Who We Are

Our Story

SpotOn Productions is an award winning video production and photography company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1998, as Murray Multimedia Resources, we have a rich history of providing creative development, video production, photography, and post-production services. Referral and repeat business is a large part of our customer base. Our clients include large corporations, agencies, small businesses, nonprofits, education, government, and more. We produce creative, engaging videos and brand films, SpotOn with your communication goals.

We work with decision makers who want to partner with creative problem solvers they trust. Our process… strategic yet simple… begins with a conversation. We ask questions. We listen. We uncover what’s exclusive and exceptional about your organization, product or service. We’ll generate a new creative concept or help you bring an existing idea to life in a way that effectively communicates with your target audience. We are storytellers at heart; we’re also writers, video producers, filmmakers, and editors by trade; and marketers, project managers, and communicators in practice.

Our Team

MICHAEL MURRAY

Founder / Owner

IAN MURRAY

PRESIDENT

KERRY MURRAY

VP OF SALES & CLIENT SERVICES

MELISSA BERTRAM

PRODUCER

A.J. RICKERT-EPSTEIN

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Corey Mitchell

Sales Coordinator

Award Winning Videography

Telly Awards

SpotOn Productions (formerly Murray Multimedia Resources) consistently wins nationally recognized awards, year after year, for its clients. The Telly Award is one of the most prestigious awards in our industry and we have received 49 of them in the last 17 years. Prior to 2018, silver was the top award given, followed by bronze. Starting in 2018 the Telly Awards added a new gold Telly as the very top award, followed by silver and then bronze.

Other Awards

  • 17th Annual National Mature Media Awards  |  Silver Award  |  Otterbein Homes “Little Things Mean A Lot”
  • ACCE 2015 Awards for Communication Excellence  |  Award of Excellence  |  West Chester • Liberty Chamber Alliance “I-75 Growth Corridor”

Join Our Team

We are always looking for great freelancers to work with on projects. If you’re a DP, Cinematographer, Producer, Scriptwriter, Grip, or PA, we’d love to talk to you! Please send your resume and relevant portfolio to jobs@spoton.productions

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Michael Murray

Founder/Owner

Strengths:

  • Creative eye. Visual thinker. Detail Oriented. Passionate.
  • Loves what he does which makes him fun to work with.

Michael (Mike) Murray started his career as director at a CBS affiliate, moving to Young & Rubicam Advertising where he spent 15 years as a producer/director of TV commercials, video, and music for Y&R clients across the country. He left the agency to head the multimedia division of AT&T and then NCR in Dayton. As Vice President of NCR’s multimedia division, Mike concentrated on business-to-business communications; leading a staff of multimedia professionals while continuing to produce and direct for NCR’s clients around the world.

Mike founded Murray Multimedia Resources, LLC, now doing business as SpotOn Productions, in 1998. As an entrepreneur, he was excited about working more directly with clients on their business-to-business communications. Mike’s corporate photography work added to his love of directing and producing visual solutions for his clients.

Ian Murray

President

Strengths:

  • Personable. Effective communicator. Problem solver. Visionary.
  • Focuses on producing the best work possible and has fun doing it.

Ian Murray leads SpotOn Productions in our vision to be the preferred creative production resource for business organizations in the greater Cincinnati/Dayton market.

Ian grew up in the video business; his first paid gig was working for a community television station while in high school. After pursuing a Tel-Com degree at Indiana University, he received a BA in business from the University of Phoenix. He joined MMR in 2004, producing, shooting, and editing; helping businesses connect with their customers and employees. He has been involved in many Telly Award winning projects including the Bronze Telly won as Producer for the Jeffery Thomas Hayden Foundation video.

Ian’s skills and talents help him to relate to and communicate with people, attracting talent to our team and clients to our roster… vital to creating engaging productions that are spot on with the client’s communication goals.

Kerry Murray

VP of Sales & Client Services

Strengths:

  • Relationship builder. Effective listener. Creative
  • Produces communication that is spot on with the client’s goals..

Kerry joined SpotOn Productions as an account executive, writer, and producer in 2008. Kerry has her BA in Advertising from Drake University and started her career at advertising agency Young & Rubicam. While at Y & R, Kerry met her husband Mike on a TV set when producing a spot she had written… Mike was the director.

In addition to writing and producing, Kerry’s experience includes broadcast sales and management, management consulting, public relations and leadership development. She is a member of the West Chester-Liberty Chamber Alliance, the Goering Center and Cincinnati Aid Club.

Melissa Bertram

PRODUCER

Melissa Bertram is a Producer at SpotOn Productions and has years of agency and client service experience. She has worked on national clients such as Sara Lee Deli, Subway, Roto Rooter, The Honey Baked Ham Company, Experts on Sight, and local penthouse living Domain de la Rive. Melissa uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. She’s inspired to do her best by her husband and their three children. Melissa likes to watch her daughters play volleyball, attend baseball games, hang out with friends, and read in her free time.

A.J. RICKERT-EPSTEIN

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein (A.J.) was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and has been making films and videos since he was eight years old. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, graduating at age twenty with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Film Studies. He often returns to his alma mater to teach and mentor students. During his time attending class at Miami, A.J. created the first active filmmaking organization called the Miami Association of Filmmakers and Independent Actors (M.A.F.I.A.). It is a still-flourishing group committed to the ins and outs of filmmaking and staying up to date with the latest technology.

A.J. also attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts in Manhattan in 2003, where he learned to work with traditional film stock, shooting five short films and editing them using razor blades and tape on a Steenbeck editing table. He has subsequently been the main editor for several feature films, some of which have been uncredited. Today, A.J. is a IATSE 600 cinematographer as well as a seasoned director, visual effects supervisor and editor. His work can be seen in numerous feature-length films, television shows, music videos, commercials, industrial and corporate content, and various social media content. Most recently lensed and vfx supervised the smash hit biopic “Salt-N-Pepa”, (directed by Mario Van Peebles) in addition to lensing, vfx supervising, and editing the period piece “Songs of Solomon”, which was the official 2020 Academy Awards submission by the country of Armenia for best international feature film, best cinematography and best editing.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his three children and his wife (Cincinnati photographer Christina Napier), learning new things, and a variety of outdoor activities.

COREY MITCHELL

SALES COORDINATOR

Corey joined SpotOn Productions as a Sales Coordinator in March 2023. She has a Business Administration and Marketing background and a BA from Central Michigan University. Corey relocated from Michigan to the Cincinnati area in 2007 and enjoyed a career with the Kroger Company before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters for ten years. She rejoined the workforce working for Burn Boot Camp and St. Susanna School before once again embracing her marketing roots at SpotOn Productions.

In her spare time, Corey enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters and cheering them on at dance, cheer, theatre, softball, and basketball. She also volunteers and works part-time at St. Susanna School and church.