Abigail Taylor-Sansom

Academic

• Professor of dramatic writing, Winter 2022—present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Instructor, 2020–21, College of Music and Dramatic Arts
  Designed and taught an introductory course in transmedia storytelling. Facilitated workshops with industry professionals in narrative and documentary film, gaming, and themed entertainment. Students outlined, drafted, and revised short form works for film, television, theater, gaming, virtual reality, theme parks, and interactive media.

• Instructor, 2018, SCAD summer seminars, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  Designed and taught an introductory intensive in screenwriting. Curriculum included narrative structure, pre-writing, composition, and revision. Several students placed in national contests with their work from the intensive.

• Guest lecturer for department of English and foreign languages, 2015–17, Monroe College, Bronx, NY
  Lectured on professional applications of the curriculum in an introductory dramatic literature course.  Directed students in table readings of classic plays, emphasizing script analysis skills.

• Instructor at department of voice and speech, 2007–16, AMDA College and Conservatory, New York
  Designed and taught an interdisciplinary course in voice and movement for musical theatre and acting majors in the B.F.A. and certificate programs.

Professional

• Writer and showrunner, 2020–22, Hunt a Killer, Baltimore
  Led project team of writers, designers, producers, procurement specialists, and software developers to create a new game with projected lifetime reach of 1 million+ players. Managed writers' room during drafting and revision process, delivering content in accordance with project timelines. Refined gameplay based on results of playtesting and QA processes, as well as feedback from C-suite and other stakeholders. Collaborated with Media Producers to produce video, audio, and other media-related game components. Collaborated with Chief Marketing Officer to develop messaging strategy and marketing assets. Contributed to hiring process by interviewing candidates for salaried writer and producer roles.

• Show writing and story development professional intern, 2019–20, Walt Disney Imagineering, Orlando, FL
  Developed treatments, scripts, copy, and dialogue for attractions, hotels, restaurants, and other immersive spaces at Walt Disney World Resort. Collaborated with lmagineers from multiple departments and Walt Disney Company corporate alliance partners to ideate and realize immersive story experiences.

• Interactive script writer, Inkitt, 2019, Berlin, Germany
  Adapted source material into a season of interactive fiction episodes. Developed marketing materials for the season, integrating user analytics data to refine content.