Story & Script Lead

Maverick; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maverick in Gurgaon is seeking a storyteller who can craft micro drama concepts, episodic scripts and branded narratives for film, OTT, and digital content. You will collaborate with the Creative Director and AI filmmakers, use AI tools for ideation and script development, and rewrite quickly based on feedback. Proficiency in Hindi and English is essential, and a strong showreel is required.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of writing experience in film, OTT, advertising, television or digital content.
• Excellent storytelling and dialogue-writing skills.
• Strong understanding of short-form content.
• Hindi + English proficiency.
• Understanding of Indian popular culture and digital audiences.
• Ability to write quickly and work across multiple projects.
• Portfolio/showreel required.

Responsibilities

• Develop original micro drama concepts.
• Write episodic stories and scripts.
• Create strong hooks, conflicts, twists and cliff-hangers.
• Develop characters and longer story arcs.
• Adapt stories to 30–90 second formats.
• Write branded entertainment without making it feel like an advertisement.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director and AI filmmakers.
• Use AI tools for ideation, research and script development.
• Rewrite quickly based on creative/client feedback.

Skills

Storytelling

Dialogue writing

Short-form content

Hindi proficiency

English proficiency

Rapid writing

Portfolio

Showreel

Tools

AI tools

Job description

film | OTT | advertising | television or digital content

About The Role:

We're looking for a storyteller who understands what makes people watch the next episode.
You will develop micro drama concepts, episodic stories, scripts and branded narratives for our clients.

What you'll do

• Develop original micro drama concepts.
• Write episodic stories and scripts.
• Create strong hooks, conflicts, twists and cliff-hangers.
• Develop characters and longer story arcs.
• Adapt stories to 30–90 second formats.
• Write branded entertainment without making it feel like an advertisement.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director and AI filmmakers.
• Use AI tools for ideation, research and script development.
• Rewrite quickly based on creative/client feedback.

What we're looking for

• 3–7 years of writing experience in film, OTT, advertising, television or digital content.
• Excellent storytelling and dialogue-writing skills.
• Strong understanding of short-form content.
• Hindi + English proficiency.
• Understanding of Indian popular culture and digital audiences.
• Ability to write quickly and work across multiple projects.
• Portfolio/showreel required.

Location:

Gurgaon

Job Posted Date:

01/10/2026

Expiry Date:

Open

Job Requirements:

• Develop original micro drama concepts.
• Write episodic stories and scripts.
• Create strong hooks, conflicts, twists and cliff-hangers.
• Develop characters and longer story arcs.
• Adapt stories to 30–90 second formats.
• Write branded entertainment without making it feel like an advertisement.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director and AI filmmakers.
• Use AI tools for ideation, research and script development.
• Rewrite quickly based on creative/client feedback.

Tool Set:

• television or digital content