# MediaDesk

> MediaDesk is an Albuquerque creative communications agency built around a narrow customer choice: nonprofits, foundations, and public agencies whose messages must move people, not merely sell to them. Founded in 2013 by José Viramontes and Sommer Betlej, the company combines brand strategy, advertising, websites, media relations, and multimedia production. Its most visible proof is The Early Show with Alax, an Emmy-winning family series whose first three seasons drew more than 12 million YouTube views.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Albuquerque, United States
- **Founders:** José Viramontes (Co-founder, owner, and CEO), Sommer Betlej (Co-founder and Creative Director)
- **Products:** Branding and graphic design, Strategic communications support, Advertising and campaign services, Web services, Earned media
- **Notable:** Won a Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Emmy for The Early Show with Alax in 2024., The first three seasons of Alax accumulated more than 12 million YouTube views and 27,000 subscribers., Main Stream New Mexico animations drew more than 1.5 million views in their first three months.

## Products & services

- **Branding and graphic design** — Brand development, visual identity, annual reports, illustration, and campaign collateral.
- **Strategic communications support** — Retainers and staff augmentation covering social media, newsletters, copywriting, and message strategy.
- **Advertising and campaign services** — Research, planning, creative production, media buying, campaign management, and performance reporting across broadcast, outdoor, print, digital, and social channels.
- **Web services** — Website design and development, maintenance, audits, search optimization, and analytics.
- **Earned media** — Media pitching, placement, writing, relations, and monitoring.
- **Multimedia production** — Video, photography, audio, motion graphics, displays, and augmented-reality production, often with specialist studios.

## Achievements

- Won a Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Emmy for The Early Show with Alax in 2024.
- The first three seasons of Alax accumulated more than 12 million YouTube views and 27,000 subscribers.
- Main Stream New Mexico animations drew more than 1.5 million views in their first three months.
- Won a 2024 Silver Telly for the Summer Food public-service campaign created with MOOD.
- Won a 2023 Silver Addy for the New Mexico Foundation interactive annual report.
- Won a 2023 Silver Addy for a New Mexico Home Fund television commercial.
- Won a 2022 Gold Viddy for Future Focused Education's Guiding Questions documentary short.
- Won Silver and Bronze Telly awards for the iCountNM 2020 Census campaign in 2021.
- Won a 2020 Gold Davey Award for the bilingual Moments Together integrated cause-marketing campaign.
- Received the 2026 Rust Award for Excellence in Ethical Business Practice by a For-Profit Small Business.
- MediaDesk ranked among Albuquerque Business First's top two local advertising and public relations agencies and first by local creative staff, according to a company post.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Main Stream New Mexico received an Award of Excellence and an Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards for campaign effectiveness in government and municipal work.
- **2026-06** — MediaDesk reported contributing $230,200 to causes in 2025, plus $115,000 in matching grant funds.
- **2026-03** — MediaDesk received the Rust Award for Excellence in Ethical Business Practice by a For-Profit Small Business.
- **2025-12** — New Mexico ECECD issued a new competitive procurement to continue campaigns previously handled by MediaDesk after its prior contract expired in June 2025.
- **2025-06** — The Summer Food Program campaign created with MOOD received a Silver Telly Award in the General Public Service/PSA category.

## Links

- Website: https://mediadesknm.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/media-desk-nm
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mediadesknm
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediadesknm/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mediadesknm

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Last updated: 2026-09-21