MARGO SIMMS
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
A writer with versatility, adaptability, and discipline developed from a background in lyrical, musical, and visual storytelling, looking to secure a position as a writer on a drama series in a writers’ room. Merging experience in songwriting, music production, DJing, fashion design, and writing scripts for television and film, to build character arcs, world settings, dialogue, and action lines with subtext, develop beat sheets, combining multiple storylines that advance the plot. Maintains attention to detail when approaching deadlines, works well under pressure, and can provide quick, creative changes to the narrative for production issues without altering the overall story direction or character journey.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Freelance Songwriter
BMI
09.2005 - 01.2019
- Writing, and producing vocals, building a catalogue of 1,500 songs for artists represented by major labels, Sony, Sony Canada, Universal, and Interscope, adhering to A&R requirements and artist management deadlines.
- Flexible to the artists’ changes, ensuring teamwork and long-term collaboration, altering lyrics, and themes that support album direction, artist identity, authenticity, vocal style, and brand.
DJ, Producer, and Event Curator
House of Yes
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Designed and illustrated a storyboard to pitch a party concept named “Chirren of the Night” to club owners, detailing the room theme, combined with a live-produced 1-hour original mix securing a residency once a week on Friday evenings for 1 year in their private art room.
- Produced unique techno sets, DJing 8 hours, implementing various audio gear each week, including Ableton Live, drum pads, modular, vinyl, and guitar pedals, creating an original music setup and sound.
Host and Segment Creator
MTV Finland/New Amsterdam Vodka
08.2017 - 08.2017
- Produced, organized talent, and hosted 5 video segments for the Helsinki Flow music festival, deciding on location setting, and following early rigorous timelines, to work in collaboration with a 20-person crew, developing branding requirements, to meet deadlines.
- Developed interview questions for short visual narrative content to support emotional interviews with depth to highlight the talent’s authentic traits for audience engagement. Interviewed Snowboard Olympic athlete Heikki Sorsa, electronic music producers Tom and Hills, and graffiti artist Jani Tolin, conducting meaningful dialogue.
- Highlighted Finnish historical locations and landowners to display the beauty of Finland, showcasing the emotional reaction of festival attendees, adjusting to last-minute location changes to create more dynamic visuals, telling a visual story combined with the interviews for each segment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Writing For Film And Television
Los Angeles Film School
Los Angeles, CA05-2026
Skills
- Final Draft 12
- Breaking story, developing beat sheet outlines
- Script Breakdowns for production & Scheduling
- Write advanced branching narratives utilizing ArcWeave & Twine to create interactive visual and narrative POV’s
- Ableton Live & Modular Synthesis
- Discipline, organization, resourcefulness, financial responsibility, and creativity enable me to problem-solve
- Respect for others’ time provides excellent time management and collaboration skills
- Adaptability allows me to expand on new ideas creatively and pitch scenarios, making me a great team player
- Multitasking, create revisions under time constraints
- Write words that evoke an emotional response, that translate into a visual Narrative
- Intuitive and proactive, having the ability to spot and adjust before issues occur
- Advanced garment construction, pattern making, illustration, and digital design CAD, expertise in garment storytelling
Certification
Point Blan Music School, Silverlake, CA| November 2019-January 2020
Proficiency in Ableton Live, electronic music Production, modular synthesis, and sound wave design.
Scratch DJ Academy, Manhattan, NY| Jan 2016-August 2016
Advanced mixing, beat matching on vinyl and CDJs, song management and organization for drives with over 100,000 songs, troubleshooting gear, understanding EX and FX on multiple mixers such as Pioneer, and Allen and Heath Xone:96, understanding sound engineering, rhythm, tempo, pace, and crafting a set that has a beginning, middle, and end to engage the audience.
Timeline
DJ, Producer, and Event Curator
House of Yes
12.2017 - 12.2018
Host and Segment Creator
MTV Finland/New Amsterdam Vodka
08.2017 - 08.2017
Freelance Songwriter
BMI
09.2005 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Writing For Film And Television
Los Angeles Film School