Immersive Audio Tour Scriptwriter (Freelance)

Headout Inc; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Headout is seeking a freelance scriptwriter to craft cinematic, narrative-driven audio tours for venues and neighbourhoods worldwide. You will turn research briefs into scripted experiences with character-voiced narration, collaborating with a tour producer across multiple rounds of feedback.

You'll work within Dex's established scripting framework, delivering tour-by-tour engagements on defined turnaround times, and bringing a unique voice to help audiences connect with places they've never

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of demonstrated narrative or scriptwriting output - audio, video, podcast or long-form storytelling.
• Strong research instincts: comfort digging past the first source, sourcing rigour and honesty about what isn't known.
• Comfort writing inside a structured creative framework and taking direct editorial notes across revision rounds.
• Curiosity about places you haven't lived in; write convincingly about cities you may never have visited.
• Reliable availability for iterative turnaround cycles typical of freelance engagements.
• Work tour-by-tour on a defined turnaround time, coordinating with the assigned Producer.

Responsibilities

• Turn a research brief with itinerary and exhibits into a scripted, character-voiced audio experience across rounds of feedback.
• Collaborate with the tour producer who acts as the creative curator of the tour.

Skills

Narrative/scriptwriting

Research skills

Editorial feedback

Structured writing

Freelance availability

Job description

Headout is seeking a freelance scriptwriter to craft cinematic, narrative-driven audio tours for venues and neighbourhoods worldwide. You will turn research briefs into scripted experiences with character-voiced narration, collaborating with a tour producer across multiple rounds of feedback.

You'll work within Dex's established scripting framework, delivering tour-by-tour engagements on defined turnaround times, and bringing a unique voice to help audiences connect with places they've never