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Crossover is the world’s #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We’re recruiting this role for our client, Write of Passage. Have you got what it takes?

Are you looking for a massive creative opportunity within a growing company—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Are you constantly writing scripts in your head? If so, help us create epic media that makes learning to write fun— and share the Write of Passage brand with people all over the world.

Your role is to translate words into compelling imagery. Listen, it’s way more than that, but that’s the essence. Our company is bursting with personality, and we want you to translate that energy into a radical overhaul of our narrative presence.

Write of Passage is creating the best online writing school in the world. Over 1,000 students worldwide have learned a system for publishing quality ideas, connecting with like-minded people, and elevating their careers through writing on the Internet. Our graduates are using online writing to build audiences, launch businesses, and make an impact—living life on their terms!

Write of Passage is considered the gold standard for community-driven, cohort-based, online courses. And, we’re growing. Our vision is to build a global platform for writing instruction in the 21st century while delivering the best educational experience in the world.

We’re a writing company, so the bar is high. Writing visuals is a unique (and niche!) skill with a different mindset than text. You know how to make information aesthetic and infuse stories with a narrative pulse.

We work within limited recording windows, so our creativity happens in prep and post. You help us develop captivating ideas that we execute swiftly on shoot day and set us up with room for innovation in post-production.

What You Will Be Doing

• Writing scripts for a variety of purposes (YouTube videos, courses, workshops, ads, reels, podcasts, etc.)
• Generating first drafts from the title/thumbnail directives of our YouTube Strategy team and bullet points of Product/Marketing
• Relentlessly filter every line of the script through the question “is this visual?” to ensure we add depth and counter-melody to the voiceover, not just 1:1 representation
• Come up with wonky approaches to integrating archival/stock footage so that it feels dynamic, playful, and uniquely Write of Passage

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Constantly being interrupted by meetings; you’ll get in the zone and do deep creative work
• Sticking to the tools and techniques you’ve always used; you’ll be forever expanding your creative arsenal
• Being told exactly what to do and when to do it; you’ll flex your creative muscle daily

Creative Director Key Responsibilities

You’ll visualize scenes, then create the blueprint for communicating their vital essence.

Basic Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience as a writer (screenwriter, script writer, copywriter, etc.)
• Technical expertise with editing and production, either directing or producing
• Experience working with remote, asynchronous communication and editing tools

Nice-to-have Requirements

Technical expertise and professional experience in any of the following:

• Storyboarding
• Design/Typography
• Comedy
• Acting/Public Speaking
• Music

About Write Of Passage

Write of Passage is the gold standard for community-driven, cohort-based, online courses. And, we’re growing. Our vision is to build a global platform for writing instruction in the 21st-century while delivering the best educational experience in the world.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Crossover

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $30 USD/hour, which equates to $60,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

What to expect next:

• You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
• Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.

Important! If you do not receive an email from us:

• First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.
• Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as “Not Spam” since you will receive other emails as well.
• Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form – by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.
• If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/reset-password if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-4832-CA-Ontario-CreativeDirect

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ABC CFB Mississippi St. vs Washington – Runner / Production Assistant

Date – 9/16-9/17
Project – ABC CFB Mississippi St vs Washington
Location – Husky Stadium (Seattle, WA)
Position – Runner / PA (must be 21+ w/ valid DL)
Rate – $250/10
**Must be fully vaccinated and boosted**

REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Communications

STATUS: Full-time, exempt

Through artistic excellence coupled with innovative, relevant programming; initiatives to connect with and grow new audiences; engagement with communities to ignite creativity across Chicago; and a modernized Opera House that is the setting for truly great experiences, Lyric is leading the advancement of opera. This collaborative vision will deliver ever more exciting, thought-provoking and inclusive audience and community experiences – while increasing the gravitational pull of our art form, our company, and our city.

