Resume

SAMMI CAINS TIRRI

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Creative writer and content strategist with 10+ years of experience across scripted narrative, branded content, educational curriculum, and platform copywriting. Equally at home crafting episodic scripts, building content for a SaaS platform, or developing high-volume copy and content under tight deadlines. My diverse experience contributes to a well-developed skill for voice, structure, and what makes an audience stay engaged. Fluent in AI-assisted content workflows: I work at an expert level with Claude (Anthropic), using advanced prompting strategies to build multi-step projects, maintain consistent brand voice across content types, and dramatically reduce revision cycles. Backed by years of writers' room experience at Amazon, Apple TV+, and CBS Studios — I understand not just how to write, but how professional content pipelines work from the inside.

EXPERIENCE

XAPA WORLD, INC. | Content Writer, Copywriter & Content Strategist June 2024 – Present

• Develop interactive educational content for a B2B professional development platform, translating expert frameworks and psychological concepts into engaging, accessible learning experiences.

• Partner with customer success teams to create data-informed messaging that increases user engagement and retention.

• Manage end-to-end content workflows including CMS organization, editorial scheduling, and publishing operations.

• Expert-level AI prompt engineering using Claude (Anthropic): build multi-step workflows, maintain brand voice consistency, and reduce revision cycles through precise, context-rich prompting strategies.

TUTTLE TWINS — Seasons 2–5 | YouTube / Angel Studios | Writer January 2023 – Present

• Script writer on a children's animated series adapted from a best-selling book franchise; craft episodic content that translates complex ideas into age-appropriate storytelling.

POCKET FM | Content Writer January 2024 – July 2024

• Produced 15 episodes per week (1,600–2,200 words each) for an audio narrative series — a high-volume, deadline-driven content operation requiring consistent voice, quality, and pace.

APPLE TV+ | Production & Editorial Coordinator / Writers' Assistant May 2022 – July 2023

Invasion — Season 3 (Genre Films) | Ted Lasso — Season 3 (Warner Brothers / Doozer)

• Supported two consecutive AppleTV+ productions in coordinator and writers' assistant capacities, maintaining continuity across fast-moving creative environments.

• Captured and distributed detailed room notes for the Emmy-winning Ted Lasso writers' room; delivered final dialogue to on-set production under tight daily deadlines.

• Managed document distribution, version control, proofreading, and editorial archives across both productions; tracked multi-threaded narrative continuity throughout each season.

• Processed vendor and talent payment paperwork.

AMAZON STUDIOS | Production & Editorial Coordinator / Writers' Assistant May 2017 – April 2022

Paper Girls — Seasons 1 & 2 (Legendary / Plan B) | Them — Season 1 (Sony / Vertigo) | The Dangerous Book for Boys — Season 1 (Sony / Moonshot)

• Spanned five years and three Amazon originals in coordinator, writers' assistant, and executive assistant roles — from a single-season limited series to a two-season renewal.

• Built and maintained the Paper Girls show bible from the ground up; served as institutional memory for narrative continuity across both seasons.

• Managed full writers' room operations across all three productions: script and outline distribution, proofreading, storyline tracking, clearance issue resolution, file maintenance, and payment processing.

• Supported The Dangerous Book for Boys showrunner with calendar management, call scheduling, and stakeholder coordination in addition to full room coordinator duties.

CBS STUDIOS | Executive & Development Assistant June 2018 – May 2019

Tad Quill — Overall Deal

• Managed executive calendar; coordinated meetings, pitches, and calls across multiple stakeholders.

• Conducted research, proofread creative materials, and served as primary liaison between the writer and studio operations.

CAREERBUILDER.COM | Copywriter & Supervising Producer December 2014 – December 2016

• Wrote and produced 100+ branded content pieces and broadcast commercials for a major national brand; oversaw production from brief to delivery.

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY | Research Assistant August 2007 – July 2011

• Assisted in research for a digital collegiate textbook published by Allyn & Bacon; contributed to editorial verification and source compilation; proofread chapters.

SKILLS & TOOLS

Writing & Content: Copywriting, content strategy, scripted narrative, audio drama, children's animation, educational curriculum

Operations & Coordination: Project coordination, document management, editorial workflows, version control, proofreading, file archiving, payment processing

Typing: 84 WPM

Proactive, calm under pressure, excellent proofreader, collaborative and self-directed. The writer's equivalent of a Swiss Army Knife.

EDUCATION

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana — B.F.A. in Acting, May 2011

Upright Citizens Brigade, New York — Certificate of Completion

FELLOWSHIPS & RECOGNITION

• Sony TV Emerging Writers Program, 2021

• Top 10 — 2020 Table Read My Screenplay, Park City

• Second Round — 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab & 2017 Sundance New Voices Lab

• Quarterfinalist — 2019 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship

• Semifinalist — 2018 Cinestory TV/Digital Fellowship

• Top 15% — 2018 NYTVF Scripts Competition

• Producer — Official Selection, 2016 NYTVF Independent Pilot Competition

Resume

sammicainswork@gmail.com