About Mike

Melted Media was founded by Mike Smeltz, a veteran media producer and strategist with more than a decade of experience in high-level content creation and planning.

At The Athletic as the Executive Producer of Development, Mike helped launch and grow some of the company’s most successful original multimedia series including the award-winning work Luck and The Playcallers.
At Vox Media as the Special Projects Director, he focused on building growth strategies, expanding audience reach, and experimenting with new formats.
He’s led projects across sports, politics, true crime and culture - always with an eye toward creating series that not only launch big, but last.

“More than anything I want to create content that sticks with its audience - and that sets up talent and brands to continue to grow their impact.”