We are searching for a Public Relations Manager responsible for content creation and management, media relations, and public relations administration. Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Public Relations Manager will play a key role in communicating the company’s vision to the public in two major areas: content creation and media relations. This position is responsible for generating content across multiple platforms (blog, magazine, e-newsletter, program book, videos, etc.). This position also manages media relations for Lyric’s Learning and Creative Engagement division (Lyric Unlimited), The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, new initiatives, special projects, recitals, and the annual musical event. The Public Relations Manager is also responsible for managing critical administrative duties that assist with media monitoring, timely and accurate communication with the press, the company, and the general public.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Content Creation and Management

• Write newsletter, performance programs, book articles, and blog posts, as assigned.
• Research and interview artists for video features, help oversee the distribution, use, and re-use of these assets with the communications team and assist with other new production activities, as assigned.
• Create web and brochure copy as needed.
• Edit and proofread print, electronic, and video materials as needed.

Media Relations

• Supervise media relations for all Lyric Unlimited events, Lyric special events, original digital projects, the annual chamber opera, and the annual mainstage musical (writing press releases, identify and pitch stories, establish relationships with artists, and press partnerships. Supervise photoshoots, interviews, build upon existing press lists, etc.).
• Supervise media relations for the Ryan Opera Center, the post-graduate professional artists training program at Lyric.
• Assist with Lyric’s mainstage opera season, as needed.
• Manage day to day relationships with third-party PR firms hired to assist with special and main stage projects (musicals, Lyric Unlimited and grand opera).
• Write press releases; manage internal circulation and electronic distribution of all releases.
• Assist with managing and training of PR interns.
• Assist in planning and staffing of media events.

Public Relations Administration

• Manage press ticketing for events, including keeping season press ticketing spreadsheet, update records, and create orders in Tessitura.
• Build and maintain Lyric’s press lists.
• Maintain Lyric’s online press room.
• Staff the press table for select opening nights and other special events.
• Create and maintain season media calendar, including press release and pitch schedules.
• Participate in the creation and distribution of the company’s weekly roundup of online and print coverage of Lyric, other arts institutions, and general cultural news.
• Supervise the maintenance of comprehensive electronic media log.
• Select and distribute photo assets from individual operas and Lyric events.
• Respond to photo requests from media.
• Oversee data collection, as assigned, for monitoring press and media efforts efficacy and manage Lyric’s outside media monitoring service.
• Manage invitations and RSVPs for media events; maintain and update email press lists.
• As the business evolves, so may this role. These duties may change as Lyric’s leadership identified the need at any time.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in English, journalism, communications, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of solid communications experience, ideally with a nonprofit or cultural organization.
• Working knowledge of and comfort working with:
• Microsoft suite of products
• CRM expertise (Tessitura a strong plus)
• Airtable
• Slack
• ProofHQ
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to speak to journalists and other members of the public with clarity and discretion.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences.
• Working experience with the Chicago-area media market, particularly classical music, theater, and cultural outlets.
• Knowledge of classical music and opera.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work and think independently, a motivated self-starter who also works well in a larger team.

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Ability to occasionally oversee evening or weekend performances and special events.
• Sitting for extended periods.
• Ability to lift 30lbs.
• Ability to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and to handle other office equipment.  

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is committed to enhancing our diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Lyric does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Job Title: Assistant Media Manager or Media Manager (depending on experience)

Department: Accounts

Reports to: Director or Vice President

Supervises: A combination of direct reports and/or non-supervisory reportees

Bottom line: This position is a combination of ‘pitching” the media and supervising a team of media pitchers. 1) Being confident in calling media outlets and following-up with emails is the primary skill set needed as well as staying highly organized with a lot of different people, places and things to juggle. We are looking for someone who isn’t afraid to phone pitch, who studies the media and who is excited about getting media interviews and ultimately securing media placements for our clients. This position is a fast-paced, phone and email focused role. We are also looking for those with experience in staying at their positions; we want those who, if they have experience, have shown commitment to those experiences. We want you to stay and grow with our company! Our ideal candidates have a long-term goal of being account managers, and this role is an excellent preparation for going into that position after a year of “pitching” (the media) and a year of pitching plus coaching other (media) pitchers. Although salaried and not a sales position, this job is very outcome focused, with employees being evaluated on the number and quality of interviews and secured placements they obtain for our clients. This role may also include writing articles, press releases or profiles. Job duties and obligations are as generally described and will be described in more detail upon commencement of employment. Job duties and obligations may change from time to time as determined by Mainland. 2) Training and leading a team of media pitchers. Leading remote calls, holding team members accountable for phone and email pitch requirements. Liaising with account team to put pitches in project management system, making sure pitches are correctly written by media relations or account managers, and ensuring that they are all assigned out. Manager also helps keep track of reporting results.

