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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days Headout's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 10% of Headout's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Headout
- high 16 stale, 3 reposted of 21 open
- Hiring momentum
- 33 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Headout's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Headout.
About this role
As a Scriptwriter at Headout, you'll create immersive audio tour scripts for various global venues and neighborhoods, working within established frameworks. Your role involves researching compelling narratives, collaborating with producers, and revising scripts based on feedback to ensure high-quality storytelling. This position allows you to travel the world through your writing while honing your craft in a structured creative environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Headout as an employer.
What you need
- 3-5 years of demonstrated narrative or scriptwriting output - audio, video, podcast or long-form storytelling
- A writing sample that shows you can find a non-obvious story in a well-documented place
- Strong research instincts with comfort digging past the first source
- Comfort writing inside a structured creative framework and taking direct editorial notes
- Curiosity about places you haven't lived in and ability to write convincingly about them
- Reliable availability for iterative turnaround cycles typical of freelance engagements
Nice to have
- Experience in documentary filmmaking or short-form video journalism
- Prior freelance experience working to an external editorial framework
- Interest in history, urban geography and place-based storytelling
Worth weighing
- Remote position based in India
- Freelance role may involve variable income and job security
- Structured creative role may not appeal to those seeking complete creative freedom
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Listed by Headout on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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