Documentary YouTube Scriptwriter - Atrium

Job description

About the Role Join the creative team behind Atrium , a YouTube channel focused on creating engaging, informative, and entertaining long-form content, including documentary-style stories and historical events , for a global audience. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the narrative of a growing YouTube channel and creating high-quality content that makes interesting and meaningful stories accessible to a broad audience. Key Responsibilities Write approximately 1 high-quality YouTube script per month , typically designed for long-form video content. Develop engaging narratives around documentary subjects, historical events, real-world stories, and significant events or moments . Conduct excellent, thorough research using reliable sources to ensure scripts are accurate, well-supported, and factually sound. Transform complex topics, information, and research into clear, entertaining, and accessible storytelling , particularly around historical events, documentaries, and real-world stories. Structure scripts with strong hooks, pacing, narrative progression, and satisfying conclusions. Collaborate with producers, researchers, and other creative team members to brainstorm and develop video concepts. Incorporate feedback and revise scripts to align with creative direction, audience expectations, and channel goals. Stay up to date with YouTube storytelling formats, trends, audience behavior, and content strategies. Ensure all written content follows copyright, sourcing, and brand guidelines. Qualifications Proven experience writing scripts for YouTube or other long-form video platforms . Experience writing for documentaries, factual programming, historical content, or other research-driven formats. Excellent storytelling and writing skills, with a strong understanding of narrative structure and pacing. Excellent research skills , including the ability to find, evaluate, cross-reference, and synthesize information from multiple reliable sources. Ability to turn complex topics, historical events, and information-heavy subjects into engaging and easy-to-understand narratives. Strong understanding of YouTube audiences, retention, hooks, pacing, and storytelling conventions. Excellent command of written English. Strong organization and time management skills, with the ability to consistently deliver high-quality scripts on schedule. Comfortable working independently while also thriving in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment. What Makes This Role Exciting Shape the stories of Atrium: Play a key role in developing compelling narratives around fascinating historical events, real-world stories, and complex subjects. Combine research with storytelling: Go beyond presenting facts by turning deep research into narratives that are entertaining, accessible, and memorable. Reach a global audience: Create long-form YouTube content designed to engage viewers from around the world. Work with a creative team: Collaborate closely with producers, researchers, and other creatives to develop and refine ideas from concept to final script. Build a growing channel: Contribute directly to the development of Atrium's voice, storytelling style, and content library as the channel continues to grow.