OXNARD — The Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation (OPAC) is teaming up with Oxnard photographer and filmmaker Christian Ramirez of Mezz Studio to offer a day of free professional headshots for those on the jobseeking trail. The event is scheduled for Thursday, August 6 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.
A professional headshot plays an important role in creating a positive first impression and can be used in many ways: email accounts, email signatures, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, personal websites, portfolios, guest blogs, resumes, and more. Sixty percent of employers research job candidates via social media and OPAC wants to ensure that community members who have lost work due to COVID-19 are supported and equipped in their career search.
“This is just one of the many ways our nonprofit is responding to COVID-19 Relief and Recovery,” comments Executive Director Carolyn Merino Mullin. OPAC has been facilitating daily COVID testing since May 4, monthly farmworker food distributions, PPE giveaways to homebound caregivers, and blood drives. Our Community Center remains open for approved events, including outdoor summer camps, religious services, and more. The organization will be announcing a series of tantalizing arts and cultural events in the coming weeks.
Organizers anticipate that this event will fill up quickly, and invite local businesses to sponsor future headshot photography sessions. “We are committed to paying it forward, and welcome new partners in this and other ventures,” says Mullin.
Space is limited, reservations are required and donations are encouraged. Registration for the event can be found online at oxnardperformingarts.com.
About the Photographer — An Oxnard native, photographer, and filmmaker Christian Ramirez graduated from CSU CI with a B.A. in Nonprofit Communication, for which his capstone project culminated in a feature-length documentary “Humanizing Homelessness in Oxnard.” Through his business, Mezz Studio, he harnesses the art of the lens to help others. He can be followed on Instagram @MezzStudio
About OPAC — A sustainable leader, OPAC is at the center of Oxnard’s artistic, educational, and economic life, inviting residents to discover, create, and connect through engagement with the arts and each other. The nonprofit was founded in 1998 to operate, manage, and program the Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center and continues to play a pivotal role within the complex’s Community Center.
Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation (OPAC)
800 Hobson Way | Oxnard, CA 93030
www.oxnardperformingarts.com | 805-385-8147