Peter J. Gourniak
Peter has a long list of expertise and a distinguished background in,
Copy writing, shooting/audio/lighting and editing video and photography. Production design, sound lighting and video for corporate/educational and entertainment events. Strong marketing and advertising background with above average depth of knowledge and capabilities in new and social media.
Presently: Producing photography and video projects, events and production design with various clients on a free-lance basis which He has done most of his working career.
Past Director of Integrated Marketing: Executive Producer VSTV: Production Design for events and Photographer. There is a sister Publication AC Lux in Atlantic City we put out 4 issues a year. Job entails, integrating and leveraging advertiser or sponsors message on multiple levels of branding real estate (print, events, experiential, TV and digital signage).
Creative/Art Director: Full creative services, branding and design firm based in Europe. He conceived and produced all the video, multimedia, photo aspects, and print jobs for their clients with complete project management responsibilities. Clients include Avaya, Rodale Publishing, and ADP.
Focus was on new business development in the US and client satisfaction. Complete multimedia production design and implementation with focuses on creative design, production management through post production, animation and effects. Began as a talent-booking agency.
Some Clients include: Tom Clancy, GE, Fuel, City of Philadelphia, Sony, Coca-Cola.
*On the White House list of qualified vendors
Designed and facilitated events from concept/design, staging, video sound and lighting, production for corporate sales or incentive meetings. These involved research, budgeting, travel arrangements and complete event facilitation services.
Produced TV Shows, Wrote copy, sold and produced commercials for advertisers, camera man and post production editing and titles, Style Quest and The Stage magazine style shows.
A respected fashion foreword modeling agency that supplied print, promo and runway models also produced fashion shows for IZOD, Bon Ton, Hess’s ect…
Production Manager/Promoter Representative
For various live productions in venues from night clubs, theaters, arenas and outdoor venues with a 20,000 person capacity. Worked with many top touring performers.
Stage hand for east coast promoters. Learned rigging, packing and stage management.
Founded and managed a multi track audio recording facility. Produced many E.P.’S and Vinyl record albums. We went into live sound and lighting services.
Education: High School: focused on art, music and theater
Vocational technical training: 3 years commercial art
2018 Lifetime achievement Award for Visual Arts, Allentown Arts Council.
Community College: Classes in Business Law, focused on contracts and Psychology.
Capabilities: Learning Italian and French. Award winning and published photographer, good negotiator, equally adept at creative or technical side of video/multi-media writing, shooting and editing. Proficient in most adobe products Lightroom, Photoshop, Premier, After Effects, MS office, Bootcamp and a few other useful programs.
Play A level Racquetball, Karate, proficient at guitar and piano.
Member of various event planning organizations and next generation networking initiatives.