Scriptwriter + Visual Assembler — Documentary YouTube Channel (4–6/Month, Ongoing)

Hello, I’m Evan. I run a documentary-style YouTube channel with around 65K subscribers. The videos are 25–60 minute investigative profiles of people who appeared on popular TV programs. Each video recaps their time on the show — the key moments, conflicts, and turning points — then digs into what happened afterward and the story underneath the public version of events. The videos are narration-driven and built inside a custom tool called Script Assembly. This role is different from a normal YouTube writing job. Writing is only part of it. I provide a research foundation inside Script Assembly — core facts, sources, and raw material — and you build the finished assembled script from there. Each deliverable has three parts: 1. A narration script Written for voiceover, with strong pacing, hooks, and spoken storytelling. Less essay, more clear, engaging narration. 2. A sentence-by-sentence visual map For the where are they now section, each sentence needs a visual assigned to it inside Script Assembly. You’re building the shot list as you write, so the editor knows exactly what goes on screen and when. 3. Inserted and clipped recap moments For the recap section, you’ll pull the relevant moments from the original episodes, place them at the right story beats, and trim each clip to a clean in/out point. I’m explaining this clearly because writing is roughly one-third of the job. The rest is assembly: matching visuals to narration, timing footage to the story, and building a file an editor can drop straight into a timeline. If that sounds tedious rather than satisfying, this probably won’t be the right fit. You won’t be starting from a blank page. The research foundation is provided. But I do expect you to extend it when needed — chase down loose ends, verify details, find the missing fact that makes a segment land, and avoid assuming something just because it appears in one source. What you’ll be doing: Starting from the research foundation in Script Assembly, you’ll build the full video: write the narration, do any extra research the story needs, assign visuals sentence by sentence, and pull/clip episode moments for the recap section. The goal is a finished assembled script with a clear thesis, emotional arc, strong pacing, and clean visual direction for the editor. What I’m looking for: Strong narrative instincts. You can open with a hook, build tension, create payoff, and hold a viewer for 25+ minutes. Comfort with visual assembly. You don’t need to be a video editor, but you do need to think visually and work in timeline order. Solid research habits. You verify details, check sources, and don’t build serious claims on weak information. Sensitivity with difficult subjects. Some stories involve death, addiction, mental health, medical issues, family conflict, or public controversy. These need to be handled with care, not turned into cheap drama. Native or near-native English. Ability to turn around a 5,000-word assembled script in around 5–7 days. A few things that won’t work: Treating this as writing only and ignoring the visual/clipping side. Raw AI-drafted scripts passed off as original work. AI-assisted work is only acceptable if the final script is genuinely researched, fact-checked, rewritten, and shaped by you. Recycled content from other channels. Generic narration that flattens serious stories into clichés. This will likely begin with a paid trial script so we can make sure the workflow, pacing, and visual assembly expectations are a good fit. To apply, please answer these two questions: 1. A research foundation is provided for each script. Knowing that, where do you expect to spend most of your time in this role, and which of the three deliverables do you think is the largest part of the work? 2. Pick any real person whose story you know well. Write one where are they now sentence, then explain what visual you’d put on screen for that sentence and why.