Peter Hemminger Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta

• Provide research support, data analysis, and policy consultation, mostly on projects involving arts, culture, and tourism strategies for municipalities, as well as some consultation with arts service organizations on.
• Clients from 2019 onward have included the Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society and Karen Ball & Associates

Calgary, Canada Area

• Duties:
• Responsible for all areas of Quickdraw operations, from marketing and communication to sponsorship, grant-writing, budgeting, HR and partnerships
• Co-programmed and planned annual four-day GIRAF animation festival alongside the programming director
• Wrote a majority of Quickdraw's recurring communications materials, including Monday Shorts blog series, weekly newsletters, and social media postsFinancial Achievements:
• Promoted financial stability: Doubled earned revenues between 2012-13 and 2019-20 (last year before COVID) and increased core operating grants by 50% in same timeframe
• Maintained positive cash flow and active programming throughout COVID pandemicProject Management:

• Solicited, selected and negotiated screening rights for Canadian feature films (in2010) and short films (in 2011 and 2012), on tight timelines and budgets
• Represented the festival to audiences through the media and by introducing filmsthroughout the festival
• Maintained online database for use in print guide and festival website

• Oversaw the creation and editing of 160-page festival program guide and filmrelatedweb content
• Assigned, edited and fact-checked content from festival staff and volunteers

• Managed a pool of freelance writers, illustrators and photographers across Canada
• Maintained relationships with musicians, artists, publicists and businesspeoplethroughout North America to keep abreast of developments in film and music
• Responsible for assigning, editing, proofing and laying out 15-20 articles per week,including film and music interviews, reviews and feature articles
• Weekly guest on Breakfast Television, spotlighting upcoming cultural events
• Served on juries for the Polaris Prize (2008 through 2011), the Juno Awards (2010),among others

Master Of Arts (Ma), Communications And Culture, 4.0

While my coursework ranged from critical theory to film studies and video game design, my MA thesis focused on the intersection of.

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Business/Commerce, General, 3.75

• Dean's List six out of seven eligible semesters • Invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma business society, signifying grades in the 90th.