Writing Coach
Nikki Taylor-Roberts is an Emmy-nominated, NAACP Image Award-winning screenwriter and director. She blends emotional realism with elevated cinematic storytelling and commands a lyricism in her work. She's an episodic director on shows like NBC's Chicago Med and Paramount's The Waiting Room. Taylor-Roberts wrote features for Disney, is developing new works, and is a filmmaker in the inaugural cohort of Proof of Concept, Cate Blanchett's studio incubator.
Her Hulu/20th Studio film Go to Bed Raymond was named among the top five horror films by the New York Times Best for 2023 and screened at MoMA. She's an alum of several prestigious industry fellowships. Outside the narrative space, she is a professor, lecturer, and has worked in brand creative — writing, directing, and producing ads for NBCUniversal, VH1, and BET. She's also produced many live shows, most notably the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy's July 4th Spectacular.
She is an alumna of Northwestern University and Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Film Program.