STEVEN C. PETERSON

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Skilled Creative Director adept at fiscal development and management, overseeing writers, designers and artists to accomplish challenging objectives. Excellent communicator, problem solver and detail-oriented manager proficient in business operations that exceed customer and partner expectations. Innovative and driven with strong technical know-how, natural leadership talent and analytical problem solving expertise.

WORK HISTORY

Executive Creative Director, 02/2013 - 12/2019

Self Employed, Orlando, FL

•Creative/Show Director for EPCOT's Food and Wine Festival, Eat To The Beat and Garden Rocks Concert Series, Party for the Senses, and park-wide New Year's Eve Celebration 2016-2019.

•Conceived, wrote, cast and directed two new events for guest immersive experiences. Fast-tracked development. Negotiated executive involvement and collaboration with marketing, brand management and multi-level units across Walt Disney World hierarchy.

•Creative/Show Director at Disney Event Group which produces over 3,000 events annually with budgets from $5,000-$8 million. Conceived and communicated to client for corporation's conventions, press, and productions.

•Developed new holiday productions for Disney Cruise Lines. Led blue-sky development across lines of business. Installed and cast new productions once developed.

Casting Booking Director, 02/2019 - 10/2019

Walt Disney Entertainment Casting, Orlando, Florida

•Booking musical and all contract acts for events and 3 of the four parks on property, casting Equity, Character and contract actors as needed.

•Negotiating with musicians, variety acts, and performers for both long-term contracts and specific limited engagements.

•Union affiliated contracts for most.

•Created clear and effective policies governing all aspects of employee work and interaction with customers.

•Determined quality assurance benchmarks and set standards for Address : Sherman Oaks, CA 91401

Phone : 207-***-**** Email : adnzfe@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

•Broad Arts Background, Fluent in Spanish, some piano, computer skills

•Driver's license

•Administrative, Profit

•Premiere, Public relations

•Advertising, Speaker

•Arts, Reporting

•Brand management, Sales

•Budgeting, San

•Budgets, Scheduling

•Budget, Seminars

•Concept, Scripting

•Consulting, Spanish

•Content, Fluent in Spanish

•Contracts, Teaching

•Copy writing, Teacher

•Creativity, Theatre

•Clients, Translation

•DC, Video

•Directing 5, Vista

•Direction, Workshops

•Directing

•Equity

•Special Events

•Event planning

•Fast

•FILM

•Financial reporting

•Fund raising

•Innovation

•Leadership

•Director

•Magic

•Marketing

•Office

•Works

•Negotiating

•Personnel

•Piano

•Press

•Producing

•Producer

improvement.

•Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.

Teacher/Instructor, 06/2018 - 07/2018

New York Film Academy, Celebration, Florida

•Responsible for: teaching ACTING FOR FILM to high school age students enrolled in the summer program and consulting on filming and workshops as needed.

•Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

Contractor/Writer/Producer/Director, 01/2013 - 10/2019 edgefactory Omnimedia, Orlando, Florida

•Directed over 100 presentations.

•Wrote all scripting, creative concepts, and character creation.

•Cast and directed digital media creation for industrial clients.

•Collaborated with management, technical crew members and fellow supervisors to organize efficient operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.

•Analyzed business needs while soliciting customer feedback for process improvements.

Executive Director, 10/2004 - 10/2012

Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick, Maine

•CEO of Maine State Music Theatre with growth of 30% to a $3 million operation during tenure with an increase of season ticket sales by 50%. Reviews and acclaim for World Premiere and for seasons in general.

•Devised new promotional approaches to boost customer numbers and market penetration while enhancing engagement and driving growth.

•Spearheaded collective bargaining contract negotiations to obtain favorable pricing and scheduling parameters.

•Promoted mission of organization via successful community outreach and marketing strategies.

•Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.

Show Director, 03/1999 - 10/2004

Walt Disney World Entertainment, Orlando, Florida

•Create and direct shows for Special Events, Press Events, Marketing Events.

•Industrial clients included: National Kidney Foundation 2002

Transplant Games, Minute Maid, US Bank, VISA International, Independent Airlines, Delta Airlines, Tiger Woods Foundation,

Buena Vista Home Video, Coca-Cola, Wall-mart, National Rental

Cars, Exxon Mobil.

•Directed and created shows for The Adventurers Club on Pleasure Island for 4 years,

•while directing Comedy Warehouse and Pleasure Island Dancers.

•Creation and Direction for One Man's Dream at Disney-MGM Studios starring

•Alan Menken, Jodi Benson, Michael Eisner and Roy Disney.

•Created and Directed Opening for Hasbro's collaboration store: Once Upon a Toy.

•Imagined, and directed 100 Years of Magic Cake Spectacular Press Event

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Acting/Directing, 1984

Trinity University/Dallas Theater Center - Dallas/San Antonio

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre Arts, Music, Spanish, 1981

Utah State University - Logan, Utah

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