Script Coordinator (Contract)

Moonbug Entertainment•Los Angeles, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Moonbug Entertainment is seeking a Script Coordinator to join the Brand Partnerships team, working from their LA office. This role will assist writers in their daily production functions, including maintaining and coordinating writing schedules, attending writer's meetings and preparing follow-up notes, transcribing notes into the correct format for submission, distributing premise, outlines, and script drafts and revisions, coordinating feedback between creative executives and writers, sending and tracking scripts for legal compliance, maintaining a database of premises, outlines, and scripts, attending production meetings and providing updates, and uploading and managing script files on Frame.io.

Requirements

2+ years experience in writing and production, or an internship in children's animation or a related field.
Knowledge of Final Draft and Google Drive/Sheets.
Strong writing skills and knowledge of the animation pipeline.
Native or Professional Working Proficiency in Japanese language. (Needs the ability to write and read scripts in Japanese and understand cultural and language nuances.)
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Must be comfortable working across multiple time zones and multi-tasking multiple projects at once.
Must be a self-starter and have excellent teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain and coordinate writing schedule.
Attend writer’s meetings and prepare follow-up notes.
Transcribe notes into the correct format for submission to the writers, internal teams, and clients.
Distribute premise, outlines, and script drafts and revisions internally.
Coordinate feedback with the creative executive to the writers and inline with the schedule.
Send and track scripts to script clearance and track the reports for suggested legal compliance.
Maintain, track, and update a comprehensive database and files of premises, outlines, and scripts, including all drafts and submissions.
Attend weekly production meetings and provide updates at meetings and for relevant stakeholder updates.
Upload and manage script files on Frame.io and maintain a tracker with links and status.
Other duties as assigned.