Nonfiction Agent Jacy Schleier Joins Verve

EXCLUSIVE: Verve has hired Jacy Schleier as an agent in the Non-Fiction team, led by Partner Andy Stabile. Schleier was most recently an agent, Non-Fiction Television, Talent & IP at CAA.

There, she was involved in the representation of production companies such as Magical Elves (Nailed It!), Citizen Jones (How to Become a Tyrant), Mary Robertson’s Maxine (June), and Objective (Lingo). She worked with filmmaker Skye Borgman (Sins of Our Mother) on securing an overall deal at Netflix and has represented chef Kwame Onwuachi (Top Chef) and producers on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Love Island, and Below Deck.

In the Book-to-TV & film area, Schleier has been involved in the representation of companies like Mattel, Spotify, and ProPublica and assisted journalists such as Bob Spitz (The Remarkable Life of Julia Child), and Laura Beil (Dr. Death) in adapting their stories for television.

Schleier also was involved in selling documentaries, including CNN Films’ Julia and Netflix’s Girl in the Picture. She has also represented the underlying intellectual property and packaged such series as Supreme Models on YouTube and Brooklyn Saints on Netflix.

“We are excited to welcome Jacy to the growing Non-Fiction team at Verve” Stabile said. “With nearly a decade of managing careers and successfully brokering non-fiction deals, Jacy’s arrival marks an exciting expansion of our continued commitment to provide Non-Fiction Storytellers with top tier representation. Her track record as an agent and her values as a person align seamlessly with our culture at Verve and we are thrilled to begin this new chapter with Jacy as a colleague.” Under Stabile’s guidance since assuming leadership in 2022, the team has experienced consistent growth with numerous hires, significant signs and an established project pipeline and presence.

Schleier, who will be based in her home state of Texas, spent almost a decade at CAA, starting as an assistant in the alternative TV department in 2014. She became an agent in 2018.