
Writer & Educator
NICOLE'S CV
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Professional Experience
Full Sail University
Associate Course Director
April 2024 – Present
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Teach varied writing courses within the Media Communications B.S. program
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Course topics include Screenwriting, Genre Specific Creative Writing, and Story Development
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Ideate across varied curricula in composing any additional class materials
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Adhere to the guidelines and principles put forth by the Department and Institution
Deluxe
Account Manager
July 2022 – April 2024
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Executed delivery of localized asset packages for film and television
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Managed Film Mastering workflow for video and audio assets for streaming and global deliveries
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Led client-facing communication regarding status updates, roadblocks, and timely solutions
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Communicated with interdepartmental teams and lead workflow for timely delivery
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Created and established best practices and SOP throughout interdepartmental teams
Full Sail University
Course Director
August 2021 – April 2022
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Built curriculum for a course in the Creative Writing BFA Program
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Topics included developing story, screenwriting, and resume writing
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Structured and implemented grading rubrics for the course
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Adhered to the criteria and principles set forth by the Department and Institution
Full Sail University
Associate Course Director
February 2021 – July 2021
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Taught varied writing courses within the Creative Writing BFA program
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Course topics included Screenwriting, Television Writing, and Building a Writer’s Platform
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Assisted in structuring and implementation of grading rubrics across multiple courses
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Adhered to the curricula and principles put forth by the Department and Institution
Post Haste
Digital Adapter
February 2021 – November 2021
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Adapted digital media into English for dubbing utilizing the VoiceQ platform
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Employed as a freelance position
EA SPORTS
Production Coordinator for Madden & NBA LIVE
March 2019 – February 2021
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Coordinated production for Madden and NBA LIVE marketing assets
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Implemented systems to prepare media for broadcast
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Managed team members and utilized creative collaboration to ensure on-time delivery of assets
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Acted as point of contact between external production companies, creative agencies, and internal teams Employed as a contract position
Netflix
Adapter
October 2018 – December 2018
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Adapted the show, “Bordertown,” from original Finnish translation into English for dubbing
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Employed as a freelance position
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The Voice Company
Adapter
April 2018 – August 2018
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Adapted the Anime “Screechers Wild”
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Directed dubbing sessions with voice talent
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Implemented workflow with Standards & Practices clearance to prepare for American distribution
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Employed as a freelance position
Xlantic
Production Coordinator
January 2017 – March 2018
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Coordinated pre-production workflow for branded media content productions
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Provided on-set support coordination and scheduling
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Acted as a liaison between production companies, crew, and talent
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Employed as a freelance position Voxx Studios Translator/Adapter, March 2016 – March 2018
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Translated and adapted episodic television for dubbing sessions
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Employed as a freelance position Boswell Construction ESL Teacher, January 2017 – September 2018
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Taught English as a second language to construction foremen at jobsites
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Employed as a freelance position
Jam City
Writer
January 2017 – November 2017
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Wrote multi-chapter, ‘choose your own adventure’ stories for cell phone app platform
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Employed as a freelance position Pocket Gems, Inc. Writer, October 2014 – April 2015
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Wrote multi-chapter, ‘choose your own adventure’ stories for cell phone app platform
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Employed as a freelance position
Literary Publications
Nat 1’s Audience Askew Imprint
Spring 2026
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Poetry chapbook publication: Baptized by Earthquake: Poems about Hollywood
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Beyond Words Magazine
April 2025
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Poem publication: “To the Unclaimed Dreamers of Los Angeles”
Relief: A Journal of Art and Faith
Fall 2024
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Poem publication: “Baptized by Earthquake”
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal
May 2024
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Poem publications: “The Light” and “Revenge of the Night Baptizers”
The Acentos Review
April 2024
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Poem publications: “The ABC’s of Film Production” and “Contrapuntal Adaptation”
As Surely as the Sun
April 2024
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Poem publication: “Poured Out for Hollywood Rapture”
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Pulp Modern
October 2023
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Short Story published: “Mirrored”
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Granfalloon
April 2023
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Short Story published: “Guidestones”
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Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Angel City Review
March 2023
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Flash Fiction published: “Los Feliz for the Unhappy”
Ariel Chart International Literary Journal
August 2022
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Poems publications: “For Lillian ‘Nena’ Bird Canals,” “Your Absence is a Blessing and a Void,” and “Old World, Meet New Me”
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“For Lillian ‘Nena’ Bird Canals” nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Monadnock Underground
October 2022
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Poems publications: “Fresh Faith” and “Maybe We Are All Lazarus”
Granfalloon
Fall 2022 Issue
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Poem publication: “Humans Need Fixing like any other Machine”
Monadnock Underground
July 2022
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Poem publication: “Rapture Retirement Plan”
Granfalloon
Spring 2022 Issue
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Poems publications: “It’s All Mountains Here” and “Why Do We Dream What We Dream?”
