At the beginning of his career, McAlexander held several entertainment positions in Hollywood, including segment producer, assistant to the producer, writer/editor and band manager. While in graduate school at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, he was awarded a Paramount Screenwriting Fellowship and a CINE Golden Eagle award for cinematography and editing on a short film. McAlexander was involved in research projects with companies such as CBS, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures and Seagate Technologies.