TransMedia is leading the emergence of rights and identity based, compatible and integrated multipurpose software and services for corporations and consumers. TransMedia’s device and network neutral solutions replace many single purpose software applications and web services enabling people to simplify and consolidate their digital lives. TransMedia’s goal is to advance Digital Human Interaction (DHI) by building integration deep in the core of the company’s multipurpose applications and optimizing compatibility between people -- supporting non-linear user impulses and actions and transcending technical and geographic boundaries. A culture of compatibility and integration empowers people to unleash the potential of technology in their personal lives and communities with mobile personal and social computing.
Donald Leka is the architect of the company’s business model and provides the vision and direction for the company’s product development. Donald Leka vision to create TransMedia is a product of his background in media & technology and his executive management experience.
Prior to launching TransMedia, Mr. Leka served as Senior Director of New Media for RxRemedy, a traditional/new media producer and distributor of consumer health-related media content. At RxRemedy, Mr. Leka conceived the business model and developed the business plan and P&L for the streaming media and cable television program, HealthSCOUT iTV propelling it through HeathSCOUT's distribution network of over 3,000 affiliates.
Mr. Leka established strategic partnerships with industry leaders including Apple Computer and Microsoft and throughout the HealthSCOUT Syndicated Network of over 3,000 sites (e.g. Yahoo, USA Today, NBCi, iWon, Juno, AT&T, Prodigy). Previously, Mr. Leka was a co-founder and Executive Director of The Fultz Foundation in Washington, DC where he was instrumental in securing funding from the George Soros Foundation and USAID among others. Mr. Leka developed and directed various international projects focused on business development and management training including telecommunications and the internet.
Mr. Leka holds a Masters in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations, both from The American University in Washington D.C. Mr. Leka is also a composer, arranger, and producer of classical and popular music and enjoys an active lifestyle including athletics and traveling.
Throughout his career, Mr. Leka has been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Business 2.0 and on CNN Financial News, CTV and other media outlets.
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Harold L. Vogel is the author of Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis (Sixth edition, 2004) and of the companion volume, Travel Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis (2001), both published by Cambridge University Press. He was ranked as top entertainment industry analyst for a record ten years by Institutional Investor magazine and was the senior entertainment industry analyst at Merrill Lynch for seventeen years. A chartered financial analyst (C.F.A.), Mr. Vogel served on the New York State Governor's Motion Picture and Television Advisory Board and as an adjunct professor of media economics at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. He is currently a venture capitalist and fund manager specializing in early stage investments in media and entertainment and aviation and is based in New York.
He is also a corporate director of NearWare Networks and is on the advisory boards of Rightsline, TransMedia, and several other companies.
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If you are interested in being involved with a cutting edge online media technology company then there is a career for you with TransMedia.
We are a mid-sized company that provides employees with top-notch benefits.
To apply for consideration please email your resume in Word or PDF format (including daytime contact information) along with a cover letter explaining your skills and qualifications for career placement to employment@transmx.com.
We are currently looking for qualified software engineers to fill positions with skills encompassing several of the following areas:
All Candidates must be authorized to work in the US. No headhunter submissions will be accepted.
Salary will be commensurate on demonstrated skills, knowledge of products, and domain knowledge in the actual position filled.
