Script Reader (onsite in Sunnyvale, CA) - ReelShort

Company Overview:

Crazy Maple Studio is a fast-growing company based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, focusing on mobile gaming, reading, and streaming. We are proud to have a global team that drives our innovation and success across diverse markets.

Our flagship platform, ReelShort, is the #1 vertical streaming app in the U.S., with over 5 million DAU, delivering bite-sized episodic content that keeps viewers hooked. Other standout products include Chapters, where users shape immersive stories across drama, fantasy, and romance, and My Fiction, a platform for consuming and creating serialized romance.

We’re proud to be recognized as one of the Global Most Loved Workplaces 2025, reflecting our commitment to innovation, creativity, and an employee-first culture.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Script Reader to join our creative team onsite in Sunnyvale, CA (5 days a week). This role is ideal for someone passionate about storytelling and familiar with short-form, serialized, or mobile-first content. The Script Reader will be responsible for evaluating incoming scripts, writing detailed coverage, and identifying stories with high creative and commercial potential. This position plays a critical role in shaping our development pipeline and supporting our content team with story analysis and recommendations.

Responsibilities:

• Read and evaluate script submissions from both internal and external sources
• Write comprehensive coverage reports, including loglines, summaries, and story evaluations
• Provide feedback on structure, character development, genre fit, pacing, and dialogue
• Collaborate with development editors and producers on selection and development decisions
• Assist in sourcing and recommending promising new writers or IPs
• Track trends in short-form and serialized storytelling, particularly in romance, fantasy, and paranormal genres
• Maintain clear documentation of evaluations and script status within internal tracking systems

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in script reading, story analysis, development, or editorial work
• Strong understanding of narrative structure, serialized pacing, and genre storytelling
• Excellent writing and analytical skills; ability to express creative feedback clearly and constructively
• Familiarity with digital reading platforms or similar UGC ecosystems
• Bachelor's degree in Film, Creative Writing, English, or a related field preferred
• Must be available to work onsite in Sunnyvale, CA, Monday through Friday (5 days/week)

Benefits

Compensation: This contractor position offers an hourly rate ranging from $30-33

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.