What We Need
A talented and ambitious writer. Someone who can take my previous writings, videos, and podcasts, as well as new ideas and outlines, and turn them into high-quality, hook-driven scripts for short-form videos on social media and high-quality original YouTube scripts. This is a full-time role.
Role Responsibilities
- Deliver strong content scripts on a regular basis, hit deadlines.
- Work with a team to ideate, iterate, and improve current ideas or tweak existing scripts.
- Revise/edit and offer feedback on current scripts or stuff I write.
- Work closely with the YouTube and social media teams to make sure content is being posted on schedule.
Who I’m Looking for
The ideal candidate has multiple years of writing and posting successful content online (either their own or for someone else.) Living in the Los Angeles area is preferred but not required.
You Must Have:
- At least two years’ experience writing and posting content online.
- A proven track record of written content that generates an audience, in any niche.
- Great communication skills, an expert at giving and receiving feedback.
- Be at least familiar with my style and work.
- Experience using AI to improve workflows.
- Experience working remotely—relying primarily on online project management tools.
- A passion for personal development content, YouTube, social media and the creator economy in general.
- A sense of humor.
Strongest Candidates Will Have:
- Experience writing in the personal development/self-help market.
- Excellent copywriting skills and track record.
- Viral content in their portfolio!
- Extensive knowledge of my writing
- Previous experience in video production and/or traditional media.
- Other media-related skills (video editing, audio engineering, design, etc.)
How to Apply
Send your application to jobs@markmanson.net by Sunday April 13th 11:59 P.M. PDT. Create a subject line that will make me as excited to open the email as possible. YOU WILL BE JUDGED ON THE QUALITY OF YOUR SUBJECT LINE.
Your application should be written in the form of a short-form video script (à la Instagram Reel or TikTok) explaining why you want this job and why you would be great at it. It should include a strong hook, deliver clear value, and present takeaways. It will be judged both in terms of how convincing it is, but also how well-written and creative it is.
Also attach links to your two most successful pieces of content (in terms of metrics/virality), and the piece of work you’re most proud of and why.
Candidates will be selected for interviews by April 15th. Offers will be made the following week.
The goal is to start by May 1st.