About this opportunity
DramaBox lists this Creative Executive (Vertical Short Drama) opportunity in glendale, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Creative Executive (Vertical Short Drama)
Base pay range : $85,000.00/yr - $105,000.00/yr
About the Role
At DramaBox, the Creative Executive is at the front line of story discovery and evaluation. You’ll help identify promising ideas, refine pitches, and support the transition of projects into development. This role combines sharp creative instincts with market awareness, ensuring only the strongest concepts move forward in our slate of fast-paced, emotionally charged vertical dramas.
What You’ll Do
Evaluate pitches, scripts, and IP submissions to identify strong creative opportunities.
Provide early story feedback on structure, characters, and themes.
Research trends and genre performance across platforms to inform development choices.
Support the Development Executives and Head of Development in shaping slate balance and long-term content strategy.
Build and maintain relationships with external creators, agents, and IP partners.
Partner closely with Development Executives to ensure smooth project handoffs into active development.
Who You Are
3+ years of experience in scripted development, creative evaluation, or story strategy—experience in digital-first, serialized, or short-form formats is a plus.
Strong story instincts: able to quickly recognize compelling hooks, genre engines, and character-driven ideas.
Passionate about genre-forward storytelling—romance, fantasy, thriller, melodrama, supernatural—and curious about narrative possibilities in ultra-short runtimes.
Analytical and trend-savvy, with the ability to translate data and market movements into creative insights.
Highly collaborative and communicative, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment across creative and strategic teams.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Production and Writing/Editing
Industries: Movies, Videos, and Sound and Artists and Writers
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Worksite address
glendale, CA, 91222, US
Who can apply
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