Biography
Lauren Mary Magura was born in Denville, NJ to Adam and Kelley Magura, and grew up in Sussex County, NJ. She has two brothers Brett and Mathew Magura, a sister-in-law Jessica Lain Magura, and four nieces and nephews, Luke, Cadence, Kiera (who have appeared in the award winning show 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', and the feature film 'Humor Me'), and Blake Magura.
Lauren's career began at NBCUniversal in media operations supporting NBCU's Digital Distribution, Broadcast Television Distribution, Cable Entertainment Channels', On Air Promotions, and Programming and Specials including the Olympics. She transitioned into publicity and marketing for Universal Pictures, and has implemented and worked red carpet premieres, press junkets, celebrity public appearance tours, screening programs, radio interview tours, guerrilla, word of mouth and experiential marketing campaigns and more. There, she contributed to the success of some of the studio's highest-grossing films, working on campaigns for major franchises like Jurassic Park, Fast and Furious, and Pitch Perfect, as well as animated hits such as Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing.
Lauren's love for film enabled her to gain years of experience in film production which led her to launch her own company at SXSW called Cinematcher: a digital platform streamlining hiring for film productions. Cinematcher was selected by 7 high-level, media executives from Comcast to participate in their inaugural EDGE accelerator program geared toward the development of, and investment in diverse owned businesses specializing in media, marketing, production and digital tech.
Lauren has experience in business ventures for Elijah Wood's film, TV, and video game production house, Company X / SpectreVision, and developed business strategies for its experiential arm, Company X Marketing.
Her notable producing credits include the 3-D animated film Saurus City, starring Ron Perlman, Emma Roberts, Dennis Quaid, and Tim Meadows, No Man of God, starring Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby, season one of the Shudder original podcast Visitations, hosted by Daniel Noah and Elijah Wood, and Next Exit, starring Katie Parker, Rahul Kohli, and Karen Gillan.
Lauren also is the creator and executive producer of the YouTube Kids series Coach Jess, the ultimate destination for infants, toddlers, and kids, encouraging little ones to get moving, turning screen time into playtime.
