Associate Writer (Disney Television Animation)

工作 ID 10132172 地點格倫代爾, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Disney Branded Television 日期已公佈 Sep. 22, 2025

申請

工作概要:

Summary

In this entry level position, the Associate Writer will have an opportunity to work closely with our experienced creators, showrunners, story editors, and staff writers, with exposure to story and character development, structure, and theme while building new tools essential for excelling in a professional writer’s room. The Associate Writer has many responsibilities, including supporting the Story Editor and Writers, along with the Producer/Line Producer, ensuring support as it relates to proper formatting of scripts, reports, archiving, and prep for the Casting and Music department. The opportunity of writing a script(s) from premise through record/locked script will be determined by the Series Creative Leadership. Associate Writers will have duties and responsibilities in addition to their opportunity in the writers’ room. Some of these include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

Work with Story Editor, track and maintain critical information for the writer’s room with detail and accuracy, such as: episode ideas, continuity documents, timelines, joke pitches, discarded story ideas, unused characters, etc.
Take clear, organized, and effective notes during meetings with the Story Editor, story breaks, pitches, meetings with writers.
Distribute notes to Story Editor, Writers, Producer/Line Producer, and other relevant parties
Proofreading all outlines and scripts, synopsis and logline information along with other materials from the Story Editor and/or Writers
Create, update, and distribute the writer’s schedule to all relevant partners
Print any script materials for meetings and records as needed
Prepare and distribute various writing materials through various stages of production, including Script Department and Casting/Music.
Liaise with Casting and Music departments to ensure and track correct materials are being recorded in conjunction with Production team.
Create, revise, and distribute pick up scripts and ADR memos in conjunction with Production team.
Conform scripts at each stage of production (animatic lock, record, etc.)
Communicate completed deadlines to Producer/Line Producer
Create and maintain accurate and organized Script server folders
Partner with Writers and/or Story Editor to research and track materials
Prepare and maintain writer’s room for optimal writers’ sessions
In collaboration with Production, create and maintain Franchise tracker for series and individual episodes as it pertains to writing.

Responsibilities (Creative)

Observe and/or participate in writer brainstorms (participation at the discretion of Story Editor)
Collaborate with Story Editor to maintain and update show bible, character descriptions, episode synopsis, franchise materials, franchise tracker
Read the room to know what the Story Editors and writers need for optimal writing conditions and performance, and ways to support the Story Editor in their role
The opportunity of writing a script(s) from premise through record/locked script will be determined by the Series Creative Leadership. If Current Series Executives, Executive Producer, and Story Editor feel that the Associate Writer has the appropriate skill, capacity, and experience, they may assign written materials for the series (story pitches, premises, outlines, scripts) and/or ancillary written materials (Franchise, etc.)

Maintains positive working relationship with Story Editor, writers, production, and other departments

Skills

Knowledge of Final Draft
Outstanding written skills, including clarity, grammar, organization, and copy-editing
Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task
Understanding of how to prioritize and respond accordingly
Team-player who operates in a fast paced team-oriented setting
Self-motivated, flexible and versatile
Strong desire to be a part of the TV and film industry with a particular focus on animation

The hiring range for this position in California is $45.97 to $52.58 per week based on a 40-hour work week, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

申請

關於Disney Branded Television:

Disney Entertainment Television 匯聚 The Walt Disney Company 旗下的知名內容品牌，為公司的串流平台 Disney+、Hulu 和 Star 以及其廣播和有線網絡建立原創娛樂及新聞節目。廣泛的內容組合包括 ABC Entertainment、ABC News、ABC Owned Television Stations、Disney Branded Television、Freeform、FX、Hulu Originals、National Geographic Content 和 Onyx Collective，以及 Disney Television Studios，當中包括 20th Television、20th Television Animation、ABC Signature 和 Walt Disney Television Alternative。Disney Entertainment Television 的創意品牌每年製作超過 4,500 小時的 300 多個各類節目，在開創性故事敍述方面佔據領先地位，吸引觀眾並贏得好評。在 2023 年，Disney Entertainment Television 的卓越節目在日間時段、黃金時段、新聞與紀錄片及親子類別贏得 163 項 Emmy® 提名。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Walt Disney Pictures，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Branded Television。

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