Roadmap Writers Reopens Free Support Staff Initiative To Aid Emerging Scribes In Search For Reps & Work Post-Strike
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Following the conclusion of the WGA strike, which has sent writers scrambling to either dive back into work or look for new opportunities, Roadmap Writers has reopened its free Support Staff Initiative, which helps get scripts from emerging talents in front of execs and literary reps.
The idea, per the initiative’s co-founder Joey Tuccio, is to allow up-and-comers working in television to focus on “their job and/or job hunt,” while Roadmap works to help elevate their careers, hopefully making the transition out of a historic work stoppage just a little bit easier.
Writers looking to apply for the program needn’t currently be working within a writers’ room — all that’s required to be eligible is experience working in a support staff role within the past 18 months.
The door is open to writers’ room support staffers of all kinds, including writers assistants, showrunner assistants, PA’s, script coordinators, researchers and others.
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