Toby Faulkner
STAFF WRITER
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Accomplished writer and ex-radio journalist, Toby completed UCLA's prestigious Professional Program in Writing for Television in 2024, earning selection for the 2025 Hollywood Radio & Television Society Fellowship.
An agile thinker, adept at producing high-quality content under tight deadlines, leveraging extensive experience in both short-form and long-form narratives across social media and streaming platforms.
I like writing messy characters in pacey dramas with jaw-dropping twists.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Consultant / Writer
Law & Crime Productions
Los Angeles, CA
02.2025 - Current
- Develop innovative ways to tell existing crime stories with heart and suspense that feel fresh and sticky. e.g. the unreliable narrator, time jumps, reverse chronology.
- From research and collation, to outlines, pitch decks and character arcs.
Content Executive, discovery+ / HBO Max
Warner Brothers Discovery
Los Angeles, California
04.2021 - 12.2023
- Managed soup to notes production process from initiation to delivery, covering notes processes for genres including relationship, paranormal, food and lifestyle, crime, and holiday films.
- Cross functional work included legal, business affairs, operations and marketing.
Content Executive, Facebook Watch, IG, Messenger
Meta
Los Angeles, CA
08.2017 - 04.2021
- Finding new ways to engage audiences with short attention spans with clickbait titles and a bite sized approach to storytelling.
- Short, long and mid-form, scripted, unscripted, and podcasts. Outlines to output.
- Hit series included Red Table Talk, Huda Boss, Scared Lies, Relationshipped, 9 Months, Behind the Wall.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham (UK)Skills
- Romance & Drama Writing
- Character & Dialogue Development
- Script Editing & Feedback
- Story Structure & Pacing
- Adaptations
- Mobile-First Storytelling
- Cultural Nuance in Narratives
- Collaborative Creativity
- Deadline-Driven Production
- Final Draft
- Outlining
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Trend Spotting
- Product & Data Savvy
- Excellent communicator
Memberships
- BAFTA, UCLA Alumni, Rose D'Or Judge
- Lead writers group of 13, bi-weekly, in-person + Zoom
Affiliations
- Fan of keeping my Duolingo french streak intact + relationship risking games of Rummukub.
- Recent scripts: Miss Right, Joy, Hollywood Murder Club, Just Kill Me Now.
Timeline
Freelance Consultant / Writer
Law & Crime Productions
02.2025 - Current
Content Executive, discovery+ / HBO Max
Warner Brothers Discovery
04.2021 - 12.2023
Content Executive, Facebook Watch, IG, Messenger
Meta
08.2017 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Journalism
Nottingham Trent University
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