Shawna Benson
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Business Administration / MIS 1992-01-01 - 1996-01-01Work Experience
Warner Bros. Animation
2023-11-01 - 2024-07-01
Warner Bros. Animation
Netflix
2021-08-01 - 2022-05-01
Netflix
The Jim Henson Company
2019-04-01 - 2022-02-01
The Jim Henson Company
Nickelodeon
2019-07-01 - 2020-03-01
Nickelodeon
DC Comics
2016-03-01 - 2018-12-01
DC Comics
Netflix
2018-04-01 - 2018-10-01
Netflix
Television Jobs and Careers
2015-04-01 - 2017-12-01
Television Jobs and Careers
Warner Bros. Entertainment
2014-05-01 - 2015-01-01
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Too Much Coffee Man
2011-06-01 - 2014-05-01
Too Much Coffee Man
Sony Pictures Entertainment
2010-06-01 - 2011-03-01
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Skills
Summary
I am a screenwriter for television and comics. My sister and writing partner Julie and I are available for development and staffing for creative projects for live action tv and film, comics and books, animated series or films, and video games / interactive narrative and multimedia storytelling. Previously we have written for Paramount + / Nickelodeon's STAR TREK: PRODIGY, (which was nominated for an Emmy for Best Animated Series), Netflix's WU ASSASSINS, The CW's THE 100 (for 3 seasons) and Pemberley Digital's "Emma Approved," which won the Creative Arts Emmy for Interactive Entertainment. We have also written for DC Comics' GREEN ARROW and BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY comics.We've developed and pitched projects with the Jim Henson Co, Crooked Highway and XG Enteryainment, among others.We are repped at IAG and are members of the WGA West and IATSE local 839 (The Animation Guild /TAG). I also stream weekly on Twitch, playing video games, talking about writing and IRL travel activities. I started streaming the WGA Strike in 2023 and then moved into variety streaming. For many years I co-hosted a weekly live radio show/podcast called Geekerati (episodes on iTunes), which focused on pop culture including comics, books, film, television and video games. I have also done some freelance writing for Seat42F (http://seat42f.com), a website devoted to television news and reviews. In my former career I worked for 13 years in the IT organization for the Walt Disney Company. I started as a technical support analyst and my last role was as the Product Manager for DOM, which was managed through Disney's agreement with HP. (Document Output Management solutions) I HAVE NO INTEREST IN RE-ENTERING THE IT FIELD AT THIS TIME. Specialties: Screenwriting, Project management, Communications, Writing, Presentations
