Sophia Strawser is a New York City–based showrunner, director, screenwriter, and actress specializing in comedy-driven storytelling for brands and television. She develops and leads projects ranging from social-first episodic series to premium brand spots to TV concepts. Her work has been nominated for two Webby Awards and has been an official selection at Tribeca Film Festival.
Handling everything from the concepting, screenwriting, producing, directing, and something even acting, she is a one stop shop for your social series.
She currently serves as showrunner of Diamond Divas, a 40-episode vertical series that launched on Shahla Karimi’s social platforms and subsequently secured a shopping agreement with The Tornante Company. Known for her dry wit, sharp satire, and character-forward storytelling, Sophia creates work that blends cultural insight with commercial appeal.
She is also the writer behind the BraVa x Heather McMahan campaign for Spanx and recently wrote, directed, and starred in two social episodics for Book of the Month.
She also writes a weekly Substack, In Need of Attention, where she takes a satirical look on life. You can subscribe to her newsletter below.