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Job Post Details

Screenwriter / TV Writer / Writer [Emerging, Contract]

Contract Duration
September 18th - December 15th, 2023
Contract type: Part-Time / Freelance

Application Deadline
Monday, July 31st, 2023 11:59pm pst.

Pay Rate:
$15.80 / Hour
Emerging Writers Only [See definition below]

Emerging Writers Definition:

You have graduated from a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Script Writing, Dramatic Writing, or an English Creative Writing major with a focus in say Wit and Humor.
You have practiced your craft from 6 months to 3 years after graduation.
You have had some experience writing for others’ episodic shows, shorts, features, indie films, documentaries, side projects that are NOT your own.
You do not belong to any writer’s guild.
You have not been in the screenwriting field for more than 3 years.
You cannot be in a school or learning setting.

Responsibilities

Will be assigned either character sketches [shorts] and/or episodic content [22-29 minutes].
Will be working in a collaborative software like StudioBinder or solo software like FinalDraft
Will be receiving feedback per every 3-4 hours of writing, and applying feedback from show director and/or team members
Will be efficient and effective in working with other writers, as well as on one’s own.
Will attend writer’s dailies [brainstorm and feedback meetings] when requested

Application Materials:
In order for your application to be considered, you must provide:

Required: A current resume, highlighting writing and educational experience
Required: Minimum of two writing samples that are in screenwriting script format. Each sample should be more than 7 pages long and include both action and dialogue to show your unique writing style.
- Drama, Comedy, Action and their various intertwined genres are all welcome.
- Sample can be cut out from a longer piece as long as the sample itself makes sense to the reader in its own right
- The two samples ideally show different voice or genre to have the reader understand your writing skills and diversity
Familiarity with animation timing and storyboarding a plus, but not required
Familiarity with animal behavior, domesticated livestock behavior, different human cultures throughout time: a huge plus, not required.

Qualifications

Strong grasp of language in order to flesh out any kind of action
Acute sense of wit / humor / comedy in cinematography and dialogue
Acute sense of staging in terms of characters’ placement, logistics to move from one location to the next
Good grasp of various emotions and their range/spectrum of expressions
Acute understanding of dialogue specificity, timing, delivery
Strong sense of character differentiation when writing dialogue for a large number of characters.
Willingness to research, research, research: animal behaviors, human cultures and histories, news articles, museum collections, and so on.
Can work in outline mode before script writing
Can work in visual brainstorming / post-it mode before script writing
Anyone who fits the “Emerging Writer Definition” that are located anywhere in the world who can write in English. We particularly welcome mindset diversity.