Education, experience, abilities: Management training or experience or demonstrated interest and ability to lead a team. Good knowledge of our project management system and high interpersonal skills in helping set team up for success. Degree or not, we welcome those with the highest level of English language skills, both written and especially verbal, at least basic math skills and high reasoning ability to solve practical problems and deal with a lot of variables in situations as well as the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. No certifications, licenses or registrations are required but you must be able to successfully use applications in Google Workspace, be able to learn to use HubSpot for project management and any other work-related applications we put into place. Qualities of successful candidates include the following: outgoing, organized, competitive, cooperative, collaborative, committed, enthusiastic, determined, driven, confident.

Working environment: This position is remote but not that flexible. Organized around central time, the team generally works as a group with morning meetings, group calling hours, group emailing hours, and other follow up meetings. Many of these meetings take place with Google Meet or Zoom. The typical noise level is moderate. Because of the confidential nature of our client work, this is not a job that should be done from a public location. Remote employees are expected to have a dedicated work area that is free from distractions and an ability to commit to their job in its entirety the entire time working. On camera and time tracking are required. We have a dress code and behavior standards plus other requirements as detailed in our handbook. As far as location, we are registered as an employer in more than 20 states, but we are not in every state and so you must be located in a state we are registered in to work. If you move to a state we are not registered in, continued employment is not guaranteed.

Travel: There is a possibility that the job may entail 10% travel over time, such as potential twice yearly company retreats or certain client events.

Compensation: This position pays between $55-70K per year depending on experience and location plus opportunities for bonuses and advancement. We pay 50% of a high-quality national PPO insurance plan, short-term disability, long-term disability, offer a free life insurance plan plus offer voluntary dental, vision and pet insurance. We also have an employee assistance plan, charity race benefit, financial wellness plan that matches funds increasing with job longevity towards student loan paydown, insurance, retirement, 529 college savings or mortgage/rent subsidiary. We also pay 2% above and beyond salary into a SIMPLE IRA. Candidates are evaluated for advancement at least once a year. Professional paid time off is given after 90 days of full-time employment (the first 90 days’ time off is unpaid), plus we have a paid holiday schedule.

Equipment: This job requires you to have a computer that is fast enough to have uptime (both on the internet and quality of internet) that makes for reliable video and phone calls on secure devices. You also use a phone for a lot of the calling. We have a bring your own device policy and compensate up to $1,000 per year (based on anniversary) for computer, internet and phone use. We do not provide technical support.

Next steps: If you are interested in this role, our first step is “ability first.” Please send us times that you are willing to take a media test. This will determine if you have the skillset to pitch the media. It tests ability to tell the difference between paid and earned media, writing skills, speaking skills and throughput. If we like your background and feel like you would qualify for the position, we will send you a time for the media test with a scheduled send email. You will have up to 75 minutes to complete the test and send it back to the referenced email address. The test will include a written component as well as recorded component. Those with high marks will be interviewed by our media relations team for our role.

Mainland

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Communications and Events oversees a dual role including both communications and events for the Association and its subsidiary, South Central Kansas MLS.

The communications role is responsible for being the primary resource and voice of real estate to members, consumers, and media for the Association. This position is responsible for fostering and maintaining relationships with news media editors, reporters, governmental elected officials and their staff, other communications directors, members, community leaders, sponsors and partner organizations involved with the Association. This would include designing marketing campaigns and overall marketing programs. This position plays a lead role in developing and promoting the brand, web content and engaging with the association’s membership base, as well as the social media presence and strategy.

