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I’m a video producer, editor, and copywriter who helps brands, startups, and B2B companies create high-performing social and marketing videos for LinkedIn, Instagram, websites, and sales teams — including short-form clips, testimonials, explainers, and brand films. I bring 15+ years of experience writing, producing, and editing content for HBO, Discovery, and Apple TV, along with major brands like Mattel, Verizon, and McDonald’s, delivering broadcast-level storytelling for commercial video. My background in television, streaming, and feature film production allows me to apply cinematic pacing, structure, and narrative clarity to brand videos, ads, explainers, testimonials, and social campaigns designed to capture attention and drive results. I run a full-service video production and content marketing studio working with brands, SaaS companies, startups, and nonprofits to produce video ads, social content, testimonials, pitch videos, and written copy that supports sales, marketing, and growth teams. Clients hire me when they want polished, professional content that combines editorial storytelling with marketing strategy — not generic freelancer output. I also offer script development, screenplay coverage, and story consulting for brands, studios, and creators who need clear structure, character, and narrative flow for narrative, branded, or long-form video projects.

I'm an experienced, award-winning writer with a strong sense of story development, character, and comedy. I write punchy, well-paced stories with a positive focus. I have a degree in screenwriting from the University of Michigan, and have studied writing extensively at the Upright Citizens Brigade. I have worked in script development at multiple studios and production companies. I'm available for a wide array of writing and editing needs. I have strong proofreading and development skills and can assist at any stage of the writing process. Please feel free to reach out with any inquiries.

If you're looking to draw in an audience with comedy or have your content really pop, look no further! I'm a trained comedy writer with over a decade of professional experience. I've written Funny Or Die originals, worked in house as a video writer at College Humor, The Disney Channel and Conde Nast, programmed content for a top YouTube channel (The Fine Brothers) and have written humor articles for The New Yorker and McSweeney's. I've also run a production company that focused on branded and commercial work. I consulted on the original Dollar Shave Club video that propelled the company from start-up to billion dollar valuation. As well as being Top-Rated, I have an Expert-Vetted badge -- awarded to the top 1% on the platform. I take my job seriously, work fast, and dedicate my full energy to making sure the best and funniest material is on the page.

I'm here to give your book, script, or content the same attention, care, and experience I have given major publishers, producers of $100M+ films, and the world's largest tech companies. Gratefully, 15 years ago, my first book was picked up by Harper Collins, debuted on Amazon at #1, and enjoyed massive publicity to the point of becoming an answer on Jeopardy(!). I've been a professional creative writer ever since, as a fiction and nonfiction book author, co-author and ghostwriter - except for the fact I also love filmmaking and screenwriting and have, again gratefully, worked directly with my fair share of Academy Award-winning producers and directors here in LA. I'm passionate about all writing and I love what I do! I can - ghostwrite your piece the way I have for major publishers. - co-author with you the way I did on a book that debuted at #1 on Amazon in true crime. - coach you through writing your book or script like I have with dozens of writers. - consult with you on story/ rewrite your script the way I have with Oscar-winning directors and producers. - help you create content and articles that grab and keep eyeballs, the way I have for Oracle VPs, etc. I also know what it's like to bare your soul and invite others to help with your creative work. It's a little bit like standing naked on a stage and I know it's not easy. I hire friends, editors, and writers to read and edit my own work all the time - we are all in this together, and we can all use help! Also deep down in my resume is the fact I've been both a high school and university Literature and Writing teacher so - I have all the grammar and style stuff covered, and I've got an extra dose of patience. It's always a priority to maintain the right voice (usually, yours) while still crafting a page-turner that absolutely nails every single beat of story structure. I'm highly collaborative and easy to work with, partially because I've, well, seen it all. Fiction, nonfiction, film, television, web3, true crime, YA, fantasy, memoir, travelogue, medical, whistleblower, biography, technical writing, comedy, drama, content creation, you name it, I've written or edited it. Apart from my nonfiction and fiction book authoring and editing, I have 25 years of experience as a filmmaker - as script supervisor, development, casting director, editor, and composer. I've done quite a bit of various film and TV work at the highest levels over the years, always training myself to learn every facet of both the literary and filmmaking worlds. When it comes to screenwriting, it sure helps to have that kind of production experience. I always look at every project - book or film, from poetry to biz docs - from a holistic, high angle view in terms of commercial viability as well as artistic integrity. It always starts with theme. So the first question is - what do you care about? What do you need people to hear? Then we drop some structure on it, pay special attention to the voice - and work it till we're happy :) I'm here to help and happy to chat. And for the heck of it, apart from the fact that I've had 6-figure book deals with Harper Collins and The Pegasus Books Group, here are some other individuals and entities I've worked with, directly: Sean Penn, Roland Emmerich, Spike Lee, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chris Carter, Mark Gordon, Emile Hirsch, Scott Rudin, Jim Carrey, Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Jackie Chan, Jennifer Garner, Mark Hamill, Meat Loaf Aday, Jack Douglas (music producer—John Lennon), Ziggy Marley, Damian and Julian Marley, Brandy, Third World, Shabba Ranks, Shaggy, Fran Drescher, David Levy (Robert Altman producer), Ed Saxon (producer Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Beloved), Larry Cano (producer, Silkwood), Niels Juul (producer Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann), Roger Corman, an Elder Scroll founder, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning YA author Nnedi Okorafor, Sony, Dreamworks, Walden, Centropolis, WB, MTV, Paramount, NBC, CBS, FOX, and my own indie films as writer/ director/ producer/ editor have gone to festivals including Montreal and Gasparilla. Whew! If you got this far - thanks!

