Portfolio — '26
Toronto, ON
Communicate
Mike Calnek
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Marketing · Communications · Promotions

Mike Calnek.

A communications professional based in Toronto.

Twenty years building campaigns, partnerships and earned-media moments for leading brands across broadcast, subscription audio, film & television, sports, automotive and tech.

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About

Creative strategist and brand marketing executive building content, campaigns and sponsorship programs across broadcast, beverage alcohol, cannabis, entertainment, sport and technology.

My career runs from film publicity at Alliance Films and national programming at CBC Television, through a decade of senior communications and sponsorship leadership at SiriusXM — where I managed national property portfolios across the NHL, NBA, CFL and major music festivals — to VP-level creative and strategic work at Moment Communications, directing everything from national brand campaigns to the ground-up launch of new ventures.

I think at the strategy level and execute at the creative level, blending commercial discipline alongside genuine creative instinct.

Creative Strategy Brand Marketing Sponsorship Branded Content Campaigns Publicity Experiential Media Relations
Clients & Past Projects

The roster.

Brands, broadcasters, leagues and labels I've worked with across two decades of communications, sponsorship and creative strategy.

CBC
SiriusXM
NHL
CFL
Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment
Live Nation
JUNO Awards
Sobeys
Alliance Atlantis
Miramax Films
New Line Cinema
National Film Board of Canada
Career — Two decades

A timeline, in roles.

Twenty-plus years across Canada's most recognizable media organizations — strategy, publicity, partnerships and sponsorships.

PRESENT
MomentCo · Moment Communications

Content & Strategic Initiatives

VP-level creative and strategic work directing national brand campaigns and the ground-up launch of new ventures. Leading creative strategy and branded-content programs across beverage alcohol, cannabis, entertainment, sport and technology categories.

2006 — 2016
SiriusXM Canada

Director, Marketing Communications

A decade of senior communications and sponsorship leadership at Canada's leading subscription-audio platform. Owned the corporate position, strategy and programs driving value out of Creative Strategy, Content, PR, Sports Marketing, Experiential, Promotions and Sponsorship.

2003 — 2006
CBC · Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Manager, Communications

Created, developed and implemented communications, marketing and outreach strategies for CBC Television. Owned publicity for primetime programming end-to-end — conceptualizing and executing campaigns, managing external publicists, developing partnerships and third-party sponsorships, and producing creative briefs, on-air spots and print support materials to maximize tri-medial program exposure.

1996 — 2003
Alliance Films

Manager, Publicity & Promotions

Film publicity and promotional programs across theatrical releases — sharpening the craft of pitching, positioning and orchestrating press moments. The first chapter, where creative strategy met the realities of opening-weekend execution.

EDUCATION
Durham College · Toronto Metropolitan University

Business Administration

Coursework in business administration, marketing and communications — the analytical foundation under two decades of brand-building.

Sectors

Where I've worked.

Two decades across the categories where culture, content and commerce meet.

01

Broadcast

Public broadcaster primetime, news and original series publicity.

02

Subscription Audio

National launch, content marketing and sponsorship for streaming audio.

03

Film & Television

Theatrical and series publicity, feature-story development, talent.

04

Sports Marketing

NHL, CFL, NFL, NASCAR, MLSE — sponsorship and activation.

05

Music & Talent

JUNO Awards, MusiCounts, festival activations, talent endorsements.

06

Automotive

Tech, lifestyle and automotive earned-media for connected platforms.

07

Comedy

Just For Laughs, Russell Peters, national comedy programming.

08

Branded Content

CPG categories, creator networks, full-funnel content strategy.

Get in touch

Let's build
something great.

Open to consulting engagements, fractional comms leadership and selective project work. Tell me what you're launching.

mikecalnek@gmail.com → LinkedIn ↗
© 2026 Mike Calnek · Toronto, ON
Available · Spring '26