Michael Scherzinger Email & Phone Number

Sudbury, On, Ca

Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

• Lead operational activities for Cinefest Sudbury International Festival and Cultural Industries Ontario North (CION); including leading staff meetings while settings objectives, timelines and metrics of success; • Analyze and facilitate strategic goals for Cinefest Sudbury and CION;• Contribute to and provide oversite for public sector development objectives as they relate to both Cinefest and CION;• Support/provide oversight for funding procurement relating to Cinefest and CION’s operational, industry and programming-based goals; grant writing and reporting; growth and trend analysis;• Monitor and oversee Cinefest and CION’s public facing communications; working with Cinefest and CION’s marketing and communications teams and web developer on website maintenance, newsletters, and social media ad campaigns;• Lead and supervise Cinefest and CION task logs, objectives, internal protocol documentation and internal processes relating to dissemination of public facing communications, content revision, and partner/stakeholder acknowledgement;• Lead and supervise the writing and copy-editing of media releases, the Festival Program Guide and official event website, etc.;• Coordinate and lead procurement and logistics relating to guests of the festival, arrange in-person and virtual interviews (with media, for Q&A sessions);• Support coordination of event logistics, including providing oversight on logistical needs for development and hospitality events (guest support events, CION’s Cinema Summit professional development events);• Oversee Cinefest’s digital infrastructure for providing public facing communications and customer support;• Participate as a member of the film selection committee; leading documentaries and partnership-based programming• Provide oversight on CION's music programming; track and analyze measures of success.

Sudbury

• Taking lead on various grant-writing and reporting duties, including reporting to governmental funding bodies and writing operating grants.• Developing content for and maintaining internal and external databases, including website databases, festival registration forms, and more.• Working on internal and external development with industry partners; including website development and Cinefest's year round programming. • Coordinating guest services for Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival and related events.• Creating press releases and promotional materials.• Contributing as a film programming lead to Cinefest's film lineup.• Facilitating film submissions and working with film distributors to develop Cinefest's annual film lineup.• Facilitating online panels and professional development sessions.• Assisting in the facilitation of other annual cultural events; including the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (NOMFA), including facilitating the awards submissions processes, guest services for nominees, development of promotional materials and registration coordination for the NOMFA awards ceremony.• Coordinating social media and contesting.• Assisting in the facilitation of the LOL Sudbury comedy festival, with duties including event management, guest services, box office and onsite logistics, • Various internal office tasks including customer service duties, taking meeting minutes, organization of internal documents, internal reporting and invoice maintenance.

Sudbury

• Grantwriting and reporting.• Routinely networking with members of the Northern Ontario music and film industries to address their questions and needs.• Preparing internal and external resource documents for members of the cultural industries; including media lists, radio promotion timelines, touring schedules, and more.• Preparing research documents and reports on the growth of the Northern Ontario cultural industries for various stakeholders and funding bodies.• Assisting in the facilitation of the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (NOMFA); a biennial awards ceremony celebrating the Northern Ontario cultural industries as a whole. Specifically, facilitating the awards submissions and jury processes, hospitality for guests and panelists, and professional development sessions held during the event.• Assisting in the facilitation of other annual cultural events; including Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival and the LOL Sudbury comedy festival. Duties for these events included contract development, event management, guest services duties including scheduling travel and accommodations for guests, media relations, and onsite logistics.• Developing and facilitating showcase opportunities for Northern Ontario musicians.• Assisting in the development and facilitation of professional development panels and workshops throughout the region.• Various internal office tasks including answering phones, taking meeting minutes, organization of internal documents, internal reporting and invoice gathering.

Sudbury, On

• Busing, cleaning and restocking of all kitchenware.• Preparation of various menu-item ingredients, refilling and restocking line items, and general assistance to kitchen/line staff.• Interacting and working with a diverse staff in a high-pressure, time-sensitive restaurant setting.

Sudbury, On

• Researched and created reports on various government youth initiatives.• Developed content for a Northern Ontario government youth website.• Conducted interviews with various Northern youth to research their opinions on living in and pursuing careers in Northern Ontario.

Graduate Certificate, Public Relations

Learned, practiced and developed a wide range of communications, public relations and business skills; including composing materials.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Studied a broad range of fields and topics relating to psychology, including psychopathology, social motivation and interpersonal.