Jaycee Shindler

Jaycee Shindler is a writer, writing coach, and former film executive who helps people discover their stories and refine their unique voices. With an intuitive sense for narrative and a deep care for the human experience, her coaching blends structure and spaciousness — a clear foundation grounded in industry experience, with room for experimentation and growth. Before coaching, Jaycee spent over a decade in the film industry as a development executive, helping writers shape concepts, characters, and plot arcs for screenplays, pitch decks, and treatments. Whether collaborating with a student or an Emmy-nominated screenwriter, she creates a supportive space to untangle ideas and get to the heart of what someone wants to say. Jaycee lives in NYC with her husband, toddler, and diva-of-a-dog. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was awarded Best Screenplay and taught as a screenwriting TA. When she’s not coaching, she’s working on her own novel, listening to true crime podcasts, or half-watching early-2000s sitcoms (favorites include Parks and Rec, The Office, and 30 Rock). She loves all narrative genres, but mysteries and romcoms are her guilty pleasures.