Tom McLean

1351 Brampton Road Los Angeles, CA 90041

Professional Experience

Accomplished, dedicated entertainment publishing professional. Strong editorial content developer and strategist for print, online and social media. Broad expertise covering film, television and animation industries, VFX and emerging technology. Deep knowledge of comic books and graphic novels. Problem solver and team leader. Organized, creative and collaborative.

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Animation Magazine (10+), Variety (10+), Deadline.com (10+), Newsarama.com (10+), The Hollywood Reporter (10+), Los Angeles Times Custom Publishing (10+)

Technical Skills

Grammar, spelling, punctuation, general English usage, AP style, caption writing, headline writing.

Computer Skills

Mac proficient, MS Office, social media, digital photography, page layout and design, blogging.

References

Available upon request

General

Feature article on the visual effects in the movie "Passengers."
Article on the making of the DreamWorks Animation feature Boss Baby.
Interviews with producers of the revived animated series Young Justice, coming to Netflix.
Interview with Pierre Sissmann, founder and CEO of the rapidly growing French animation producer Cyber Group Studios.