The events role is responsible for overseeing the entire life cycle of planning, implementation, execution, and reconciliation of association hosted events. This includes supervising the individual and/or team who designs the strategy for each event which often includes concepting, briefing/debriefing, project plans, selecting/hiring vendor partners, venue relations, contract negotiations, on-site leadership, client management and project reconciliation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Communications:

·       Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), create and manage the development and implementation of an integrated marketing and communications strategy, supporting the Association’s strategic plan.

·       Develop and direct all media programs.

·       Develop marketing materials and coordinate compatibility of marketing programs with public relations activities.

·       Create and execute digital marketing campaigns.

·       Serve as the contact for outsourced marketing and public relations contacts.

·       Coordinate with web developer and make content updates to the website.

·       Develop social media accounts and create social media content to generate traffic/interest, action, and response.

·       Write social posts and generate social media calendar.

·       Develop and edit various association brochures and flyers.

·       Work with our outsourced publisher to create a digital monthly membership magazine.

·       Coordinate and develop a weekly email newsletter to membership of upcoming events and relevant information.

·       Oversee the Association website and update

·       Collect data from appropriate departments; evaluate to ensure the association’s brand and media coverage is in alignment with the overall communications strategy.

·       Develop and manage media relations and public relations including the maintenance of important relationships and development of key messages. Pro-actively place strategic news stories that communicate the association’s messages, in significant media outlets including social media.

·       Research, write, edit, and publish releases, alerts, statements, articles, and other materials in support of the Association’s brand/mission. Manage the approval process for all.

·       Direct and supervise, when appropriate, the media relations and public relations activities of staff and external consultants or agencies.

Events:

·       Continually work to enhance all events and their promotions.

·       Collaborate with the various Association committees and task forces on the development and implementation of creative and effective event marketing strategies.

·       Continuously add value by providing objective and innovative support services; manage resources responsibly, efficiently and with accountability.

·       Provide guidance and supervision to staff and volunteer members during events.

·       Serve as a liaison and primary point of contact for facilities representatives, presenters, guests, constituents, etc.

·       Serve as primary contact for onsite event needs, including setup, registration, catering and audiovisual. Serve as key staff person on committees, work groups and task forces, as assigned; acts as a key contributor for content development.

·       Prepare and review post-conference/event evaluations and provide input on opportunities for improvement.

·       Oversee contracts, permits, and people resources for all the events; assist with negotiating and maintaining all contracts relative to the events (i.e., catering, venue, etc.)

·       Provide guidance on the coordination and procurement of proper insurance coverages for events.

·       Assist with the development of budgets and negotiations for all events; evaluates budget vs. actual at the conclusion of each event.

Administration: Assist in developing the annual budgets for communications and events. Maintain department files and serve as key contact for association communications.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

·       Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field

·       Previous experience in communications, marketing, event planning or related field preferred.

·       Must have good interpersonal, public relations and communications skills, including the ability to make presentations, handle media inquiries, negotiate and resolve conflicts.

·       Leadership and demonstrated experience supervising event personnel, vendors and complex schedules.

·       Background working with volunteers, committee structure and a Board of Directors.

·       Proficiency in a variety of computer applications with the ability to learn specialized software. Prefer experience with both digital marketing and traditional marketing software

·       Positive, collaborative, and effective interpersonal skills; strong customer service orientation.

·       Must possess initiative, decision-making skills and the judgment necessary to determine action or approach for events, assignments, and projects.

REALTORS® of South Central Kansas

Jump! Creative is Culver City based marketing agency and production company looking for an amazing assistant editor who wants to cut. This is an entry level position for someone looking to begin their editing career in an exciting and knowledgeable environment. We are seeking an organized and motivated individual who is ready to learn the promotional content/trailer industry.

Jump! Creative

Job Description

Boston Globe Media is looking for a full time Multimedia Producer. This person will be responsible for managing the production of short/long video stories. The ideal candidate will be able to produce a wide range of videos including breaking news, enterprise, and feature stories.

