Jill Golick lives at the corner of TV and Digital.
Combining deep experience in series television with a passion for social media and the latest digital tools, Jill Golick is at the bleeding edge of the intersection between television and digital media. Dubbed the Godmother of Canadian New Media by Karen Walton, Golick is a true multiplatform story teller.
As a screenwriter, Golick has more than 200 hours of television to her credit. She was Creative Producer on Instant Star, Executive Story Editor on the sexy soap Metropia and Executive Story Editor on four season’s of Global’s gritty crime series Blue Murder. Golick worked extensively as a writer of children’s programs, including Wimzie’s House, Shining Time Station, Canadian Sesame Street, Zaboomafoo and Kratt’s Creatures.
As a new media creator, Golick produces the tween web series Hailey Hacks, which is available on the web wherever video is shared. She works with brands to integrate their messages into entertainment properties and with television producers to help them bring their properties to multiple platforms.
An early adopter, Golick first began creating digital content in the early 80s with her company Teego Software. She designed and produced the Parents Choice Award winning Word Bird which Creative Computing called “a truly superb example of what educational software can be”.
Golick blogs on screenwriting at Running With My Eyes Closed and on web drama at Story2.OH. She is a frequent speaker, having recently appeared at CaseCamp, SubtleTechnologies and Entertainment Master Class. In October 2009, Golick will be a mentor at a Crossover workshop in Montreal and will take part in a panel discussion on the future of the entertainment at the Entertainment Industries Summit. In November, she will give a TV360 workshop at NextMedia 2009 in Toronto. She moderates a monthly craft talk with television showrunners called WWTV (Writers Watching TV) and the soon-to-be-released podcast, Writers Talking TV.
Golick is available for hire as a consultant, screenwriter, creative producer and speaker.