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. 1-min intro video (Loom, Vidyard, or Google Drive – share your link below)
2. Application review
3. 15-minute intro call
4. Strengths assessment – how you learn and do
5. In-person interview – values and culture fit
6. Paid test project – work with us, like you're already on the team
7. Final call with our CEO
8. 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.