Fiction Writer

Job Description:

Strong preference for candidates who:

Have understanding/experience writing for WebNovel, Wattpad, Royal Road, Radish, and similar web-fiction platforms.

Fans of Light Novels, Webtoons, Chinese web-novels, and similar Eastern fiction content.

Interview Process:

Please note that candidates will be asked to complete a brief writing exercise as a part of the application process and will have behavioural questions during the interview.

Responsibilities:

Lead teams to adapt licensed foreign content into American audio content across multiple genres.
Oversee the creative direction for multiple audio series each month (75+ hours of content)
Read, review, edit and rewrite 500-700K words each month.
Manage and train in-house staff junior writers.
Lead story development and plan story arcs for 100+ hours per series.
Accountable for the performance of series; monitor and pivot series based on user acquisition and retention metrics.
Partner with production and post-production to ensure the creative vision of the show is achieved and delivered on
Drive content slate and create a feedback loop with licensing and sourcing teams.
Develop supporting documents for each series (concept notes, art briefs, marketing copy, etc.)
Oversee end-to-end script workflow and provide regular progress updates to pod leads and senior executives.
Facilitate development of junior writers and design training modules
Support innovation initiatives like A/B Tests
Create original content, incubate new original stories.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Writing, Language Studies
5+ years’ experience in long form creative writing and editing, such as narrative fiction, line-editing, fictional content creation, or scriptwriting.
3+ years’ experience managing direct reports.
Must be comfortable with rigorous editing, tight deadlines, and being able to manage other writers.
Flexibility and versatility as a writer whether the assignment is a drama, rom-com, fantasy, or action.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail and organization
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and projects.