Top candidates for this position will have a background in video storytelling, and demonstrate strong shooting and editing skills. The producer would also be expected to help in the production of podcasts, live events, and other new initiatives at the Globe that require multimedia expertise.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of field and studio production, including shooting, editing, audio recording, and lighting.
• Work closely with the senior video producers, reporters and editors across the newsroom to identify and produce timely video pieces.
• Pitch, develop, research, and write stories.
• Generate new content ideas ranging from short breaking news clips to series and documentary ideas.
• Manage production for multiple ongoing projects.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience producing videos in a daily news environment.
• A demonstrable ability to write, record, create, edit, and produce multimedia features.
• Comfortable working on tight deadlines and in high-stress breaking news situations.
• A high level of expertise in Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop.
• Demonstrated experience with multiple camera setups, including but not limited to Canon C100, C300, and various DSLR cameras.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Strong news judgment.
• BA degree or equivalent required.
• Ability to work late hours and weekends.
• A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment

All interested candidates should submit a cover letter, along with links to videos/portfolio that clearly outline their role in the production of the video. Applicants that do not submit work samples will not be considered.

This position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild

Vaccination Statement

BGMP will require that all employees, including temporary employees, co-ops, and interns, regardless of work location, provide the company Human Resources team with proof of vaccination status through the secure system that will be provided for these purposes. For those who are not vaccinated for company-approved and verified medical and/or religious reasons, that same system will also allow you to upload required weekly COVID test results. Failure to comply with or enforce any part of this policy, or misrepresentation of compliance with this policy, may result in discipline, up to and including termination of employment

EEO Statement

Boston Globe Media Partners is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or any other protected characteristic. Boston Globe Media Partners is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.
Boston Globe Media

C2’s client, a full-service marketing agency focused on driving momentum for the brands and clients they serve, is searching for an Associate Media Director. This role is responsible for leading the tactical buying and implementation of all media touchpoints and channels – traditional and digital – acting as a central hub of collaborations across SMEs.

Start date: As soon as they find the right person

Duration: Full-time, permanent position

Location: Hybrid three days (Mon-Wed) at their Madison, WI office, remote Thursday and Friday

Compensation: $90K-$100K depending upon skills and experience

Benefits: Profit-sharing at end of year, eligibility for generous cash bonuses, health insurance, PTO, summer hours

Job Description:

This role is accountable for managing a team of 10+ media buyers, evolving our media buys through negotiation and executional creativity as well as ensuring we steward our media campaigns through optimizations, attention to detail and timeliness. This agency and team has a “We Before Me” motto, and so a desire to collaborate is a must. This person will lead the buying discipline, but also must be okay with digging into the executional details when needed to coach and to deliver solid campaigns to clients. This role will report into the Media Director and sit on the agency’s management team.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a leader across multiple client teams and identify/implement growth opportunities within client sets. Increase the quality of campaign implementation through execution of new ideas, partners, placements, etc.
• Work with media planners to help inform strategic recommendations that meet client marketing goals and objectives. This may include inventory/avail guidance, brainstorming solutions and/or completing research to back recommendations. In addition, this role will help with new business projects as required.
• Advise buying SMEs on revisions and adaptations before they finalize buy recommendations. Accountable for overall quality of executed buys across all touchpoints and client sets, including brand safety, marketing goal alignment, KPI driven, etc.
• Responsible for all buys across client teams to be made within investment and goal parameters, including budget reconciliation and timely invoice processing and payment. This position will also help resolve campaign issues and negotiate makegoods where appropriate.
• Manage profitability within buying team and supporting the Media Director with scope reduction/managing workloads when required.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across buying SMEs, including using tactical learnings between clients and finding ways to leverage cumulative agency buying power to lower partnership costs.
• Provide holistic guidance on performance analysis from direct reports, resulting in reports that articulate actionable insights and recommendations to grow the clients’ businesses.
• Coach holistic team on media buying strategy, platform knowledge, optimization excellence, negotiations, problem solving, etc. to grow individual and team expertise. Mentor senior level buyers, including facilitating internal and external training opportunities.
• Grow culture of the team and agency as a leader and mentor, including participation in team events, ensuring best practices are implemented and leading by example in excellence.

