| Job Title |
Story Editor |
| Job Description |
Selects And Secures Written Material And Supervises Staff
Writers Who Prepare Scripts To Be Used For Television Or Motion
Picture Productions: Reviews And Evaluates Writers' Work
Developed During Previous Associations, Samples Presented By
Agents, And Material Received From Other Sources To Select
Writers And Subject Material Compatible With Established Styles,
Concepts, And Formats. Recommends Purchase Of Material Judged To
Be Suitable In Developing Scripts. Confers With Production Head
Regarding Selection Of Writers And Material. Hires, Assigns, And
Supervises Writers Who Prepare Scripts For Production. Reviews
Writers' Work And Gives Instruction And Direction Regarding
Changes, Additions, And Corrections. Rewrites, Combines, And
Polishes Draft Scripts, As Necessary, To Prepare Scripts For
Production. Reads Stories And Other Material Obtained From
Various Sources And Evaluates Potential For Development Into
Scripts. May Assign Staff Members To Write Synopses, Treatments,
Adaptations, Scripts, And Continuity When Working On Motion
Pictures.
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