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Christopher Carpenter's Resume, Fall 2015
Christopher Carpenter's Resume, Fall 2015
624 W. 28th St., #14 Los Angeles, CA 90007 cscarpen@usc.edu (801) 910-6479 (cell)
Online portfolio: https://www.behance.net/ChristopherCarpenter
Work Experience:
TAO Group Las Vegas, Video & Graphics Production Intern
(June 2015-Aug. 2015)
Shot and edited original experiential video content adherent to the TAO Group brand released on official social media channels
Assisted with on-site food and beverage video and photography shoots and production of promotional graphic design assets
Created, designed, and produced sponsorship deck for cross-brand opportunity between Axe Bodywash and TAO Beach
Transcribed, summarized, and streamlined call notes between key Agency and production company personnel and
project director(s) for creative and logistical reference
Updated and organized system of bid specification sheets utilized by entirety of East Coast Sales Team
Assisted on various commercial production sets for clients like Marshalls and Amazon
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Production Assistant for The Young and The Restless Soap Opera
Researched and presented key show statistics on the relation between script length and scene count to key creative and
administrative team
Developed and produced series of humorous promotional videos in-line with the Sony brand, distributed to all Sony employees
Regulated and maintained daily office and on-set script and show breakdown distribution necessary to production of show
USC Volunteer Center, Student Coordinator & Team Leader, Alternative Winter Break Thailand Trip
(Aug. 2013-Jan. 2014)
Facilitated international travel arrangements and in-country lodging, cultural experiences, and service plans for 20 people
Selected team of students via application process and interviews; applied for and granted funding; sought on-campus news outlets
Oversaw day-to-day and big picture logistics of trip, including handling and being responsible for $3,000 in-country budget
Film and Television Production Experience Highlights:
Selected Fiction and Commercial Projects:
Writer/Director/Producer, Kick It With Fanta (FirstPlace Award Winner) & Rethink Possible w/ AT&T
(both 2014), MoFilm
Education:
University of Southern California, B.A. Film & Television Production; B.A. Cognitive Science; Advertising Minor
Expected graduation May 2016, Cumulative GPA 3.73
Awarded Presidential Scholarship, a four-year merit-based scholarship
Global East Asia Scholar, studying fast food branding as a cultural signifier in China and the US (Summer 2015)
Collegiate Scholastic and Leadership Societies: Deans List (7 semesters); Phi Beta Kappa; Order of Omega Greek Academic Honors
Society; Delta Omicron Zeta Professional Leadership Fraternity; Society 53, the Governing Board of the Student Alumni Association
Leadership:
USC Interfraternity Council, Director of Videography
(Jan. 2013-Present)
Engage prospective and incoming students through panel discussions, school tours, and one-on-one hosting
Invited to participate in and offer insight to Presidential Scholarship applicant interviews
Planned, coordinated, implemented, and executed 2nd Annual SCA Spring Gala with budget of $2,000
(Jan. 2015-Present)
Develop, produce, shoot, edit, and distribute video content that engages and represents USC Greek student population of 4,000
Capture and chronicle philanthropic, scholastic, and professional endeavors for internal historiography and external outreach
Interface with the 9 members of the Executive Board and 21 fraternity presidents to promote and maintain external identity of IFC
Developed, produced, shot, edited, and distributed online and televised advertisements and commercials for the eight assemblies
and five committees of Program Board, a division of Undergraduate Student Government
Utilized education in branding to develop and crystallize identity for the Black Student Assembly, Academic Culture Assembly,
and Green Student Assembly via video commercials and graphic design
Scheduled, produced, shot, and edited organization-wide promotional video featuring every assembly and committee; ~50
students featured, 96 Facebook shares, 1,635 YouTube views, 15,000 impressions