Writer's Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

Writer's Assistant jobs in Burbank, CA

Responsible for assisting the day-to-day production workflow for writing staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

-Takes notes during internal Writer's meetings and distribute notes with writing team.
-Take notes during weekly development meetings and Executive Producer meetings and distributes information to the team afterwards.
-Helps track script and series continuity to help Writers.
-Ensure that notes are accurately transcribed, saved in the appropriate format and distributed.
-Take notes during script breakdowns, input changes from breakdown for Head Writer to review.
-Keep track of outstanding notes and ensure that Writers are always addressing the full range of notes for revisions.
-Attend production meetings and provide departmental writing updates. Communicate to team upcoming revisions expected to impact story, design/assets, and records.
-Responsible for proofreading and distributing all premises, outlines, script drafts and revisions.
-Catalog premises, outlines and script submissions.
-Partner closely with Casting/Talent Relations on new character roles.
-Flags potential writing issues to Line Producer and/or Production Manager.
-Stays abreast of notes meetings and regularly elevates information appropriately to Line Producer and/or Production Manager.
-Coordinate with story department and Writers to ensure realistic, appropriate deadlines for script revisions.
-Communicate with Writers to ensure that they are aware of their deadlines.
-Coordinate with Executive Producers to ensure availability for relevant reviews and feedback for salient material.
-Updates and organizes files and database of all premises, outlines and drafts of each script, including submissions.
-Distribute log lines to Executive in Charge and/or Marketing as requested.
-Distribute and update the weekly script status report and coordinate the writing schedule; give updates at regular production meetings.
-Ensure that notes are received in a timely manner.
-Track and provide cast list with line counts for every script draft to other Production Staff and to Casting/Talent Relations when applicable.
-Partner closely with Casting/Talent Relations to ensure studio guidelines are followed and elevate concerns to Line Producer/Production Manager when appropriate.
-Manage calendar for Writers to ensure they are available for relevant meetings.
-Responsible for creating the show's Series Bible. This includes creating detailed episode summary lists, descriptions for characters, props, and salient locations.
-Send scripts to Legal department for clearance. Ensuring that all script changes for Legal are effectively communicated to the team and implemented by all departments.
-Serve as main point of contact between production and the writing room. Answer story questions from production personal when appropriate and loop in Writers/Producers when necessary.
-Assist Writers in administrative tasks including filing JIRAs, printing, file organization, creating office order lists, cleaning up room, create and track expense reports, etc.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Minimum 1 year of previous TV production experience required.
Software requirements: Final Draft, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced production environment.
May be requested to provide writing samples for consideration.

Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Entry-Level

United States