Creative Director, Broadcast Producer, Web Svengali, Marketing Evangelist
Portland, Maine Area
- Current
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- Creative Director / Owner at Franklin McMahon Studio
- Past
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- Creative Director at MaineToday.com
- Broadcast Production Supervisor at FOX 51 WPXT
- Production Supervisor at WCTV - Westerly Cable Television
- Education
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- University of Rhode Island
- Recommendations
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9 recommendations - Connections
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500+
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- Industry
- Media Production
- Websites
Franklin McMahon’s Summary
Owner of Franklin McMahon Studio, specializing in broadcast video, marketing, web development and photography. The studio works with national clients such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Adobe, Amazon, FOX and Time Warner as well as local clients including Maine Office of Tourism, Eastland Park Hotel, Women to Women and Unum.
Directs creative agency team in the areas of producing commercials for TV, podcasts and video for the Web, commercial photography, web development and social media marketing.
Speaks at conventions on marketing, new media and business development. Writes for several nation magazines and websites including Computer Arts, Microsoft.com, Layers Magazine, Millimeter and Moviemaker. Produced and hosted weekly show for Sirius Satellite Radio.
As an award winning producer/director, has produced some of the most popular iTunes video podcasts of the past decade, now seen in 20 countries with millions of downloads. Video production series work has been featured on Yahoo News, Wired.com, BBC America and Boston’s Chronicle.
A professional photographer, works with national Fortune 500 ad clients such as Microsoft, produces international magazine covers for several industries, as well as commercial shoots for dozens of local businesses. Extensive presence and active connections on all social media networks.
Contact Franklin at: frank@fmstudio.com
Connect with Franklin at:
Facebook - http://Facebook.FranklinMcMahon.com
Twitter - http://www.Twitter.com/FranklinMcMahon
LinkedIn - http://LinkedIn.FranklinMcMahon.com
http://www.FranklinMcMahon.com
http://www.fmstudio.com
Franklin McMahon’s Specialties:
broadcast video, web marketing, social media, on-line video, photography, print, design, web development, podcasts
Franklin McMahon’s Experience
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Creative Director / Owner
Franklin McMahon Studio
(Media Production industry)
July 2001 — Present (9 years 3 months)
New Media Production - Owner of Franklin McMahon Studio, specializing in broadcast video, marketing, web development and photography. The studio works with national clients such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Adobe, Amazon, FOX and Time Warner as well as local clients including Maine Office of Tourism, Eastland Park Hotel, Women to Women and Unum.
Directs creative agency team in the areas of producing commercials for TV, podcasts and video for the Web, commercial photography, web development and social media marketing. Speaks at conventions on marketing, new media and business development. Writes for several nation magazines and websites including Computer Arts, Microsoft.com, Layers Magazine, Millimeter and Moviemaker. Produced and hosted weekly show for Sirius Satellite Radio. As an award winning producer/director, has produced some of the most popular iTunes video podcasts of the past decade, now seen in 20 countries with millions of downloads.
Video production series work has been featured on Yahoo News, Wired.com, BBC America and Boston’s Chronicle. As a professional photographer, works with national Fortune 500 ad clients such as Microsoft, produces international magazine covers for several industries, as well as commercial shoots for dozens of local businesses. Extensive presence and active connections on all social media networks. -
Creative Director
MaineToday.com
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
November 1999 — December 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Web Development - Supervised creative team of five developers, designers and marketing individuals. Developed and deployed dozens of websites including some of Maine’s largest, such as Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital and Maine Office of Tourism. Created marketing and strategy for MaineToday.com brand and advanced multimedia elements of the main website.
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Broadcast Production Supervisor
FOX 51 WPXT
(Media Production industry)
December 1998 — November 1999 (1 year )
Broadcast Television - Worked with creative team of editors, designers and videographers to produce local taped/live shows for the network as well as local commercials for businesses in the state. Produced animation and broadcast graphics for promoting all affiliate shows, developed and streamlined efficient studio workflow, trained creative team and developed regional marketing strategy for local and national shows.
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Production Supervisor
WCTV - Westerly Cable Television
(Media Production industry)
June 1988 — November 1998 (10 years 6 months)
Cable Television - Developed, marketed and built television production facility. In charge of creative team who worked to produce hundreds of weekly shows, live specials, telethons, narrative series and award winning commercial productions. Trained and guided local community to produce their own cable television programs, maintained yearly purchases and equipment budgets, converted local channel to 24 hour entertainment and information network, won many statewide commercial video awards, wrote for nation magazines on the cable TV industry and produced/directed/wrote dozens of innovative, educational and entertainment programs.
Franklin McMahon’s Education
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University of Rhode Island
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Franklin McMahon’s Interests:
broadcast television production, graphic design, podcasting, investing, startups, gaming industry, photography, reading, indie film, visual effects, video production, marketing, social media
Franklin McMahon’s Groups:
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Creative COW (Communities of the World)
Franklin McMahon’s Contact Settings
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