Sierra Cowan
Executive Producer @ BYUtv | Non-Fiction & Fiction Series
- Role
- Executive Producer at Byu Broadcasting
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sierra Cowan
Sierra Cowan is a seasoned ideation-to-execution content creator with 15 years of experience developing and producing premium, Emmy-nominated, and James Beard-winning non-scripted content across a broad range of genres.She brings extensive experience launching networks and streaming platforms, with a focus on brand development, premium content creation, marketability, and growth strategies for building viewership.Most recently, Sierra served as the Director of Content for Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network at Warner Bros. Discovery on Discovery+ and Max. She was pivotal in building the platform’s launch strategy, leading a dynamic team, and developing and executive producing a brand-defining slate of docuseries in genres spanning lifestyle, food, home, and entrepreneurialism.Sierra\'s recent projects include: THE LOST KITCHEN (about chef Erin French and her farm-to-table restaurant in Freedom, Maine); BIG SKY KITCHEN WITH EDUARDO GARCIA (a Daytime Emmy-nominated series following the Montana-based chef, which recently took home a James Beard Media Award for Instructional Visual Media); and the Daytime Emmy-nominated GROWING FLORET (about Erin Benzakein, a world-renowned flower farmer).Prior to Magnolia Network, Sierra was Senior Manager for CNN Original Series and HLN Original Series, where she developed and produced non-fiction projects in genres including history, pop culture, talent-led, crime, and religion. Sierra transformed HLN into a true crime destination and expanded CNN and HLN’s Original Series programming lineup with such series as JERUSALEM: CITY OF FAITH AND FURY; TRICKY DICK; THE REDEMPTION PROJECT WITH VAN JONES; VENGEANCE; and DARK WAS THE NIGHT: THE LIFE OF HITLER.Before CNN, Sierra was part of the team that developed and launched Destination America under the Discovery Communications umbrella.
Experience
Executive Producer
Aug 2024 — Present
Education
Ithaca College
Bachelor of Science (BS), Television-Radio
Skills
- Final Cut Pro
- Entertainment
- Content Strategy
- Editing
- Video
- Post Production
- Film Production
- Social Media
- Television
- Producing
- Broadcast
- New Media
- Digital Media
- Video Production
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