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Screenwriter Needed for Original Animated Comedy-Drama Series

We are seeking a talented creative screenwriter to help develop an original animated entertainment series about American truck drivers, owner-operators, family life, and the trucking industry.

This is a character-driven comedy-drama for adult audiences, combining humor, emotional storytelling, realistic industry situations, and memorable recurring characters.

We already have the Episode 1 concept, storyline, and principal characters. We need an experienced writer to turn this material into a polished, engaging, production-ready screenplay.

Initial project deliverables:

- One complete 10–12-minute animated episode screenplay.

- Six standalone 30–60-second Shorts adapted from the episode's strongest moments.

- Natural, believable American English dialogue.

- Strong comedy, emotional tension, character development, and memorable endings.

- Scene-by-scene visual and action directions suitable for an animation production team.

- Two revision rounds.

- Editable final documents and agreed commercial usage rights.

Preferred experience:

- Screenwriting for animated series, comedy, television, or YouTube entertainment.

- Strong dialogue and storytelling skills.

- Ability to write believable American characters with distinct personalities.

- Experience writing humor that appeals to mature audiences.

- Ability to maintain story and character continuity across future episodes.

Knowledge of trucking or owner-operator life is helpful but not required. Industry guidance and reference material will be provided.

We are interested in building a long-term working relationship with the right writer.

Please include samples of original scripted scenes, preferably comedy or character-driven storytelling.

When applying, please answer:

1. What experience do you have writing episodic comedy or animated stories?

2. Can you provide an original screenplay sample featuring dialogue between multiple characters?

3. What fixed price would you charge for the complete episode and six Shorts?

4. What turnaround time would you propose?

5. Are you available for future episodes?

We are looking for entertaining, original storytelling—not generic AI-generated dialogue or a corporate advertising script.

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