How to become a script writer or editor
Official title: Script writer/editor
Also called: Continuity and script editor, Continuity writer, Movie script writer, Script editor, Script writer, TV script writer, Head Scriptwriter, Junior Scriptwriter/Junior Writer, Scriptwriter/Writer, TV script writer
Script writer/editor plans, writes and edits original stories for dramatisation on radio, television or films. He/she chooses a subject to write on and uses writing techniques to develop the plot and storyline such as creating suspense and complications of incidents and the final outcome. He/she edits finished material to ensure conformity with production requirements, company policy, national laws and local regulations. He/she may direct and coordinate work of writers preparing programmes, continuity and scripts for motion picture plays and television and radio broadcasts.
Main tasks
- Conceiving, writing and editing novels, plays, scripts, poetry and other material for publication or presentation
- Conducting research to establish factual content and to obtain other necessary information
- Writing scripts and continuities and preparing programmes for stage, film, radio and television productions
- Selecting material for publication, checking style, grammar and accuracy of content, arranging for any necessary revisions and checking proof copies before printing
Ways in
- University: Communications & Media degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $47,340 a year. The middle half earn $40,428 to $80,844 a year.
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a script writer or editor?
Ways in include: Communications & Media degrees.
How much does a script writer or editor earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $47,340 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $40,428 to $80,844.
Will AI change the work of a script writer or editor?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026