Julian Kingston Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Regional Municipality Of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• responsible for the management of the entire operations of our four (4) Regional Museums.
• provide strategic leadership, direction, and oversight on visitor services; marketing, programming, exhibit development, site preservation, and the stewardship and development of the artifact collection.
• responsible to cultivate strategic initiatives and goals, performance, and quality standards to bring the history of the Region to life, engage, and connect the community to our resource.
• provide subject matter expertise, management and support in the development and implementation of marketing, public relations, media releases, and the overall review of all public relations activities for the museums.
• curate artifacts with a planning team through research and develop plans for museum programming for community engagement.
• provide leadership to, manage, coach, mentor, and develop an engaging staff of supervisors.

Toronto, Canada Area

• co-founder of a consulting firm with 45 years of combined first-hand experience working in top museums, arts organizations and not-for-profits
• provides expertise in the areas of educational and learning, programming, audience development, branding, marketing and communications.
• specializes in working with museums, art galleries, science centres, theatres, zoological parks and heritage sites

Oakville, Ontario

• managed a complex of designated heritage structures, a historically significant landscape, important archaeological resources, and a collection of artifacts used in permanent and changing exhibitions
• implemented new digital collections management system and launched a web portal enabling the public to search the town’s collections: collections.oakville.caproduced new programs, exhibits and events which extend the.
• prototyped virtual tours, 360 degree video and live streaming to promote museum awareness and enhance visitor experience
• guided the public consultation, design, preparation and $2.75M restoration of the Ca. 1899 Oakville Museum Coach house, opened in spring 2022

Oakville, Ontario

• oversaw development and delivery of Arts, Media and Culture programs for the Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies
• built and expanded educational programs, including over 19 new blended and e-learning courses, including transmedia, game design and digital storytellingadministered the web developer certificate programs
• led on-going market research to recommend and implemented new programming, and curriculum development
• fostered relationships, internally and externally, and implement marketing strategies to attract students and faculty to a portfolio of 200 courses

Toronto, Canada

• promoted to newly created senior management position
• responsible for Hands-On Galleries, School Visits, Public Programs and Outreach: areas which include 16 full-time direct reports, over 100 part-time staff and more than 200 volunteers
• planned and managed budgets (~$3M), developed financial projections and ensured revenue targets were met across multiple programs and projects
• received $360K grant from the Ministry of Natural Resources to promote the International Year of Biodiversity through events, displays and education programs

Toronto, Canada Area

• directed the development, implementation and promotion of formal and informal education programs
• participated in a team process to plan and approve major exhibits and new gallery development
• collaborated with Museum departments such as Curatorial, Hospitality, Security, Marketing, New Media, and Visitor Services, to ensure effective program delivery
• worked with a cross-functional team to produce the ROM’s Digital Gallery, the first of its kind in Canada
• maintained and developed strategic partnerships with business and cultural organizations to further increase program awareness and reach
• worked with ROM’s marketing division to implement new ROM sub-brands for families, children and adults

Bachelor Of Education (Bed)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc Hons), Biology

Education record