Story Editor, Movies Creative

This is a Full Time Job

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Job Summary
Story Editor (Amazon MGM Studios), Movies Creative, Culver City, CA. This role owns script coverage and editorial oversight for feature films, managing readers and analysts, maintaining coverage quality and databases, and ensuring timely, high-standard evaluations across incoming material. (Full job description below)

Years of Experience Required
7–10 years in story, development, editorial, or related creative roles (84–120 Months)

Salary
Not specified.

Required Experience
• Managing and editing script coverage
• Mentoring and managing Story Analysts and Readers
• Deep understanding of screenplay structure and storytelling craft
• Editorial oversight and quality control across coverage
• Cross-department collaboration (casting, production, research, PR, business and legal affairs)

Preferred Experience
• Series development experience
• Unscripted development and current programming experience

Workplace Requirements
Onsite in Culver City, CA

Education Requirements
Not specified.

Hard Skills
• script coverage management
• Editorial oversight
• Coverage database maintenance
• Reader onboarding and training
• Material assignment and tracking
• Screenplay analysis

Soft Skills
• Written communication
• Leadership and mentorship
• Organization
• Attention to detail
• Time management

Bonus Skills
• Creative executive experience
• Development oversight across production and post-production

Full Job Description

Story Editor, Movies Creative, Amazon MGM Studios, Culver City, CA.

The Story Editor is the owner of script coverage and coverage editorial oversight for the Movies Creative team. This role manages and mentors Story Analysts and Readers, onboards and trains new readers on coverage standards, assigns incoming material to staff and freelance readers, and maintains quality control across all coverage.

Responsibilities include ensuring timely turnaround on priority material, maintaining coverage databases and archival systems, and upholding consistent editorial standards. The role requires a deep understanding of screenplay structure and storytelling craft, strong written communication skills, and experience managing and editing coverage.

Qualifications include 7–10 years of experience in story, development, editorial, or related creative roles, as well as experience collaborating with departments such as casting, production, research, PR, and business and legal affairs. Experience overseeing creative aspects of development, production, and post-production is also required.

Benefits
Not specified.

Skills:
[script coverage] [Editorial Oversight] [Screenplay Analysis] [Story Development] [Creative Leadership] [Database Management]