Scriptwriter - Storyby

Storyby; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Storyby is an AI-native entertainment tech company creating AlphaNovel, StorybyWriter and DramaShorts. We’re building a data-informed pipeline where AI assists scripting, dubbing and post-production, while writers and directors keep creative control.

You will write AI-generated scripts for vertical drama and help shape serialized storylines for a global audience. Join a fast-growing team working across the US and Europe with top actors and crews.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of serialized, short-form, vertical content.
• Ability to differentiate YouTube storytelling, classic film dramaturgy, and mobile-first formats.
• Ability to build hook-conflict-cliffhanger structure.
• Strong storytelling instincts and emotional triggers.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools for generating text, video, or other creative output.
• Experience writing scripts or serialized formats is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create AI-generated scripts for vertical drama and short-form content.
• Develop serialized storylines: building story arcs, character development, episode dramaturgy.
• Craft strong hooks in the first seconds and cliffhangers at the end of every episode.
• Generate and test new ideas for series, formats, and content mechanics.
• Work with AI tools for scriptwriting, scene generation, and storytelling.
• Create AI-generated films using Storyby's in-house product.
• Analyze vertical content trends and adapt best storytelling practices for a global audience.
• Optimize scripts for retention and binge-watching behavior.
• Collaborate with product and creative teams to move content into production quickly.

Skills

Storytelling instincts

Understanding of vertical drama

Hook-structure knowledge

AI content tools experience

Script writing experience

Job description

Storyby is an AI-native entertainment tech company, founded in 2022 by a Ukrainian team and now part of the SKELAR venture builder ecosystem.
We run a closed content loop across three products:

• AlphaNovel - a reading and audiobook platform where 50,000+ writers publish serialized fiction, and readers (not publishers) decide what becomes a hit.

• StorybyWriter - the author platform behind it.

• DramaShorts - our vertical streaming app. Launched in April 2024, it now has 12M+ viewers, 5M+ of them coming back every month, and 50+ original titles in the catalogue.

The loop is the point: AlphaNovel tells us exactly which stories, tropes and characters an audience of millions actually pays for. DramaShorts turns the winners into vertical drama. Performance data from launch tells us what to write next. You will be writing with that data in your hands, not guessing.
We shoot in the US and Europe with professional actors and crews, and we use AI across the pipeline - scripting support, dubbing, post-production - as a co-pilot, not a replacement. The creative calls stay with writers and directors.

What you’ll own:

• Creating AI-generated scripts for vertical drama and short-form content

• Developing serialized storylines: building story arcs, character development, episode dramaturgy

• Crafting strong hooks in the first seconds and cliffhangers at the end of every episode

• Generating and testing new ideas for series, formats, and content mechanics

• Working with AI tools for scriptwriting, scene generation, and storytelling

• Creating AI-generated films using Storyby's in-house product

• Analyzing vertical content trends and adapting the best storytelling practices for a global audience

• Optimizing scripts for retention and binge-watching behavior

• Collaborating with the product and creative teams to move content into production quickly

You're our ideal candidate if you:

• Have a strong "watch history": you regularly consume serialized, short-form, and vertical content and can deconstruct what actually keeps viewers hooked

• Understand the specifics of vertical drama and can tell the difference between YouTube storytelling, classic film dramaturgy, and mobile-first content

• Can build a dynamic structure: hook - conflict - cliffhanger

• Have strong storytelling instincts and understand what triggers audience emotion

• Are genuinely passionate about AI content and have hands-on experience with AI tools for generating text, video, or creative work

• Have experience writing scripts, content, or serialized formats - a strong plus