AI Vertical Drama Writer

ZING; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ZING seeks an AI Vertical Drama Writer to craft original English-language vertical short dramas for U.S. and global audiences, from concept to scripts. You will work with Executive Producers and AI teams to deliver female-driven stories with strong hooks, emotional payoffs, and memorable visuals for mobile-first viewers.

The role emphasizes scripts that can be produced efficiently with AI-powered production, ensuring continuity and high-impact scenes while meeting tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of professional writing experience in vertical short dramas or mobile-first episodic content.
• Fluent English writing with strong dialogue and pacing.
• Experience crafting female-driven stories with strong hooks and emotional payoffs.
• Proficiency with Final Draft or similar screenwriting software.

Responsibilities

• Develop original concepts, outlines, and scripts for vertical dramas; 60–80 episodes per series, 1–2 minutes each.
• Create hooks, reversals, payoffs, and cliffhangers to engage mobile viewers and support paid ads.
• Collaborate with Executive Producers and AI production teams to ensure continuity and visual feasibility.

Skills

Creative writing

Story structure

English fluency

Screenwriting software

Tools

Final Draft

Job description

We are a fast-growing digital entertainment company specializing in high-quality vertical miniseries and UGC ads for global audiences. Through innovative storytelling and audience-driven approaches, we aim to captivate mobile-first viewers with fast-paced, engaging, and emotionally compelling content. Our mission is to redefine short-form entertainment by integrating creativity, data-driven insights, and cross-cultural perspectives.

About the Role

The AI Vertical Drama Writer develops original English-language vertical short dramas for U.S. and global audiences, from concept and outline through full scripts and revisions. Working closely with Executive Producers and AI production teams, you turn creative direction into commercially compelling, female-driven stories with strong hooks, emotional payoffs, and memorable visual moments. This is an in-house writing role focused on scripts that engage mobile-first viewers and can be executed effectively through AI-powered production.

Key Responsibilities

Story Development & Writing

• Develop original concepts, characters, series outlines, episode breakdowns, and full scripts with Executive Producers. Write approximately 60–80 episodes per series, generally 1–2 minutes each, with concise dialogue that feels natural to English-speaking audiences.
• Build strong opening hooks, escalating conflicts, reversals, emotional payoffs, monetization points, and cliffhangers. Develop female-driven stories across romance, revenge, billionaire, fantasy, werewolf, mafia, hidden identity, and melodrama, with standout scenes that can support paid ads, trailers, and social content.
• Write visually compelling scripts suited to AI production, considering character consistency, locations, physical interactions, scene complexity, and continuity. Collaborate with AI production teams to resolve difficult scenes and propose achievable alternatives that preserve their emotional impact.

Revisions & Continuous Improvement

• Revise scripts efficiently based on creative notes, production feedback, audience insights, and performance data. Resolve story logic, pacing, and dialogue issues while strengthening audience retention and paid-content conversion.
• Manage multiple writing assignments and revision rounds, maintain clear script versions, and communicate progress and blockers to Executive Producers and production teams to meet fast production deadlines.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• At least 1 year of professional writing experience, with direct experience in vertical short dramas or commercially driven, mobile-first episodic stories. Submit links to produced or released work, your specific writing credits, and relevant script samples; include available performance results you are permitted to share.
• Strong command of vertical drama structure: opening hooks, cliffhangers, reversals, emotional escalation, fast payoffs, and monetization points, supported by commercial storytelling instincts and an understanding of audience retention and paid-content conversion.
• Excellent English-language writing, dialogue, story structure, and script-formatting skills, with a strong understanding of contemporary U.S. culture and audience expectations. Fluent English is required; native-level English writing ability is strongly preferred. Communicational Mandarin is a strong plus.
• Ability to write for AI-powered production, anticipate visual continuity and execution challenges, and propose clear, emotionally effective alternatives without overcomplicated exposition or long-form television pacing.

Also Important

• Strong taste in commercial, female-driven genres such as romance, fantasy, revenge, billionaire, werewolf, mafia, hidden identity, and melodrama.
• Understanding of short drama advertising, performance marketing hooks, and scenes that can attract new viewers through paid ads and trailers.
• Ability to quickly diagnose story, pacing, logic, dialogue, and production-feasibility issues; respond constructively to direct feedback and deliver revisions within short turnaround times.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate closely with Executive Producers and production teams across multiple projects.
• Proficiency with professional screenwriting software such as Final Draft. Mandarin proficiency is a plus.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and based in or able to work from Los Angeles.