Nikita T. Hamilton

About Nikita T. Hamilton

I believe we all deserve to connect with someone on screen, to learn from one another, and to have the chance to escape from our daily lives at times. I’m a writer and a speaker. I engender and connect worlds by creating and fostering characters and stories that are meant to entertain, and give insight to, the general public. I have the unique ability to absorb and empathize with what is happening in the world around me and to rework it in a manner that is engaging and relatable. I think that this work is so much more than thirty-minutes or an hour of laughter or tears or any of the emotions in between. It’s abut the ripple effect that it can have throughout viewers’ lives that may allow them to possibly understand themselves and/or others just a little bit better. My view of media is enhanced and varied by a Ph.D in Communication focused on representations of black women and being a first-generation American. I embrace and celebrate that my position at this unusual cross-section of expertise allows me to speak to entertainment in a unique and interesting way. On one hand, I create connection on the page so it can come to life on screen and resonate in reality. On the other, I critically consider those creations through the eye of a scholar. I love sharing what I have studied and learned on both sides of the entertainment aisle. What we know should never be siloed.

Experience

1. Producer

   Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios

   Sep 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• University of Southern California

  Ph.D

  2011 — 2017

• Goldsmiths, University of London

  Study Abroad

  2008 — 2008

• University of Southern California

  Graduate Certificate

  2012 — 2016

• University of Southern California

  Master's Degree

  2011 — 2015

• University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Arts

  2005 — 2009