Mission Sierra Media
Turn your mission into measurable momentum. Build trust faster. Attract better clients. Scale with clarity.
Google average rating
5.0 out of 5
Brands that have trusted us:
- Who We Are
Built for Christian and mission-driven businesses
Strategic media and advertising designed to move your business forward.
Mission Sierra Media is a Pittsburgh-based, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned media agency founded by an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker with a background in U.S. military strategic communication. We exist to help purpose-driven organizations cut through the noise, with advertising that builds trust, clarifies your message, and drives real revenue.
Award-Winning Experience
Founded by an Emmy-winning filmmaker experienced in strategic military and media communication.
Stewardship in Every Detail
We treat your brand, reputation and message with care. We craft each campaign with intentional stewardship.
Strategy Before Scale
We never chase trends. Every campaign is built on clarity, positioning, and disciplined execution rooted in your actual mission.
- what we do
Three Services One Mission
Every service we offer is built to work together strategy, production, and media buying aligned under one roof so nothing falls through the cracks
Branded Multimedia Production
Our video production blends documentary style storytelling with strategic advertising — crafted to communicate clearly and move the right audience to action.
Social Media Advertising
We launch and manage strategic social media ad campaigns built to attract the right audience, clarify your message, and drive real revenue.
Commercial Photography
We create bold, documentary-style commercial photography shaped by years of military storytelling experience. Your imagery should feel real, yet command attention.
- Our achievements
Award winning.
By design.
Our founder brings Emmy Award–caliber standards to every client campaign built on a foundation of military precision and broadcast storytelling that’s been recognized at the highest levels.
Award
“Carrying the Names,” produced for the Army Reserve Stories campaign, received an Emmy Award for Feature News Reporting. The project documented the solemn responsibility of honoring fallen soldiers, combining precision filmmaking with deeply human storytelling.
Nominations
Across multiple projects for the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mission Sierra Media’s founder produced five Emmy-nominated projects for broadcast-quality storytelling and documentary production.
Platinum
Awarded a Platinum AVA Digital Award in support of Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign by increasing public awareness against human trafficking.
U.S. Army
Mission Sierra Media’s founder was recognized as Army Communicator of the Year in both 2018 and 2024. This distinction reflects sustained excellence in strategic communication, leadership, and mission-focused storytelling within high-stakes public affairs environments.
U.S. Army
Named Civilian Photographer of the Year in the Army’s Keith L. Ware Public Affairs Awards for 2021, recognizing the strongest body of photographic work produced across the Army that year.
POY
Awarded First Place in the Military Visual Awards, a distinction that recognizes excellence in visual storytelling, technical precision, and impact within competitive military communications environments.
- Our Projects
Work That Actually Ran
Emmy-caliber reels built for real businesses. Watch what happens when broadcast production meets strategic advertising.
Meet the team
behind the mission.
Mission Sierra Media is a Pittsburgh team led by Michel Sauret, an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and U.S. Army Reserve veteran with over 20 years of experience in strategic communication, from Pentagon-level campaigns to battlefield documentation. Marta Greca manages client campaigns and gives every client the personal support that keeps their results improving, and cinematographer Ryan Mickey shoots the work that goes into your ads. You work directly with us, not a junior account rep.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Our testimonials
What clients
actually say.
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Reviews
“Michel takes all the anxiety out of video production. From the planning phase through execution, everything was high-quality, well thought out and planned to perfection. Our client could not have been more pleased.”
“Passion for his craft is an understatement. Michel is incredibly talented and dedicated to producing results that exceed all expectations”
“Michel has the ability to capture the feeling behind a story, guiding audiences through a range of emotions, even on the most challenging topics.“
“Michel is a true storyteller. He has the unique ability to find the depth, weight, and emotion behind a single moment and craft a compelling narrative using only his subject’s words. Thorough, thoughtful, and dedicated, his experience and vision behind the lens shine through in the final product.”
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No sales reps. No pitch decks. Michel takes every first call personally and you’ll leave with something actionable, regardless of whether we work together.
- Honest assessment of your current situatuon
- Specific growth opportunity identified
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