Ann Austen

Executive Producer, Head Writer | USA

Ann Austen is an Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/show runner whose career spans a wide range of genres and projects, from writing and co-producing numerous seasons of Power Rangers, to being Co-EP on the Obama’s Higher Ground Productions’ critically acclaimed Waffles and Mochi.

For eight years Ann served as Head Writer and Creative Producer/Co-EP on Barbie content for Mattel where she wrote and produced multiple series including the iconic Dreamhouse Adventures, as well as longform specials, games, and YouTube shorts. Ann is currently working for preschool powerhouse Moonbug, in the past having written and produced projects for them such as Buster Saves Christmas, Buster’s Big Halloween Adventure, and the top-rated Netflix series Music Time.

Ann co-wrote and Executive Produced The Snowy Day at Amazon Studios, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Preschool Program, and received a BAFTA nomination for Best International Production. She won both the Humanitas and the Writers Guild of America awards for her Disney Channel original movie Johnny Tsunami Back On Board. Ann prides herself on her versatility, having written on series as diverse as Molly Of Denali, SuperKitties, and Dreamwork’s Dragons, but no matter the project always looks to bring inspiration to children’s lives through entertainment.