Angel Weaver
Angel Weaver was born and raised in LA in a very diverse black and brown community up until middle school when her parents, wanting to provide a ‘better life’ for her and her siblings, moved to a predominantly white suburb called Rancho Cucamonga, California. Once there, Angel turned to watching and mimicking classic Black Sitcoms as a way to stay connected to her ‘Blackness.’
Angel would walk around her house, school, and mall (when that was still a thing) pretending to be characters in her own made-up storylines. And yes, she’d act out the kissing scenes. And yes, it was awkward when her classmates caught her, because the only thing worse that having an imaginary friend is having an imaginary lover. Heartbroken, Angel decided to follow a less ‘weird’ path by doing the one cool thing she knew how to do: sports! Angel ran track and went on to represent the US as a world championship meet, but her dreams were cut short when she had a career-ending injury her senior year of college at UC Berkeley.
So, Angel turned to Silicon Valley and landed a job as a Solutions Engineer, but it never quite felt right, and she’d often turn to binge-watching TV in lieu of therapy. One show in particular was HBO’s Silicon Valley. She loved the way they made fun of tech in a smart and poignant way. Then it hit her; the thing she enjoyed as a kid – imagining – was a thing people could do for a living! Writing TV!
She enrolled in TV writing courses at NYU’s extension program, performed stand-up comedy by night, and worked on her samples by day. Now an Engineer turned Writer, Angel loves to write stories about flawed characters learning to embrace their weirdness at the center, because that weirdness is usually your superpower.
Founded in the year 2000, the Nickelodeon Writing Program is a full-time, paid, yearlong development Program for television comedy writers with unique voices and fresh perspectives. Join us at the studio in Burbank for classes and workshops to sharpen your skills, executive mentorship and networking to build your professional relationships, and the opportunity to work in the iconic live-action and animation writers’ rooms at Nick. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dedicate yourself to the craft of writing and build your career from the ground up.
The Nick Writing Program is not a writing contest – It’s a launching pad for emerging creatives. If you bring the unique voice and innovative ideas for kids’ and family content, we’ll help you launch a career with all the tools you’ll need to succeed in the industry for years to come.
We need your talent and perspective, so come tell us your story!
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The Nickelodeon Artist Program is a 6-month, full-time paid talent development program for aspiring pre-production artists. We seek out talented designers, painters, story artists, and CG generalists with unique voices, with the goal of mentoring, developing, and staffing the next generation of inclusive storytellers and content creators.
The Nick Artist Program is designed to kick-start the journey of career-ready artists! If you’re ready for the SLIME of your life, come join us at the Nick Animation Studio.
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