YouTube Script Writer

Salary: $60,000 – $75,000 CAD
In-Studio, Kelowna BC

About Us

Martell Ventures is not your typical venture studio. We’re an AI-native incubator backed by world-class operators, built to launch scalable companies that solve real problems for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world.

Why you shouldn't work here – Radical Transparency from our CEO

What Applying Looks Like

We keep it transparent and efficient. Here’s what to expect:

• 1-min intro video (Loom, Vidyard, or Google Drive – share your link below)

• Application review

• 15-minute intro call

• Strengths assessment – how you learn and do

• In-person interview – values and culture fit

• Paid test project – work with us, like you're already on the team

• Final call with our CEO

• Offer– if we’re both excited, we move forward fast

About the Role

The YouTube Script Writer owns the written engine behind Dan Martell’s YouTube videos - from deep research to bulletproof outlines to retention-driven scripts. Your job is to make every video feel inevitable: clear promise, tight structure, relentless pacing, and moments that hit people in the gut (in a good way).

What You’ll Do

Research & Topic Development

• Research video topics using YouTube trends, competitor analysis, audience questions, and Dan’s frameworks.

• Pull supporting evidence, examples, stats, stories, and references to strengthen credibility.

• Build topic briefs that include angle, promise, target viewer, and key takeaways.

Outlines & Retention Architecture

• Create high-impact content outlines with strong hooks, open loops, and pattern interrupts.

• Structure videos for retention: clear beats, escalating stakes, frequent resets, and crisp transitions.

• Map “watch-next” logic (what the viewer should feel + do next) to support channel growth.

Scriptwriting (Dan’s Voice + Viral Storytelling)

• Write full YouTube scripts optimized for retention, emotion, clarity, and action.

• Capture Dan’s tone: direct, high-conviction, simple language, sharp examples, real talk.

• Use storytelling devices that keep people watching: pain-first framing, metaphor, tension, payoff, and quotable lines.

• Deliver scripts with stage direction notes for editors (b-roll ideas, on-screen text, visual beats).

Collaboration & Iteration

• Partner with producers/editors to ensure scripts translate into strong visuals and pacing.

• Incorporate feedback quickly—tighten intros, raise stakes, clarify teaching, sharpen jokes/edges.

• Build and maintain repeatable scripting systems, templates, and checklists so quality scales.

Performance Awareness

• Review performance data (retention curves, CTR, comments) and apply learnings to new scripts.

• Identify which hooks, structures, and topics are winning—and double down.

• Recommend updates to the content strategy based on what the audience is actually responding to.

What You Bring

Required

• 2–5 years writing scripts/content for YouTube, podcasts, short-form, or direct-response media.

• Proven ability to write in a creator’s voice (ghostwriting experience is a big plus).

• Strong research skills—can separate signal from noise and synthesize into clear points fast.

• Portfolio of scripts or content that demonstrates structure, pacing, and audience pull.

• You can write clean, punchy, human sentences—not “corporate content.”

• Comfortable with tight deadlines and rapid iteration.

Preferred

• Experience writing business/self-improvement/entrepreneurship content.

• Familiarity with Dan Martell concepts (Buy Back Your Time, leverage, energy management, systems).

• Understanding of YouTube retention mechanics (hook styles, pacing, open loops, CTR vs. AVD).

• Experience collaborating with editors and building scripts with visuals in mind.