Jim Kuehnel

Jim Kuehnel 46 South Rd Saint John, NB E2M 6W9- Creative Mind. Big Picture Problem Solver. Event Manager. Event Producer. Educator. Writer. Film Director & Producer. Experienced, energetic and enthusiastic professional with a demonstrated history in the live entertainment, event, education and video industries. Skilled in Education, Event Management & Production, Event Risk Assessment, Strategic Planning, Communications, Marketing and Multimedia. Employment History General Manager Atlantica College, 3D Animation College, Saint John, NB 2006 to Present General Manager duties operating a post-secondary private college: budgeting, marketing, growth development, governmental relations, procedure adherence and compliance; development and maintenance of campus policies and procedures; internal and external communications, teaching method development, curriculum development, staffing, contract negotiations. General Manager, Creative Director Arrowfoot Productions, Creative Agency, Saint John, NB 2010 to Present General Manager duties operating a creative marketing agency: client relations and communications; market research and analysis; website development; innovative video production - development, shooting, directing and editing; scriptwriting; contract negotiations; sales and marketing strategy development and execution; staffing. Festival & Events Resource Officer Uptown Saint John Inc, Downtown Business Development Corporation, Saint John, NB- Event development, management and production; liaison for existing events, marketing strategy development, municipal and other governmental relations, procedure development, adherence and compliance; market research, analysis and development; communications. Event Producer, Event Manager, Tour Manager, Production Manager Self-Employed and as a contractor for a variety of concert promotors including Lee-Livingston, SRO Entertainment, DKD, CPI and the Canadian Forces. Germany -), Canada -) Highlights: Show Producer: Montreux International Jazz Festival. (1980). Montreux, Switzerland. Janne Schaffer, The Brecker Brothers, Stanley Clarke. Producer, Event Manager: Multi-year series of Moosehead Premium Dry Classic Rock Festivals, Shediac/ Moncton, NB (Mid-90s). Individual festival headliners: Bryan Adams, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leppard, Heart, Meat Loaf, Peter Frampton, Pat Benatar. Tour Manager, Production Manager for a variety of touring artists including Travis Tritt, Wayne Newton, Celine Dion, The Moffats and a host of Canadian acts. (90s to 2003). Creator, Producer, Event Manager, Communications Director: Saint John Comedy Festival (2001 to 2006). Headliners: Trailer Park Boys, Brent Butt, Patrick McKenna, Cathy Jones. TV Series Producer: Live In The Studio (5 Seasons), nationally broadcast on Rogers TV -). Show Producer, Director: Task Force Afghanistan Show Tour for the Canadian Forces (2008). Afghanistan. Event Producer, Event Manager: Canadian Forces Halifax Rockfest (2009). Chickenfoot, Our Lady Peace, Finger 11, Sloan. Creator, Show Producer, Show Manager, Communications Director: My Girl, the first tour ever of soft seat theatres in mainland China by any Western artists (2012). Director, Writer, Producer: The Pitch. Full-length documentary feature film, signed by Sony Films International; currently available on Amazon Prime US, UK, Germany and Japan. Jim’s past clients include Canadian Forces, The Walt Disney Company, Universal, ABC News, 3M, Southern Living and CBC Television. References Jim Hennesey Community Economic Development Executive Public Relations Opportunities NB Mobile- John B. Elliot President, Commercial Insurance Advisor Elliot Insurance Office- Mobile- Jane Young Executive Director New Brunswick Automobile Dealers’ Association Office- Mobile-