Senior Scriptwriter New Remote US

Ethos; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 127,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company seeking a writer for TV, radio, and podcast scripts, including direct response formats for 15 and 30 seconds, plus UGC content that works across paid social.

The role requires balancing authentic, human storytelling with performance-driven hooks to convert audiences. You will collaborate closely with producers, editors, and the Creative Director of Offline on shoots, and adapt scripts on set using AI tools thoughtfully.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience writing for TV, radio, podcast, and paid social or UGC channels.
• Deep understanding of direct response creative for TV and radio, build hooks and CTAs in 15/30 second formats.
• Experience writing UGC and paid social scripts for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Experience writing for influencer partnerships with authentic creator voice.
• Experience on TV and UGC shoots, able to adapt scripts on set.
• Strong instinct for performance-driven creative with good taste.
• Fluent in AI tools for concepting and drafting, while exercising strong judgment.
• Ability to generate high volume of concepts without losing sharpness.
• Collaborative and fast-moving, work well with producers, editors, directors, and performance teams.

Responsibilities

• Concept and write scripts for TV, radio, and podcast, including direct response formats built for 15 and 30 second spots, from brief through final delivery.
• Write UGC scripts captured during TV production shoots and adapt them for standalone paid social content across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Support influencer efforts with scripts, talking points, and creative direction that feel authentic to creators.
• Develop original creative territories and angles to push Ethos across broadcast and digital formats.
• Attend TV and UGC shoots and help bring concepts to life on the day.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director of Offline, producers, video editors, and performance marketing to inform what to write next.
• Use AI tools where they help you move faster, but writing, judgment, and taste are yours.
• Stay current on direct response best practices and creator culture trends across paid social.
• Write with a performance lens: hooks, narrative arc, and reason to act for 30s TV or UGC TikTok.

Skills

TV/radio/podcast writing

Direct response

UGC scripting

Paid social

Influencer scripts

On-set writing

AI-assisted drafting

Creative concepting

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

About the role

Life insurance has spent over a century talking at people through fear. Ethos was built to talk with them, and the way we do that is through work that's genuinely good: a 15 second TV spot that lands like a gut punch, a radio read that sounds like a friend talking, a UGC clip that doesn't feel like an ad. We're looking for a writer who can bring real creative craft to formats that live and die by whether they convert.

This role is focused on TV, radio, and podcast, including direct response scripts built for 15 and 30 second formats, along with UGC scripts we capture during TV production shoots so they can also run across paid social channels like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. It also supports our influencer efforts, so scripts and talking points need to hold up when they're handed to a creator, not just an actor on set. It's for someone who can hold two things at once: the instinct to write something people actually feel, and the discipline to know why a script will or won't perform. This role reports into the Creative Director of Offline.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Concept and write scripts for TV, radio, and podcast, including direct response formats built for 15 and 30 second spots, from brief through final delivery
• Write UGC scripts captured during our TV production shoots, and adapt them so they also work as standalone paid social content across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
• Support our influencer efforts with scripts, talking points, and creative direction that give creators a clear angle without making the content feel scripted
• Develop original creative territories and angles that push beyond what's already running and make Ethos feel urgent across broadcast and digital formats
• Show up to TV and UGC shoots and help bring concepts to life on the day, you're not just handing off a script, you're in the room making it better
• Collaborate closely with the CD of Offline, producers, video editors, and performance marketing to understand what's working and use those insights to inform what to write next
• Use AI tools where they genuinely help you move faster, but the writing, the judgment, and the taste are yours
• Stay current on direct response best practices, broadcast and radio trends, and what's resonating in creator culture across paid social
• Write with a performance lens: every script needs a clear hook, a compelling narrative arc, and a reason to act, whether it's a 30 second TV spot or a UGC clip for TikTok

Qualifications and Skills:

• 8+ years of experience writing for TV, radio, podcast, and paid social or UGC channels, with a portfolio spanning broadcast direct response and digital creator content
• Deep understanding of direct response creative for TV and radio, you know how to build a hook and a call to action into a 15 or 30 second format and can write both
• Experience writing UGC and paid social scripts for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
• Experience writing for influencer partnerships, including giving creators direction that reads as their own voice rather than a brand script
• Experience at TV and UGC shoots, you're comfortable on set and know how to adapt a script in the moment when it needs to change
• Strong instinct for what makes performance creative convert, paired with genuine creative taste. You know the difference between a hook that stops someone and one that sells
• Fluent in AI tools for concepting and drafting, you use them to move fast, but your judgment is the filter
• Ability to generate a high volume of concepts without losing creative sharpness
• Collaborative and fast moving, you work well with producers, editors, directors, and performance teams and don't need a lot of hand holding to deliver

The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $127,000 - $223,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and does not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits.

You can find further details of our US benefits at https://www.ethoslife.com/careers/

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.