Erin T. Hill

Erin Hill worked in film development in New York and Los Angeles before undertaking study of the media industry. Her primary interest is in historical and contemporary media production in the United States, with particular focus on intersecting issues of gender, race and class in creative labor sectors. Her first book, Never Done: A History of Women's Work in Media Production (Rutgers UP, 2016), examines the role of feminized labor in U.S. film and television production from the 1890s to the present and draws connections to the ongoing struggles of women and people of color in integrating key creative fields in contemporary Hollywood. Hill’s current research investigates the development sector, where projects are scripted, financed and planned. She continues freelance development work for Summit Entertainment, a division of Lionsgate.

Dr. Hill teaches courses on American film history, history of broadcasting, feminist production history, media industry labor, contemporary Hollywood business practices, and race, gender and labor in media production, cultures of production in creative industries, science fiction films, comedy on TV/in media, and media theory. Prior to her tenure at UCSD, she taught as contingent (aka “adjunct) faculty at various Southern California institutions, including UCLA, Occidental College, Santa Monica College, and CSU Long Beach, gaining experience in both pedagogy and labor precarity.

PhD and MA (UCLA), BA (University of Michigan). Recipient: SCMS Best First Book Award (2018), SCMS Best Dissertation Award (2015), Chancellor's Prize, Jean Stone Fellowship, Collegium of University Teaching Fellowship (UCLA); Nina Leibman Fellowship (California Women’s Law Center). Recent published chapters in Making Media Work (NYU Press), The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies (Blackwell), Production Studies: Cultural Studies of Media Industries (Routledge)

Twitter: @erinhill2

Website: https://communication.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/hill-erin.html

Media Experience:

2001-Present Story Analyst, Summit Entertainment / Lionsgate Entertainment
2021, 2022 Consultant, Republic Marketing, Luce Research - 3 streaming media studies
2017-2020 Story Analyst, Madison Wells Media
2013-2017 Story Analyst, Marquee Entertainment
2008-2017 Story Analyst, OddLot Entertainment
2001-2005 Story Analyst, USA Films/Focus Features