Staff Writer

This is a Full Time Job

Office Location: Los Angeles, California

Date posted: January 2022

Company Summary:
Wavelets Entertainment, Inc. is a script development company funded by China's Alibaba and Hong Kong's Media Asia. Wavelets sources and develops web series dramas and feature films for the Chinese streaming market.

Job Summary:
Wavelets is looking for Mandarin-speaking staff writers to join us in web series script-development.

Responsibilities:
• Working along the rest of the creative team in project-planning and creating documents including characters' bio, outlines etc.
• Brainstorming and creating beatsheets, episodic outlines, step outlines etc.
• Write, rewrite and polish episodes
• Participate in table reading sessions and making edits based on the team's feedback

This role will take place remotely as a result of Covid-19.

Basic Qualifications:
• At least 18 years of age
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Proficient in Mandarin Chinese (able to read, write and speak) and English
• Proficient with Final Draft and Google Suite
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Positive attitude and receptive to development notes and offers creative input
• Willing to help in any manner possible, does not allow their work and duties to be defined by the job title

Preferred Qualifications:
• Passionate about the Chinese culture with a strong interest in the Chinese film and television market
• Familiar with the latest online movies and web series in China with a strong sense of the current trends and understands the younger Chinese audience's needs
• Experience working in a TV writers' room
• Bachelor's or master's degree in screenwriting and/or creative writing