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.
Eleanor Cho
Eleanor Cho is a Korean American writer, director, and graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She worked as a Writers’ PA at HBO, as an Assistant Editor for Beyoncé, and is currently working for showrunner Angela Kang (THE WALKING DEAD). She took part in the Werner Herzog Film Accelerator, GFS x Dolby Institute’s “Finish the Script”, and was a finalist for NBC Writers on the Verge.
Kyle Alexander
Kyle Alexander is a former college football champion turned screenwriter, based in Inglewood, CA. When he's not writing his next comic book fan-fiction or ruining kid's days on Call of Duty, Kyle works as a writer and story producer for a small production company focused on social justice issues, using his experiences to fill his stories with heart, humor, and a smidge of social commentary.
Rio Contrada
Rio Contrada is a writer, director and nihilistic flower child from Northampton, Massachusetts. A queer Italian Jew and community organizer, his work explores intersectionality in a dramedic, surrealist tone. His debut feature, starring Debbie Allen, is set to premiere at Dances with Films this June. His writing has placed in Austin Film Festival, Screencraft and the Black List’s Top Pilots List.
Stephen Ra-Choi
Stephen Ra-Choi is a Korean-American writer who spent most of his childhood stuck behind a church pew, drawing comics or writing short stories that were highly inappropriate for a pastor’s kid. After writing a pilot inspired by his now 95-year old grandmother, Stephen was named winner of the 2023 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship and runner-up of the 2023 Script Pipeline TV Writing Contest.
Yeon Jin Lee
Yeon Jin Lee is a Korean-American filmmaker. She's currently a showrunner’s assistant on the upcoming CBS series Watson and film STAR TREK: SECTION 31. After five years as a computer scientist at NASA, she left Silicon Valley to pursue filmmaking full-time. She is an alumna of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, The Black List Feature Lab, and Almanack Screenwriters.