Tyler McClain

Experience

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  Connected Pictures

  Oct 2007 - Dec 2007

  Intern

  Job requirements included extensive on-set work and behind-camera time, in-office and I.T. tasks as well as myriad pre-production duties such as costume arrangement, travel visa and carnet arrangement, and research.

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  UCLA

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Teaching Assistant

  Adjunct professor and assistant to the tenured faculty of U.C.L.A.’s renowned playwriting department. I was in charge of developing the curriculum and teaching my own undergraduate playwriting class. Through my intensive study of films, plays, and new media, as well as exhaustive workshopping of student-written material, my ten-week course emphasized the growth of my students’ dramatic writing “tool kit” for theater, film, and television.

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  NBCUniversal Media, LLC

  Jun 2013 - Feb 2014

  Executive Assistant - SUPER FUN NIGHT

  Executive assistant to Brent Forrester, co-producer of the first season of NBC’s Super Fun Night.

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  WGN America

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Writers' Assistant - UNDERGROUND Season 1

  Writers’ assistant to the staff of the upcoming television series UNDERGROUND, set to premiere on WGN in 2016. I worked in the writers’ room and was responsible for fastidious note taking, script updates, and research, as well as miscellaneous script coordination duties during the first season’s pre-production period.

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  Northwestern University

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Professor

  Professor of screenwriting for Northwestern University’s high school program for accelerated learning. Using an abbreviated version of my syllabus for undergraduate classes, I lead students through an introductory course in the art and craft of screenwriting, with a special focus on entertainment business practices. Students’ evaluations support my qualifications and indicate superlative aptitude for instruction and interaction.

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  FX Networks

  Mar 2018 - May 2019

  Writers' Assistant/Script Coordinator - LEGION Season 3

  In this role, I was tasked with functioning as a writers' assistant (primarily in charge of daily notes, research, and document copy-editing as necessary), as well as tasks generally reserved for an office PA (managing supplies, liaising between the production company office, and organizing the writers' office for the duration of the room). Ultimately, I was invited to continue through production of season three as Script Coordinator, where I proofed and distributed scripts for production, liaised with department heads, and worked on set to keep scripts updated at all times. Show less

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  Blumhouse

  Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Writers' Assistant - UPGRADE (pre-greenlight)

  I assisted the virtual, pre-greenlight room for a Blumhouse TV adaptation of their series UPGRADE. In addition to maintaining daily notes, proofreading materials before submission to the production company, and managing the room's supplies, I developed a new workflow for online carding using Miro's cloud-based digital white board.

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  Amazon Studios

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2020

  Writers' assistant - UTOPIA Season 2

  I assisted a pre-greenlight writers' room for season 2 of Gillian Flynn's UTOPIA. I managed daily notes, pre-pitch materials, and the digital writers' board on Writers Room Pro.

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  Concept Arts Inc.

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Copywriter

  Ideate and write taglines and campaign copy for clients including Paramount, Universal, WB, Netflix, and A24. Collaborate with Art Directors and Accounts Teams to offer branding, strategy, and messaging services for clientele in industries including motion pictures, television, and corporate branding.

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  Paramount

  Jul 2022 - Jan 2024

  Writer

  Collaborated with Editorial Director on all copywriting needs, including generating taglines, writing on-air promos, concepting branded, developing positioning strategy, and generating talent interview questions for media day shoots. Collaborated with Writer-Producers on the concepting and scripting of launch, post-premiere spots, marathon stunts, key art taglines, movie promotion.

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  Pocket FM

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior In-House Writer

  Responsible for story outlining and script editing of a narrative podcast based on an international format. Overseeing a small writers' room to deliver over 200 episodes to-date.