Overview
Work History
Writing Fellowships
Writing Contests
Comedy Festivals
Standup
Live Comedy Show Productions
Representative
Social
Timeline
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Jason Marcus

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

COURSE ADVISOR

Sundance Institute / Sundance Co//ab
01.2021 - Current
  • TV Writing: Crafting Your Pilot as well as TV Writing: From Outline to Pilot Draft
  • Assist class session and lead workshops with a group of participants (up to 12 mentees)
  • Provide in-class feedback to mentees on homework
  • Lead 45-minute 1-on-1 mentor sessions with each individual at the end of course
  • Provide feedback at the end of the course to help shape our future offerings.

STAFF WRITER

Hugo Awards
01.2021
  • Created structure for multiple award ceremonies while implementing visuals and highlighting diversity inclusion, focused on genre-specific pop culture storytelling.

TV WRITER

Netflix
01.2020
  • S1, Episode #2 - "Totally Eclipsed"
  • S1, Episode #4 - "Eagle Eye View".

STAFF WRITER

mitú
02.2017 - 01.2019
  • Conceptualized, pitched, and wrote editorial pieces for Latinx audiences worldwide
  • Conceived, scripted, produced and directed video content for branded social platforms
  • Created the voice and launched the vertical with focus on the male perspective.

FREELANCE WRITER

Glamour Magazine
10.2016 - Current
  • Generated pitches from the male perspective to write for print and digital outlets.

FREELANCE WRITER

Cosmopolitan Magazine
02.2013 - Current
  • Pitched, developed, and wrote op-ed pieces for Cosmopolitan print and digital
  • Created "Man Math" featured in "Manthropology".

FREELANCE WRITER

Digital Brand Architects
12.2014 - 12.2015
  • Conceptualized, pitched, and wrote marketing concepts for video content across brands such as The Madison Square Garden Companies (Rockettes, MSG Networks)
  • Participated in pitch brainstorms, pitch decks, and ideation for short-form video content
  • Wrote copy across MSG Networks social media channels.

TOURING STANDUP COMIC

Throughout the US and Canada
02.2006 - Current
  • 1st Place Winner of The Detroit International Comedy Festival
  • 1st Place Winner of Catch a Rising Star's "Catch a New Rising Star" Competition
  • 2nd Place in Budd Friedman's iJoke.com "Funny People" Contest in Las Vegas, NV
  • Co-creator of the "Quarter-Life Crisis Tour" Sponsored by Rooftop Comedy.

Writing Fellowships

  • Native American Showrunners Program - 2021
  • Native American TV Writers Lab fellow - 2018
  • NBC Late Night Writers Workshop - 2014

Writing Contests

  • Second-Rounder Austin Film Festival - 2018
  • Semifinalist PAGE International Screenwriting Awards - 2018
  • Participant Kung Fu Monkey Productions' TV Bootcamp - 2018
  • Quarterfinalist WeScreenplay TV Pilot Screenwriting Contest - 2018
  • Notable Writer New York TV Festival - 2018

Comedy Festivals

  • The Detroit International Comedy Festival (Royal Oak, MI)
  • The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival (Atlanta, GA)
  • The Laugh Your Asheville Off! Comedy Festival (Asheville, NC)
  • The Boston International Comedy Festival (Boston, MA)
  • The New York Comedy Expo (New York, NY)
  • The Las Vegas Comedy Festival (Las Vegas, NV)

Standup

  • 1st Place Winner of The Detroit International Comedy Festival
  • 1st Place Winner of Catch a Rising Star's "Catch a New Rising Star" Competition
  • Finalist in Adam Sandler & Budd Friedman's iJoke.com "Funny People Contest" in Las Vegas, NV
  • Founding member of the Rooftop Comedy sponsored Quarter Life Crisis Tour

Live Comedy Show Productions

  • Carpool Diem Podcast - Sponsored by Honda (August 2017 Launch)
  • Recipe: A Comedy Game Show - Live Standup Showcase (2014-2016)
  • The Punch Drunk Podcast - Featured in Stage Time Magazine (2010-2011)
  • The Quarter Life Crisis Tour - Sponsored by Rooftop Comedy (2010-2011)
  • Lyrics and Laughs - Live Standup Showcase (2007-2009)

Representative

jriley@zerogravitymanagement.com

Social

Twitter - @TheJasonMarcus

Instagram - @TheChampagneOfMen

Timeline

COURSE ADVISOR

Sundance Institute / Sundance Co//ab
01.2021 - Current

STAFF WRITER

Hugo Awards
01.2021

TV WRITER

Netflix
01.2020

STAFF WRITER

mitú
02.2017 - 01.2019

FREELANCE WRITER

Glamour Magazine
10.2016 - Current

FREELANCE WRITER

Digital Brand Architects
12.2014 - 12.2015

FREELANCE WRITER

Cosmopolitan Magazine
02.2013 - Current

TOURING STANDUP COMIC

Throughout the US and Canada
02.2006 - Current

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