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Kevin Tate

Tupelo

Summary

Performance-driven leader, editor and writer with more than two decades' experience creating strategy, executing tactics and producing results for national brands, all within approved budgets. Bring a combination of skill, experience, confidence and humility that fit well in a dynamic setting and allow immediate contribution.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Weekend Editor

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
08.2023 - Current
  • Oversee production of each weekend edition of the publication.
  • Manage skills and time of a number of hourly employees to ensure each edition is eye-catching and accurate.
  • Write in-depth features to explore the stories behind the stories in a vibrant community.

Senior Group Director

Mabus Agency
02.2020 - 06.2022
  • Drove ideation and execution of marketing strategy and tactics for host of clients nationwide.
  • Established creative workflow between design teams and in-house video production team to produce top-quality marketing content for clients through online, broadcast and print media.
  • Produced award-winning video work by coordinating internal and external human resources.

Vice President of Media

Haas Outdoors, Inc.
01.2010 - 02.2020

• Drove creation of 104 episodes of broadcast television per year, maintaining strict adherence to brand strategy and messaging.

• Managed team of 20 employees covering broad array of skill sets, specialties, abilities and talents.

• Concurrently produced number of yearly installments of videos for retail sale.

• Produced custom trade show videos to capture, engage foot traffic.

Creative Director

Haas Outdoors, Inc.
02.2006 - 01.2010

• Oversaw quality control of department's broadcast and retail video productions.

• Personally edited and delivered 26 episodes of broadcast television per calendar year.

• Served as consulting editor of company's quarterly magazine, "Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country," published by Grand View Media Group in Birmingham, Ala.

Video Editor

Haas Outdoors, Inc.
03.2000 - 01.2006

• Assembled raw video content, combining appropriate motion, static graphics, voice over, production music and other elements to create 26 top quality episodes per year of broadcast-ready television .

• Concurrently produced number of retail video titles, unfailingly delivered for review, reproduction and broadcast on schedule.

Managing Editor

Starkville Daily News
01.1999 - 03.2000

• Managed a staff of 20 and oversaw production of award-winning 7-day daily in a Southeastern Conference college town.

Sports Editor

West Point Daily Times Leader
02.1998 - 01.1999

• Created eye-catching, engaging sports content focused on local athletes and their families.

Assorted Newspaper Positions

Various Locations
05.1994 - 02.1998

• Wrote news, features, sports, opinion.

• Created news, sports, feature photography.

• Processed film. Made prints.

• Did layout, design, circulation delivery.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History, With Minor in Communication

Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
05.1994

High School Diploma -

Shannon High School
Shannon, MS
05.1990

Skills

  • Creative project management
  • Team leadership
  • Focus and follow-through
  • Mentoring young professionals in career and life skills

Accomplishments

Chairman, Professional Outdoor Media Association

2011-2012, 2013-2014

Chairman, Southeastern Outdoor Press Association

2019-2022

Betty Lou Fegely Emerald Cornerstone Award, POMA

2015

Additional Information

Sidney L. "Sid" Salter, Director of Public Affairs, Mississippi State University

610 Allen Hall

Mississippi State, MS 39762

(662) 325-7454


Layne Bruce, Mississippi Press Association

371 Edgewood Terrace Dr.

Jackson, MS 39206

(901) 937-9413


Glen McCullough, Past Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority

245 Road 183

Tupelo, MS 38804

(662) 372-3002


Timeline

Weekend Editor

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
08.2023 - Current

Senior Group Director

Mabus Agency
02.2020 - 06.2022

Vice President of Media

Haas Outdoors, Inc.
01.2010 - 02.2020

Creative Director

Haas Outdoors, Inc.
02.2006 - 01.2010

Video Editor

Haas Outdoors, Inc.
03.2000 - 01.2006

Managing Editor

Starkville Daily News
01.1999 - 03.2000

Sports Editor

West Point Daily Times Leader
02.1998 - 01.1999

Assorted Newspaper Positions

Various Locations
05.1994 - 02.1998

Bachelor of Arts - History, With Minor in Communication

Mississippi State University

High School Diploma -

Shannon High School
Kevin Tate