Qualifications:

• Ten+ years of media buying experience, with preference given to agency background. Demonstrated experience guiding buying strategy and plan evolution across traditional and digital tactics.
• Possess up-to-date knowledge of the digital media marketplace and buying platforms (display, native, SEM, social, video, etc.) Familiarity with third-party ad servers, programmatic options and reporting dashboards required. Ideally should also have experience with traditional media (Spot TV, Radio, Outdoor, etc.) as well as media at the seams (OTT, streaming audio).
• Solid management history of leading direct reports, including coaching in tactical excellence and facilitating upward career movement/learnings.
• Desire to collaborate with planning Associate Directors and Media Director on team and product advancement, including development of new products/services, support of team professional development and management of SOW hours/profitability.
• Clear understanding of and experience with leading the media buying process, with eagerness to advance media strategy for clients. Strong knowledge of marketing concepts and best practices.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills, with ability to take market, client and industry data and lead actionable plans. Proficiency with Excel required.
• Excellent communication skills, with a bias for transparent and open dialogue and an always-learning lens. Desire to grow with the team, take on new challenges and help the agency up our game.

No C2C. United States applicants only, please. C2 does not sponsor work visas at this time.

C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions

Crossover is the world’s #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We’re recruiting this role for our client, Write of Passage. Have you got what it takes?

Are you looking for a massive creative opportunity within a growing company—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Are you constantly writing scripts in your head? If so, help us create epic media that makes learning to write fun— and share the Write of Passage brand with people all over the world.

Your role is to translate words into compelling imagery. Listen, it’s way more than that, but that’s the essence. Our company is bursting with personality, and we want you to translate that energy into a radical overhaul of our narrative presence.

Write of Passage is creating the best online writing school in the world. Over 1,000 students worldwide have learned a system for publishing quality ideas, connecting with like-minded people, and elevating their careers through writing on the Internet. Our graduates are using online writing to build audiences, launch businesses, and make an impact—living life on their terms!

Write of Passage is considered the gold standard for community-driven, cohort-based, online courses. And, we’re growing. Our vision is to build a global platform for writing instruction in the 21st century while delivering the best educational experience in the world.

We’re a writing company, so the bar is high. Writing visuals is a unique (and niche!) skill with a different mindset than text. You know how to make information aesthetic and infuse stories with a narrative pulse.

We work within limited recording windows, so our creativity happens in prep and post. You help us develop captivating ideas that we execute swiftly on shoot day and set us up with room for innovation in post-production.

What You Will Be Doing

• Writing scripts for a variety of purposes (YouTube videos, courses, workshops, ads, reels, podcasts, etc.)
• Generating first drafts from the title/thumbnail directives of our YouTube Strategy team and bullet points of Product/Marketing
• Relentlessly filter every line of the script through the question “is this visual?” to ensure we add depth and counter-melody to the voiceover, not just 1:1 representation
• Come up with wonky approaches to integrating archival/stock footage so that it feels dynamic, playful, and uniquely Write of Passage

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Constantly being interrupted by meetings; you’ll get in the zone and do deep creative work
• Sticking to the tools and techniques you’ve always used; you’ll be forever expanding your creative arsenal
• Being told exactly what to do and when to do it; you’ll flex your creative muscle daily

Production Writer Key Responsibilities

You’ll visualize scenes, then create the blueprint for communicating their vital essence.

Basic Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience as a writer (screenwriter, script writer, copywriter, etc.)
• Technical expertise with editing and production, either directing or producing
• Experience working with remote, asynchronous communication and editing tools

Nice-to-have Requirements

Technical expertise and professional experience in any of the following:

• Storyboarding
• Design/Typography
• Comedy
• Acting/Public Speaking
• Music

About Write Of Passage

Write of Passage is the gold standard for community-driven, cohort-based, online courses. And, we’re growing. Our vision is to build a global platform for writing instruction in the 21st-century while delivering the best educational experience in the world.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Crossover

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $30 USD/hour, which equates to $60,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

What to expect next:

• You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
• Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.

Important! If you do not receive an email from us:

• First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.
• Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as “Not Spam” since you will receive other emails as well.
• Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form – by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.
• If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/reset-password if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-4832-CA-Toronto-ProductionWrit.001

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