All posts by Arthur Ebuen
A Creative’s Guide to Photo Shoots: How to Embrace the Chaos
We’ve done a photo shoot once or thrice… roughly. Below are some of what our Creative team thinks about before, during, and after each shoot. Take it with a grain of salt, no one shoot is the same. Just like a wedding, you’ll plan for everything to be perfect. It may not seem to go…
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Camellia Mortezazedah: A Wealth of Public Health Knowledge
After a few months of working with Camellia as a contractor, Civilian knew we needed her as a permanent part of our team. Our own Art Ebuen interviewed Camellia to hear more about her extensive public health experience. After learning more about her background, it’s no wonder she’s already making a strong positive impact on…
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How Much Should Your Roots Define You?
CreativeMornings is a free talk series for creatives, entrepreneurs, developers, and crafters in advertising and marketing. It’s held the last Friday of every month with varying topics. These talks are meant to bring us together and hopefully inspire our work (and maybe personal) outlooks. After almost every one of these, I leave aspiring to do…
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Let’s “Mete” Pete
Recently, we welcomed Pete Levine to the Civilian team as our new Director of Client Services. His processes and presence have already made a positive impact in the short time he’s been here, so we sat down with Pete to learn more about his experience, what drew him to Civilian, and if he had any…
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Comic-Con: Turning My Vacation Into a Professional Goal
Comic-Con is my scheduled summer vacation, every year. And every year I hear, "Are you going to dress up?" Interesting fact, only about 12% of attendees cosplay (dress up). And to answer that question, no, I don't. Nothing against it but any attempt from me to make a costume would be a great disservice to…
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Interview Tips for New Creatives in Advertising and Design
Civilian conducts a decent amount of informational interviews with students interested in the creative field, as part of our mentorship efforts. It’s a good way for recent grads to practice interviewing, plus get feedback on their work and how they present. As a bonus, these meetings are great networking opportunities for both sides. After every…
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Civilian Take: 2019 Super Bowl Ads
We are bombarded with ads from all directions and tactical innovations. But every year during the Super Bowl, the masses gather and anticipate a more traditional medium: the television commercial. Some things to note: the average person watching the game isn’t just male, it’s a closer split down the middle than most would think. Also,…
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A WISE Partnership in Mentoring
We got together with the San Diego chapter of Women In Sports and Events (WISE) in our shared mentorship efforts by hosting a workshop on the best practices of self-promotion through LinkedIn. The workshop consisted of Jorge Barba starting with the how-tos of a LinkedIn profile, then later rounded out the event with a panel…
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Our Education in Career Education
In the world of higher education, community college is looked at as a stepping stone to a 4-year institution, a way station to a complete education before starting a fulfilling career. This point-of-view couldn't be further from the truth, and further from the full potential of what a community college offers through Career Education. With…
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Growing Our Giving
We were sitting around the conference room trying to decide on which charity we should give back to. Most corporations have their one charitable organization they support. One they dedicate time to and advocate for, one that stands for what their company stands for. After a few ideas being thrown back and forth, weighing one…
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