Jordan Levin (General Manager, Rooster Teeth)
When: Monday, December 6, 2021 - 5:00-6:15 pm CT
Note: Speaker sessions are subject to change based on evolving guest schedules.
Please join us for a Q&A session where we discuss Jordan Levin’s career trajectory, his roles and responsibilities, and his views on the current state of the media industries.
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Speaker Biography
A proven creator, operator and strategist in both traditional and new media, Levin has been instrumental in launching numerous entertainment franchises that have left a lasting impact on popular culture over the past three decades as an enterprising network and studio executive, Emmy-award winning producer, director, and digital entrepreneur. Acknowledged for his insightful understanding of youthful audiences, Levin’s experience spans a broad range of content genres. Considered a prominent thought leader, innovative builder and collaborative partner, Levin has been recognized by many publications and organizations for his forward-thinking influence across the entertainment, sports, advertising and technology communities.
Currently, Levin is General Manager of Rooster Teeth, a dynamic media and entertainment company that is a subsidiary of Otter Media, a WarnerMedia company. Based in Austin, Rooster Teeth reaches a large and passionate community of engaged fans around the world with original content that drives a diversified business model of direct subscription membership, advertising sales and sponsorships, content production, licensing and distribution, events, and e-commerce revenue. In this role, he is responsible for leading all aspects of the business including oversight of strategy, creative and operations.
Before joining Rooster Teeth in 2019, Levin served as the CEO of Awesomeness, a multiplatform media company and Gen-Z entertainment brand. Comcast NBCUniversal recruited Levin to evaluate the majority stake in Awesomeness it acquired following its purchase of DreamWorks Animation. In this capacity, Levin oversaw the growth of the company’s digital networks, film and television studio, and creative agency, before successfully initiating and facilitating the company’s sale to Viacom. Previously, Levin became the NFL’s first Chief Content Officer, managing the league’s content portfolio across the NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Mobile, its social media channels, newsroom, event programming, including the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and external partnerships. Prior to the NFL, Levin joined Microsoft’s nascent Xbox Entertainment Studios division as Executive Vice President, General Manager tasked with coordinating the launch of an interactive, video-on-demand programming service creating original premium content for the direct-to-consumer Xbox platform. In 2005, Levin built Generate, a pioneering studio and talent management company. He sold the company to Alloy Digital in 2011 and served as President of the new entity. Previously, Levin joined The WB Television Network (now The CW) in 1994 as part of its founding executive team where he spent a decade helping to build and brand America’s most successful broadcast network targeting young-adults. He became sole President of Programming in 2001, included oversight of ‘Kids’ WB,’ and two years later became the youngest CEO in broadcast television history. Earlier, Levin spent five years as a member of the creative team that revitalized the Disney brand in network television.
A frequent keynote speaker, moderator, panelist and presenter, Levin is also a published author and adjunct professor. He has lent his strategic acumen to a variety of boards: including non-profit organizations, industry associations, academic institutions, political advocacy groups and early stage media companies, such as NATPE, for which he is a past Chairman, HRTS, for which he is a past President, the Austin Television Festival, the Austin Film Society, the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication Advisory Council and the Los Angeles Network for Moody College, for which he is Chair. He was named the College's Alumnus of the Year in 2002, was the University Alumni Organization’s 2004 Outstanding Young Texas-Ex Award recipient, selected as one of the University’s 125 Extraordinary Exes in 2010 and presented the Robert C. Jeffrey College Benefactor Award in 2018.
Spring 2022 MIC Speakers
March 25 - Hall Hood
Senior Writer, Aspyr Media
2:00-3:00pm CT via Zoom
April 1 - Gracie Arenas Strittmatter
Technical Art Director, Electronic Arts (EA Sports)
2:00-3:00pm CT via Zoom
April 8 - Morgan O'Brien, PhD
Quality Assurance Tester, Aspyr Media
2:00-3:00pm CT via Zoom
April 15 - Jesse Anderson
Brand Manager for BioWare, EA
2:00-3:00pm CT in DMC 1.202 & via Zoom
Fall 2021 MIC Speakers
Aug. 30 - Launching Your Career, Corporate Side (Panel)
Guests include Caterina Nasr (Senior Manager, A&R, Elektra Music), Vance Nguyen (Assistant to VP & Executive Director of Development, 20th Century Animation), Lauren Zimmer (Television Scripted Assistant at Creative Artists Agency), and Hemrani Vyas (Assistant Manager of Programming, TCM).
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 13 - Launching Your Career, Screenwriters & Agents (Panel)
Guests include Davia Carter (executive story editor, Debris), Jim Ehrich (literary agent, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston), Kim Tran (staff writer, Space Force), Cindy McCreery (RTF faculty member, Honey Girls)
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 20 - Mark Hoffman
Chairman, CNBC
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 27 - Ginny Morris
Chair/CEO, Hubbard Radio, LLC
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 4 - Mindy Kaling
Actress, writer, producer
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 11 - Tahirah Gooden
Manager of Original Studio Films, Netflix
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 18 - Kevin Jarzynski
Senior Development Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 20 - Keli Lee
Founder & President, Infinite Possibilities Enterprises
3:00–4:15 pm CT
Oct. 25 - Colby Gaines
Executive Producer and Founder, Back Roads Entertainment
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 1 - Brandt Joel
Agent & Partner, WME/Endeavor
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 3 - Brian Edwards
President of Television Operations, MGM
3:00-4:15pm CT
Nov. 8 - Lucy Huang
Senior Production Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 12 - A Studio Manager's Intro to Post Production for Scripted TV
Michelle Trujillo McKibben (Manager, Original Series Post Production, Netflix)
12:00–1:30 pm CT
Nov. 15 - Maru Buendia-Senties
Senior Post Production Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 22 - PJ Shapiro
Entertainment Attorney & Managing Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 29 - Kyle Davies
Entertainment Distribution and Exhibition Consultant
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Dec. 6 - Jordan Levin
General Manager, Rooster Teeth
5:00–6:15 pm CT