Cameron Parkins

Current

• Head Designer/Owner at Echo Basic
• Program Assistant at Creative Commons

Past

• Web Content Manager at ForYourArt
• Community + Media Development Intern at Creative Commons
• Lab Assistant at The Institute for Multimedia Literacy, University of Southern Califronia

• Intern at Chain Camera Productions
• Assistant Manager at Ooba Toobas

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Education

• University of Southern California

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Music

Cameron Parkins’s Summary

I am a Magnum Cum Laude graduate from the University of Southern California. I received a B.A. in International Relations with Honors in Multimedia Scholarship. I also minored in Cinema-Television, taking a heavy course load of classes in the School of Cinematic Arts.

I am currently employed as a Cultural Program Assistant at Creative Commons, a non-profit that "defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright — all rights reserved — and the public domain — no rights reserved."

I have extensive experience in studying and working with new media, specifically where new media/digital technology intersect with the arts. I am computer savvy from a basic (MS Word, Excel, etc.) to advanced level (Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, web design, web programming, etc.).

Outside of this I am an active musician and composer.

Cameron Parkins’s Specialties:

intellectual property, music, copyright, free culture, art, creative commons, Web 2.0, internet, blog, media, photoshop, final cut pro, web design, composition, recording

Cameron Parkins’s Experience

• Head Designer/Owner

  Echo Basic

  (Design industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  I am the head designer at Echo Basic, a web/graphic design firm based in Los Angeles.

• Program Assistant

  Creative Commons

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

• Web Content Manager

  ForYourArt

  (Fine Art industry)

  September 2008 — January 2009 (5 months)

  I maintained the back-end, ran the CMS, and provided general help and assistance with employees here in regards to all things computer oriented. I produced weekly HTML/CSS newsletters as well as oversaw online marketing efforts.

• Community + Media Development Intern

  Creative Commons

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

• Lab Assistant

  The Institute for Multimedia Literacy, University of Southern Califronia

  (Computer Software industry)

  January 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 8 months)

  Helping students in the Institute for Multimedia Literacy Honors prgoram with various software platforms (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Second Life, Mac OS X) as well as basic education of media hardware (DV cameras, microphones, etc.)

• Intern

  Chain Camera Productions

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

  Provided office assistance and subject research for documentary film-maker Kirby Dick and film-producer Amy Kofman

• Assistant Manager

  Ooba Toobas

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Restaurants industry)

  May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

  Ran cash register, served customers, worked in kitchen, dealt with various issues that arose in terms of customer service, general banking duties

Cameron Parkins’s Education

• University of Southern California

  B.A. , International Relations , 2004 — 2008

  Cinema Critical Studies Minor, Honors in Multimedia Scholarship, 4 semesters of French language/literature, 2 semesters of Spanish language/literature (IN PROGRESS), Overseas Studies Program: 1 semester in Dijon, France

  Activities and Societies:

  Founder of USC Chapter of FreeCulture.org, Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, Teaching in International Relations Program (TIRP) Volunteer in Los Angeles Public Schools

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Cameron Parkins’s Websites:

• My Music

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