Head Scriptwriter

The Head Scriptwriter conceives the long-term storyline and outlines the overall story in a sequential manner to guide writers. He/She is responsible for the over-arching storyline and controls the narrative by guiding writers to develop script for various parts. He is responsible for evaluating the target audience and ensures that the idea appeals to them. He guides the writers on script specifications to ensure that overall quality, budget and schedule are aligned with requirements. He works closely with the writers on each draft of their story and script, giving them feedback on the quality of their work, suggesting improvements that can be made while also ensuring that practical issues, like continuity and correct running time, are adhered to. He gets direction from the creative leadership team to execute the vision of the desired content and works with various production teams to ensure that the story is translated to a visual concept in an appropriate way. He is involved during the production phase to understand technical and production constraints and may be called to aid in the identification of solutions for required story adaptations. The work involves working both in individual capacity and as a team. He may be required to travel depending on the production requirements. He should be familiar with the local needs of the primary market and have deep understanding of the interest and motivations of the target audience to create stories that engage them. He is effective at storytelling and has an expert grasp of the language. He should also understand the production processes, techniques and have an expert knowledge on the regulatory requirements to be able to write effectively for various linear and non-linear visual content in order to identify possibilities of legal issues that may occur during the script development process.