Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. List25 is a long-running list-style YouTube channel producing fast-paced, fact-packed entertainment videos across topics including history, science, pop culture, and the bizarre. The Script Writer & Editor will research topics, write and edit engaging scripts, create strong hooks, optimize content for audience retention, collaborate with production, and revise scripts using performance data.
Responsibilities
- Write and edit engaging scripts for list-style YouTube videos (800–5,000 words)
- Craft irresistible intros that hook viewers in the first 30 seconds
- Structure scripts to maximize audience retention throughout the video
- Research topics and fact-check content for accuracy
- Collaborate with our production team on titles, thumbnails, and pacing notes
- Revise scripts based on performance data — you're always learning what works
Skills
- Proven experience writing scripts for YouTube — please include channel links or samples
- A master of the hook: your intros make people forget they were about to scroll away
- Deep understanding of retention — you think in loops, payoffs, and pattern interrupts
- Fast, clean writer who can hit a deadline without sacrificing quality
- A sharp editor — you cut ruthlessly and every word has a reason to be there
- Bonus: familiarity with List25's style, or experience in the list/trivia genre
- Experience analyzing YouTube analytics to improve future scripts
- Background in journalism, copywriting, or broadcast writing
- Passion for trivia, history, science, or pop culture
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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