Open Door Poetry Magazine
December 2021
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Poem publication: “Insomnia, Redux”
Down in the Dirt Literary Magazine
November 2021
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Poems publications: “Dating in LA,” “The Freedom of Having Nothing,” and “The Tipping Point”
Indian Periodical
October 2021
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Poem publication: “The Object”
Ariel Chart International Literary Journal
August 2021
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Poems published include “The Last Night,” “On Lineage,” “The Shadow,” “I Saw My Ex on LinkedIn,” “Renewed Recovery,” and “Colds in the time of Pandemics”
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“The Last Night” nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Awards
Association of Writers & Writing Programs | Writer to Writer Mentorship Program
September 2023
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Selected to participate in AWP’s mentorship program to work alongside an established writer, a recipient of a Cave Canem Fellowship, in developing a Poetry Collection
The Writer’s Hotel
June 2022
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Selected to participate in The Writer’s Hotel “Mini MFA” writing conference as part of the Poetry Cohort
Certifications
American Short Fiction | MFA For All
March 2024 – May 2024
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A series of fiction writing classes over the course of 3 months, led by Lauren Groff, Carmen Maria Machado, and Luis Alberto Urrea
Poets & Writers | Submitting to Poetry Contests and Prizes
March 2024
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A 2-day seminar led by poet Ananda Lima on the process and logistics of submitting a poetry collection for publication, both as individual poems and a full collection
One Story | Write a Short Story with Hannah Tinti
October 2023
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A 5-day workshop in which a short story is crafted, led by Executive Editor of One Story, Hannah Tinti
Film Festival Screenings
Mirrored
Horror Short Film
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Premiered at the Chinese Theater with the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, October 2015
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The film holds a continuing distribution deal with the Screamfest Horror Film Festival YouTube channel and has 135k views
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Mirrored will be part of a Horror Anthology Feature, premiering on multiple streaming services in September 2023
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Further Screenings include:
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The Orlando Film Festival, October 2015
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Puerto Rican Film Festival, November 2015
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The Montenegro Short Film Festival, January 2016
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The Portland Horror Film Festival, June 2016
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The Web Series, “Short Ends,” on the Nerdist Digital Channel, Alpha, January 2017
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Lover
Horror Short Film
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Premiered at the California Women’s Film Festival, January 2016
Cecilia
Horror Short Film
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Premiered at the Orlando Film Festival in October, 2014
Production Experience
Producer
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Produced, Wrote, Edited web series The Toast - March 2016 – December 2018
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Co-Produced the feature film Go Crazy Go Mad - January 2017 – January 2018
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Produced & Wrote short film I’ll Be Alone For Christmas - December 2015
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Produced & Wrote short film Mirrored - January 2015 – April 2015
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Line Produced web series Eve…& Adam - March 2016 – December 2018
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Produced comedy short To Gym or Not to Gym - March 2014 – May 2014
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Produced & Wrote short film Cecilia - March 2014 – May 2014
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Produced & Edited a BTS short on the making of Cecilia Crew - April 2014 – May 2014
Crew
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Script Supervised the short film Last Night was a Mistake - November 2017
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Seat Filler Crew, Latin American Music Awards - October 2016
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Audience Crew, Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Sports Awards - July 2015
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Script Supervised the web series From Hollywood to Rose - April 2015
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Script Supervised the short film Water Colors - April 2015
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Script Supervised the web Series Eve…& Adam - March 2015
Education
American Film Institute Conservatory
Los Angeles, CA
M.F.A., Screenwriting
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
B.S., Film GPA: 3.85 – Salutatorian
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
B.A., Creative Writing
GPA: 3.90
Honors: Golden Key International Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Major: Creative Writing
Minor: Sociology
GPA: 3.80
Honors: National Society for Collegiate Scholars