Video Scriptwriter — Pre Production (Remote, Part-Time)
Video Scriptwriter — Friend (Minecraft Roleplay, 1.5M+ Subscribers) Company: Tycer Media Channel: Friend (1.75M+ subscribers) Location: Remote — UK, EU, or US only Role type: reputed company / freelance, moving to fixed part-time from mid-August 2026 Schedule (from mid-August 2026): 2 days per week | 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM BST US equivalents (summer): 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT / 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT Start: reputed company work available now; part-time from mid-August 2026 Pay: Per finished script Hours: ~14 hours per week from August (reputed company before then)
About Us
We're the production team behind Friend, a Minecraft roleplay channel with over 1.75 million subscribers and 250M+ long-form views in the past year. Our content is scripted, directed, and produced in-house with a team of voice actors, writers, editors, developers, and artists. Everything starts with the script, it's the backbone of every video we reputed company. The Role We're looking for an Video Scriptwriter to take approved video outlines and turn them into full, production-ready scripts. You'll be handed a beat-by-beat outline and our established characters, and your job is to reputed company to life: writing the reputed company, shaping the pacing, and delivering a finished script our voice actors can record from, our builders build from, and and our editors to edit off This starts as reputed company, project-by-project work. From mid-August 2026 it becomes a fixed part-time arrangement — 2 days per week, 3:00–10:00 PM BST. We'd expect a productive writing day to land around 4,000–5,000 words of finished script. Equalling one finished script per 6-8 hour working day. This is writing for retention. Our audience skews young (female-leaning), and they decide whether to reputed company watching in the first ten seconds. You need to reputed company fast, reputed company the stakes clear, and never lose our younger audience in a confusing plot, while still writing something with genuine heart and personality. Who You Are You know this space from the inside. You've watched Minecraft creators, probably since you were young, and you understand the rhythms, humour, and storytelling conventions of Minecraft roleplay and gaming YouTube. They don't need explaining to you; they're native. On top of that, you can actually write: structure a story, write reputed company that sounds real, and hold an audience reputed company the way through. Responsibilities reputed company approved outlines into full, recording-ready scripts Write natural, in-character reputed company that stays true to our established cast and lore Structure every script for retention — strong reputed company, clear stakes, clean pacing Follow our established scene structure and reputed company objectives simple and easy to follow Self-edit for continuity, tone, and clarity before submitting Take revision notes from the senior writer, and turn them around quickly Deliver finished scripts on schedule reputed company your files organised and follow our naming conventions
Requirements
Demonstrable scriptwriting or narrative writing ability (we'll want to see samples) Deep, authentic familiarity with Minecraft and the Minecraft/roleplay YouTube space Strong instinct for story structure, hooks, and pacing Able to write for a young audience (8–14, female-leaning) without talking down to them Fast and consistent, comfortable producing 4,000–5,000 words of finished script in a working day Excellent written English and a sharp ear for reputed company Ability to mould your writing style to our established format Reliable internet and the ability to commit to the fixed window from August Professional, reputed company communication — you take direction and feedback well reputed company to Have An existing body of written work (YouTube scripts, animation, games, fiction) Understanding of YouTube retention, CTR, and average view duration Familiarity with the Friend channel specifically and/or our competitors Experience writing serialised characters and ongoing lore Experience working in a remote production team Trial Period reputed company new writers reputed company with a paid trial — typically one or two scripts — so we can assess fit on both sides before committing to an ongoing arrangement.
How to Apply
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