ELITE YouTube Scriptwriter — Retention Architect (NO AI SLOP | Intellectual Digest
I run a fast-scaling YouTube channel focused on cinematic business documentaries about the rise and fall of major companies. (The rise & fall of Samsung, The rise & fall of McDonald’s, etc)
I am NOT looking for a traditional scriptwriter.
I am looking for someone who can engineer scripts specifically for viewer retention, tension, and bingeability.
If your writing style is informational, linear, or Wikipedia-like — this role is not for you.
Your Job Is To Engineer Watch Time
Every script must be designed to:
- Hook with conflict and damage BEFORE explanation. YOUR INTROS MUST BE STRONG
- Build curiosity gaps that force viewers forward
- Escalate stakes continuously
- Use tension resets and pattern interrupts
- Deliver reveals at the exact moment curiosity peaks
- Align perfectly with title + thumbnail promises
Think Netflix true-crime pacing applied to business stories.
Disqualifiers
Do NOT apply if you:
- Write chronological summaries
- Start videos with background context
- Explain too early
- Treat scripts like essays
- Don’t analyze retention graphs
What You Must Understand
You should already know how to:
- Open with consequences → then rewind
- Design mid-video re-hooks
- Introduce new questions before answering old ones
- Turn informative content into dramatic storytelling
- Identify where viewers are likely to drop off
- Restructure stories to prevent it
If you watched a MagnatesMedia or Company Man video and didn’t mentally reverse-engineer the pacing — you’re not the right fit.
Deliverables
- 2,000–2,200 word long-form documentary scripts
- Structured for retention, not just storytelling
- Built to maximize average view duration
This Is Long-Term
If your scripts increase retention and watch time, this becomes ongoing work.
To Apply, Send:
- A sample script designed for retention
- Links to videos you wrote that performed well
- A brief breakdown of how YOU structure hooks
- Where you believe most YouTube scripts lose viewers