Hiring YouTube Researcher & Scriptwriter — Documentary/Commentary Channel (2)

Posted 3 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We’re building a retention-focused faceless YouTube channel covering internet culture, social media, influencers, celebrities/pop culture, consumer trends, online controversies, business/tech stories, and broader social/cultural phenomena. We’re looking for an experienced Researcher & Scriptwriter who can handle the full process from finding strong video topics to researching and writing engaging longform scripts for an English/US audience. Primary Storytelling References: Moon & Patrick Cc: Responsibilities: • Research current trends and identify strong, clickable video topics • Develop title ideas using proven packaging structures from channels such as Moon, Patrick Cc:, Internet Anarchist, Ryan Pictures & Mattyballz • Independently research approved topics in depth, prioritizing reliable/primary sources • Write engaging 12–20 minute documentary/commentary scripts with strong hooks, pacing, curiosity gaps, escalation and payoffs • Collect important articles, social posts/comments, screenshots, statistics and other sources/assets for the editor • Find relevant original-audio clips and provide links + exact timestamps whenever possible Requirements: Strong research skills, excellent English writing, understanding of YouTube retention/storytelling, topic awareness, reliability & professional communication. You should be comfortable working independently rather than relying on detailed outlines or pre-researched topics. Output: ~4 scripts/month Length: Usually 12–20 minutes / minimum ~2,000 words Long-term, consistent work References: Moon Patrick Cc: Internet Anarchist Ryan Pictures Mattyballz Please apply with relevant longform YouTube scripts you have written and, if possible, examples of videos produced from your scripts.

  • $10.00

    Fixed-price
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Documentary
Scriptwriting
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:2 days ago
  • Interviewing:
    12
  • Invites sent:
    29
  • Unanswered invites:
    16
About the client
Member since Dec 7, 2025
  • DEU
    Hannover12:05 PM
  • $907 total spent
    19 hires, 8 active

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