Drama Development Producer & Script Architect

HYPERSCAL SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a driven drama development professional to contribute to English drama and microdrama concepts. You will shape scripts, story concepts, and development directions across multiple projects, coordinating with writers, producers, and overseas partners to ensure creative alignment with strategy and platforms.

You will collaborate on proposals, assess narrative quality, and help manage creative risks while supporting international co-development initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree in related discipline.
• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in drama development, scripted content creation, or creative production.
• Good language proficiency. Strong communicator, flair for writing, good research skills.
• Deep understanding of genre trends, audience insights, and market dynamics to inform creative direction and development strategies
• Strong interest in consuming a wide range of drama and content genres.
• Prior experience in creative roles such as writer, director, executive producer, or script development/editorial roles, especially in short form content.
• Able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders across functions and markets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with writers and producers, to work on drama proposals, scripts, and story concepts across the English drama and microdrama development slate, assessing creative quality, narrative effectiveness to support a sustainable and differentiated content pipeline.
• Shape and strengthen storylines, character arcs, and narrative structures to enhance dramatic impact, emotional engagement, and audience appeal across multiple projects.
• Identify and address creative gaps or development risks at both project and slate levels, recommending solutions to improve overall storytelling quality and consistency.
• Ensure scripts and concepts are creatively robust, distinctive, and appropriate for intended formats, platforms, and target audiences.
• Contribute to the creative development and evaluation of international co-development and co-production projects, working with internal teams and overseas partners to align storytelling approaches, formats, and creative expectations across markets.
• Support pitching and brainstorming activities by structuring, facilitating, and consolidating creative inputs across internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate concept sharing and development discussions with internal work teams to ensure alignment on creative direction, format, and audience objectives.
• Contribute to the definition of pitch formats, presentation approaches, and development requirements for drama concepts at a slate level.
• Identify, evaluate, and engage relevant industry experts and creative partners to support script and concept development outcomes.

Skills

Creative writing

Story development

Script editing

Research skills

Audience insights

Communication

Multi-stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Job description

Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a driven drama development professional to contribute to English drama and microdrama concepts. You will shape scripts, story concepts, and development directions across multiple projects, coordinating with writers, producers, and overseas partners to ensure creative alignment with strategy and platforms.

You will collaborate on proposals, assess narrative quality, and help manage creative risks while supporting international co-development initiatives