Nickelodeon Taps Eddie Gamarra for VP Literary Affairs Role

Eddie Gamarra has been appointed to the newly created position of VP of literary affairs for Nickelodeon and Awesomeness.

Formerly VP of studio business development at Nickelodeon, Gamarra will now globally source, track and evaluate literary material at all publishing stages to option and develop into animated and live-action content for Nickelodeon and Awesomeness.

Gamarra will report to Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin, who co-head live-action scripted content for Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and third-party platforms, as well as Ramsey Naito, president of Nickelodeon Animation.

Gamarra, a former college professor, previously served as a literary manager at The Gotham Group, with a primary focus on kids’ and family entertainment. Gamarra also served as an executive producer of The Maze Runner trilogy from 20th Century Fox and Disney+’s production of Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl.