Jordan Levin
Jordan Levin is an American media executive, producer, and professor of practice in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin's Moody College of Communication.[1]
His career spans traditional broadcast television and digital media, beginning with roles at The Walt Disney Company where he contributed to developing shows such as Home Improvement and Ellen.[1] At Warner Bros. Entertainment and The WB Television Network from 1994 to 2004, Levin rose to CEO, becoming the youngest in broadcast television history, and oversaw the launch of influential series including Dawson's Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[1][2]
Levin later founded and led Generate, a content studio and talent management firm, before serving as executive vice president and general manager of Xbox Entertainment Studios at Microsoft, president of Alloy Digital (later Defy Media), and the NFL's first chief content officer, where he managed content across platforms and produced Emmy-winning series like All or Nothing.[1][3] As CEO of AwesomenessTV from 2017 to 2018, he expanded digital content operations ahead of its sale to Viacom.[3] From 2019 to 2024, he served as general manager and CEO of Rooster Teeth under Warner Bros. Discovery, implementing restructurings and growth in podcasting amid broader industry shifts, though the studio closed in 2024 due to evolving consumer behaviors and monetization challenges in digital media.[1]