You can get past that blinking cursor and the blank page with my help. I'm fast, reliable, and adapt to best tell your story the way you want it told. I can work as a ghostwriter, editor, or collaborate as a co-writer. Based in Los Angeles, I specialize in screenwriting, getting people from Fade In to Fade Out, with industry-standard formatted screenplays. I've also assisted clients with plays and memoirs, from personal passion projects to working with major studios like Spyglass, Lionsgate, FOX, and more. I earned an MFA from the UCLA film school. Since then, I taught and worked at programs with CalArts, Chapman, and UCLA, helping storytellers of all backgrounds, ages, and experiences. Check out my reviews and write on! PRODUCED CREDITS (selected) • “A-List Casting” (2024), writer, 10k+ YouTube subscribers • “Talisman” (2022), writer, 100k+ views • “Jamie” (2019), writer, producer, Best Screenplay, Shore-to-Shore Festival • “Giselle” (2016), writer, producer – “Short of the Week” selection, • “Finding Westphal” (2015), writer, Best Screenplay, LV48FF • “Us” (2015), writer, producer, Best Series, Austin Web Fest ____________________________________________________________ COMMISSIONED WRITING (selected) • “Natalia's World” (web series)– Ep. 3 & 4 • “Antonyms vs. Synonyms Rap Battle” (educational video, 2019)– Mister Josh Productions • “A-List Casting” (web series) – Quantum Arc Media ____________________________________________________________ WRITING AWARDS • Indie Las Vegas, Best Web Series "A-List Casting" (2026) • Silver State Film Festival, Best Pilot "A-List Casting" (2022) • National Film Festival for Talented Youth, Audience Award "Talisman" (2021) • Shore to Shore Film festival, Best Screenplay “Jamie” (2020) • UCLA Screenwriting Showcase Winner “Dead Stop” (2017) • David Koepp Scholarship Award “A Billion Dollars” (2017) • Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards “Falling” (2016) • LA Web Fest, Best Writing (nom.) “Us” (2015) • Las Vegas 48-Hour Film Fest, Best Writing “Finding Westphal” (2015) • Austin Web Fest, Best Web Series “Us” (2015) • Austin Web Fest, Best Comedy Series “Us” (2015) • Chain NYC Web Fest, Best Web Series “Us” (2015)

Currently in active development -- My screenplay "Once a Thief" in active development with Gearshift Films and a well-known director attached. AWARDS WRITERS GUILD AWARD nomination, Best TV Movie of Year, RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES EDGAR AWARD nomination, Mystery Writers of America, Best TV Mystery of the Year, RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES EDGAR AWARD nom., Mystery Writers of America, "Ashes to Ashes" episode SIMON & SIMON GRAMMY nom, Best Comedy Album RICHARD NIXON: PRISONER OF WATERGATE EMMY for DINAH!, Best Variety-Talk Show EMMY for documentary DECISION TO DIE: Teenage Suicide. GOTHAM IFP SCREENPLAY COMPETITION winner NAOMI WEINSTEIN - PRIVATE EYE