Bio

Franklin McMahon Bio

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.

Franklin McMahon’s Specialties: broadcast video, web marketing, social media, on-line video, photography, print, design, web development, podcasts

Past clients: Microsoft, FOX, Time Warner, Yahoo, Sirius Satellite Radio, Amazon.com, Adobe, HP, Marie Claire Magazine, Covergirl Cosmetics, Partida Tequila, Shell, McDonalds, 20th Century Fox, Moviemaker Magazine, Tylenol PM, Earthlink, GoDaddy, PetMeds, Layers Magazine, CNET and BBC America.

Connections

Facebook – http://Facebook.FranklinMcMahon.com
Twitter – http://www.Twitter.com/FranklinMcMahon
LinkedIn – http://LinkedIn.FranklinMcMahon.com

Director / Producer
Franklin brings to the table over a decade of experience in both broadcast (FOX) and cable (Time Warner) where he produced hundreds of weekly shows, live specials and telethons, narrative series and award winning commercial productions. Equally at home directing in the control booth, working on an editing system, on-location shooting HD video or mixing sound scores for a production, his skill set runs the full spectrum of visual and audio storytelling. Always part of the independent community, he has run the Portland Media Artists organization for ten years, a group designed to connect media artists. He has also produced and hosted countless film festivals and night life events, including serving as media director for the Portland Festival of World Cinema produced by MovieMaker Magazine. All the events being designed to feature, as well as unite, hundreds of creative artists.

Web Developer

As the Creative Director of MaineToday.com (the New Media division of the Portland Press Herald) Franklin has produced some of the largest websites in the state of Maine, including Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital and Maine Office of Tourism. In his years of working previously at MaineToday.com as well as now with his own company, he has worked on, developed and launched scores of websites and web pages, for clients local to the state and beyond. In additional to mastering the latest web code and multimedia aspects such as Flash and on-line video, his keen sense of design and usability comes through for small projects for business owners to larger firms who deploy major web projects. A common theme that you’ll find in many sites produced by Franklin is keeping things clean, simple and easy to navigate. Producing first class results combined with visual appeal and great usability is the key.

Photographer

As an international photographer, Franklin’s work has been featured in print and on-line around the world, with projects ranging from photographing print ads for Microsoft to national magazine covers to commercial projects to model portfolios, his imagery is dynamic and highly stylized.

Podcaster

As an award-winning podcaster, Franklin’s shows have generated millions of downloads in over 20 countries and have been sponsored by some of the biggest brands in the business, including Adobe, HP, Marie Claire Magazine, Covergirl Cosmetics, Partida Tequila, Shell, McDonalds, 20th Century Fox, Tylenol PM, Earthlink, GoDaddy, PetMeds, KY and BBC America. Many of the shows he has produced have been at the top of the charts in iTunes including Rumor Girls, Secrets of Second Life, CreativeCOW Podcast, Media Artist Secrets, Mary and Karla, ShowGirls and Women of YouTube. His podcast Rumor Girls has also been aired weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio and in 2006 Yahoo News reported that Rumor Girls was the 5th most downloaded video podcast of the year.

Writer

He has been writing about video production, new media marketing, photography, broadcast, music scoring, web technologies, design and the entertainment industry for over a decade in print for magazines such as Digital Content Producer, DV, Res, Publish, MovieMaker, Computer Arts Projects, MacWeek as well as on-line for websites such as Microsoft, CNET and Layers Magazine. Writing styles include features, software and hardware reviews, content writing, interviews, profiles and tutorials.

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Previous Career Experience

Creative Director, Franklin McMahon Studio Portland, Maine July 2001-Present

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 social media.

Creative Director, MaineToday.com Portland, Maine November 1999-December 2000

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.

Broadcast Production Supervisor, FOX51 Portland, Maine December 1998-November 1999

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.

Production Supervisor, WCTV Cable Television Westerly, Rhode Island June 1988-November 1998

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.