TALENT PORTAL
Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program
Graduates of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program are uniquely equipped to take on the role of a Writers’ Assistant or Script Coordinator.
Our rigorous 12-week course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in a writers’ room so they are ready to hit the ground running.
This comprehensive list, organized by genre, features alumni who are actively seeking employment in a support staff role. You may download graduates’ resumes and email them directly.
If you prefer, our staff will curate recommendations or facilitate introductions on your behalf. Email Director of Community Programs Kira VandenBrande at kvandenbrande@wgfoundation.org with questions or requests.
Annual Lookbooks
Each session, our team compiles students’ bios, resumes, writing samples, and more into a dedicated lookbook.
Click on the corresponding links to review the lookbook for each cohort.
Rubén Mendive
Rubén Mendive is a queer Mexican immigrant and comedy writer who grew up undocumented on Chicago’s South Side. He’s an alum of the WGF Writers' Access Support Staff Training Program, the NHMC Series Scriptwriters Program, and Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab. He also hosts La Lista: A Latinx Writers Podcast, an interview series spotlighting diverse voices in media.
Stephanie Leke
Raised on teen soaps and hardcore music, Stephanie Leke is a first-generation Cameroonian-American writer and producer. She writes female-driven stories centering Black women existing in spaces they’re traditionally erased from. Currently in nonfiction, her recent credits include Mary J. Blige’s My Life (Amazon), Harry & Meghan (Netflix), and the Pharrell Williams Lego biopic, Piece by Piece.
Da Eun Kim
Da Eun is a writer of magical, heartwarming stories of eclectic households & communities. Before pursuing an MFA in Film & TV Production at USC, she was a software engineer at Google with a BS and MS from Stanford University. Outside of film, she hosted a weekly podcast called bamboo & glass.