Senior Writer

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Jobs is seeking a Senior Editor to lead end-to-end editorial strategy for multiple audio shows. You will own planning, localization, and adaptation, ensuring tone, narrative quality, and cultural relevance across seasons.

You will guide junior writers, review outputs, and collaborate with production teams to maintain high-quality content. Responsibilities emphasize AI-assisted editorial innovation, user-centric storytelling, and strong stakeholder communication to drive audience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Literature, Creative Writing, Media, Communications, or a related field.
• Proven experience in scriptwriting, content localization, or storytelling for audio/video platforms.
• Strong leadership experience managing writers or creative teams.
• Deep understanding of narrative structure, pacing, and audience engagement strategies.
• Experience working with AI-based writing/adaptation tools is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret performance data and drive decisions.
• Excellent communication, feedback, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple shows and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Show Ownership & Editorial Strategy from planning to post-release optimization.
• Own multiple shows end-to-end, from pre-editorial planning to post-release optimization.
• Review and approve concept notes, localization approaches, and adaptation frameworks.
• Ensure consistency in tone, and narrative quality across episodes and seasons.
• Oversee script adaptation and localization workflows executed by Junior Writers.
• Guide the use of GenAI tools for structured, high-quality script adaptation.
• Provide detailed feedback and direction to refine scripts before production.
• Manage and mentor a team of Junior Writers, each assigned to individual shows.
• Review outputs, provide constructive feedback, and ensure consistent quality across the team.
• Drive accountability, productivity, and skill development within the team.
• Foster a strong creative culture focused on storytelling excellence and user impact.
• Provide feedback on voice-over, production quality, and final audio output.
• Ensure alignment between scripts and produced audio content.
• Collaborate with production, QC, and creative teams to maintain high-quality output.
• Analyze user feedback, comments, and listening patterns to refine storytelling approaches.
• Apply a strong user-first lens to identify gaps and solve content-related challenges.
• Ensure content resonates with target audiences and drives long-term engagement.
• Work closely with business, content, and production teams to align on show goals and performance targets.
• Participate in weekly reviews with the business team to evaluate show progress and define action plans.
• Communicate insights, risks, and opportunities effectively across stakeholders.
• Guide the development of promotional concepts and scripts for assigned shows.
• Ensure promos align with the show’s narrative hook and audience appeal.
• Demonstrate hands-on usage of AI tools to enhance editorial workflows, script development, research, adaptation, and content optimization.
• Apply strong editorial judgment while leveraging GenAI tools to ensure narrative quality, factual consistency, cultural sensitivity, and platform standards.
• Stay updated on emerging AI trends, storytelling formats, and editorial best practices to continuously improve creative processes and team efficiency.
• Experiment with new AI-enabled workflows and proactively identify opportunities to scale content quality, personalization, and production speed.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Editorial leadership

Narrative storytelling

GenAI tools usage

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication and feedback

Multi-show management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Literature, Creative Writing, Media, Communications, or related field

Tools

AI-based writing/adaptation tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Show Ownership & Editorial Strategy
• Own multiple shows end-to-end, from pre-editorial planning to post-release optimization.
• Review and approve concept notes, localization approaches, and adaptation frameworks.
• Ensure consistency in tone, and narrative quality across episodes and seasons.
• Content Development & Adaptation Oversight
• Oversee script adaptation and localization workflows executed by Junior Writers.
• Ensure all scripts meet editorial standards, cultural relevance, and storytelling depth.
• Guide the use of GenAI tools for structured, high-quality script adaptation.
• Provide detailed feedback and direction to refine scripts before production.
• Team Management & Leadership
• Manage and mentor a team of Junior Writers, each assigned to individual shows.
• Review outputs, provide constructive feedback, and ensure consistent quality across the team.
• Drive accountability, productivity, and skill development within the team.
• Foster a strong creative culture focused on storytelling excellence and user impact.
• Production Collaboration & Quality Control
• Provide feedback on voice-over, production quality, and final audio output.
• Ensure alignment between scripts and produced audio content.
• Collaborate with production, QC, and creative teams to maintain high-quality output.
• User-Centric Content Improvement
• Analyze user feedback, comments, and listening patterns to refine storytelling approaches.
• Apply a strong user-first lens to identify gaps and solve content-related challenges.
• Ensure content resonates with target audiences and drives long-term engagement.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Work closely with business, content, and production teams to align on show goals and performance targets.
• Participate in weekly reviews with the business team to evaluate show progress and define action plans.
• Communicate insights, risks, and opportunities effectively across stakeholders.
• Promotion & Growth Strategy
• Guide the development of promotional concepts and scripts for assigned shows.
• Ensure promos align with the show’s narrative hook and audience appeal.
• AI-Driven Editorial Innovation & Tool Adoption
• Demonstrate hands-on usage of AI tools to enhance editorial workflows, script development, research, adaptation, and content optimization.
• Apply strong editorial judgment while leveraging GenAI tools to ensure narrative quality, factual consistency, cultural sensitivity, and platform standards.
• Stay updated on emerging AI trends, storytelling formats, and editorial best practices to continuously improve creative processes and team efficiency.
• Experiment with new AI-enabled workflows and proactively identify opportunities to scale content quality, personalization, and production speed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Literature, Creative Writing, Media, Communications, or a related field.
• Proven experience in scriptwriting, content localization, or storytelling for audio/video platforms.
• Strong leadership experience managing writers or creative teams.
• Deep understanding of narrative structure, pacing, and audience engagement strategies.
• Experience working with AI-based writing/adaptation tools is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret performance data and drive decisions.
• Excellent communication, feedback, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple shows and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Key Traits for Success.

• Strong ownership mindset with end-to-end accountability for show performance.
• Ability to think from a user perspective and solve content challenges creatively.
• Leadership and mentoring capability to build high-performing writing teams.
• Understanding and crafting the workflow as new challenges arise
• Balance of creativity and data-driven decision-making .