
The
Children’s
Hour
(Rosalie),
Rumors
(Chris),
Macbeth
(Lady
Macduff),
The
Comedy
of
Errors
(Adrianna),
Months
on
End
(Gwen),
To
Kill
A
Mockingbird
(Mrs.
Dubose)