
Executiive Director at ISM: a community project // Marketing Director at Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Greater Los Angeles Area

Executiive Director at ISM: a community project // Marketing Director at Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Greater Los Angeles Area
Kevin Staniec was born in Chicago and raised in Southern California where he graduated from the School of Film and Television at Chapman University. He is an author of poetry, essays, fiction, non-fiction and screenplays.
Kevin is the co-creator of ISM: a community project, an internationally-appreciated arts non-profit that produces creative art fundraisers and publishes limited edition books and magazines. His organization is dedicated to benefiting the youth of our society through the artistic enrichment of our community.
He is the author of And This Was My Happy Ending, I Am. You Are. and The Special Adventures Of Super Bunny And The Great Giant Cat Bear. Kevin also created the ‘Untitled Love Project’ touring art exhibition and book.
Publishing, design, photography, film (directing, editing and producing) writing, special event planning, marketing, museum/gallery curating, teaching... to be continued.
(Museums and Institutions industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)
• Published internationally distributed quarterly culture/arts Magazine.
• Responsible for fundraising, the design and layout of all editorial content and marketing/publicity strategies, including print, web and promotional material.
• Developed public relations strategies while collaborating with international media contacts.
• Coordinating a staff of artists, photographers, and writers with time sensitive deadlines.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)
June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)
• Responsible for scheduling, tracking, producing, and delivering advertising and collateral materials.
• Coordinating graphics jobs with other museum departments; dealing with outside print vendors and in-house and freelance graphic designers.
• Managing marketing campaigns for the institution, individual museum exhibitions and special events.
(Museums and Institutions industry)
November 2007 — April 2008 (6 months)
• Develop and implement advertising campaigns for print, online and street marketing.
• Cultivating and supporting ongoing institutional relationships with community groups, art organizations, and opinion leaders among targeted demographic groups.
• Planned, organized, and implemented activities and programs within major organizational policies, reporting progress to senior leadership through reports, presentations, and conferences.
Minor , English , 1997 — 2001
BFA , Film & Television , 1997 — 2001
Music, sports, art, galleries, museums, non-profits, theater, movies, acting, singing, dancing, drawing, painting, journals, books, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, scripts, documentaries, polaroids... to be continued.