Marbles Media has been creating custom web applications and managing websites since 1999. Our team members gained experience from some of the most recognizable titles in the world.
The Marbles Media Team
Shon Stafford, Partner and Technical Lead
Shon started building websites in 1996 while working at CNN Interactive as a Web Editor. He moved to New York in 1997 and worked as an Application Developer for Time Inc.'s Pathfinder division. For two years he helped develop websites for Time Inc. titles such as Fortune, Time and Entertainment Weekly. Eventually, he was assigned to the web team for the Dr. Ruth, Ask Dr. Weil and Bernie Siegel, MD sites. In 1999 he moved back to Atlanta with Shelly to start Marbles Media.
Shelly Stafford, Partner and Producer
Shelly began her new media career as a Web Editor at CNN Interactive in 1996. She relocated to New York in 1997 and joined People Online's web team as an Associate Producer. She was responsible for adding entertainment stories from the weekly People magazine to the website. She also helped to create interactive specials for the Academy Awards, Elvis Presley, Princess Diana and more and she digitized and edited video for the website. After a year at People Online, Shelly accepted a job at Comedy Central as Online Producer to develop and launch the South Park website. At Comedy Central, she managed a web team and coordinated with TV show producers to create websites for such shows as Strangers with Candy, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Win Ben Stein's Money, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and more. She was also the writer and editor for the Comedy Central weekly online newsletter. In 1999 Shelly moved to Atlanta as one of the founders of Marbles Media.
After graduating with a B.A. in Painting from the University of Georgia, Nat moved to New York in 1998 to earn his M.F.A. in Painting from Pratt Institute. At Pratt he began working with Macromedia Flash. The next several years, while honing his Flash skills, Nat worked at the New York Times News Service as an assistant Photos and Graphics Editor. In 2004, he moved to Atlanta where he has been freelancing in graphic/web design with projects ranging from MellowMushroom.com to AikoAtlanta.com. Currently, Nat has set up shop as the resident graphic designer with Marbles Media.
