Writer (Temporary)

Job Description

About us...

Bleacher Report is the #1 sports media brand that defines sports culture by capturing and creating the moments that matter with a mission to make it as easy as possible to be a sports fan. Our love of sports goes way beyond stats and standings, fueling top engagement across all social channels and through our own industry-leading B/R app. This year Bleacher Report was ranked as one of the ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ by Fast Company. Find Bleacher Report on the web at www.bleacherreport.com and on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @BleacherReport. Bleacher Report is a division of Turner Sports.

About the show...

The Animation Studio team is looking for writers for season five of Gridiron Heights. Gridiron Heights is a scripted comedic animated series featuring caricature versions of the players and coaches of the NFL. Episodes are 1 minute long and distributed on the BR app as well as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Writers of the series are well versed in the NFL, the internet, and comedy.

In the fictional town of Gridiron Heights, all players, coaches, and owners attempt to coexist despite team rivalries, personal drama, and the arcane rules of the commissioner. Everything from the dreaded Thursday Night Football to how weird Patrick Mahomes talks is touched upon in our hyper-topical cartoon that can be seen mocking the Philly receivers’ hands on a Tuesday after crucial drops on Sunday. The goings-on of the football world are filtered through town meetings, movie spoofs, and various in-town locations like the Florida section of Gridiron Heights where there straight up aren’t any rules.

Please watch the series so far before starting your packet:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqDIJHlyN3PuD32fgnqmsgS_0u2p3yMf

After that, please complete the sections below.

Requirements

You can write your submission in whatever program you prefer, but please submit it as a PDF. It is very important that your name, email, phone number - any identifying information - is listed on the cover page (part 1) ONLY. This is because we will be removing the cover pages and reading all submissions blind.

Contents

1. Please include a brief cover letter, your contact info, as well as links to anything you’ve worked on that you’re proud of and would like to share. Keep this on a separate page as it will not be read along with your writing samples. Resumes are welcome, but not required.
2. Write 3 short pitches for potential Gridiron Heights episodes. These can be written out in paragraph form or with bullet points, whatever is best to get your point across.
3. Write 1 script for Gridiron Heights. Format your script however you are comfortable, just make sure it is internally consistent and easy to understand. It should be written to be a very fast one minute long cartoon.
4. Submit 2 pieces of writing you have done previously. They can be sketches, short stories, listicles. Anything that shows off your personal sense of humor.

Contact Information

Please send your submission packets to submissions@bleacherreportcom by Monday August 10th, 2020.

You must also sign and return the submission agreement, which will be provided after submitting, or we cannot read or consider your packet.

If you have questions, please email the above address.

Bleacher Report is a division of WarnerMedia, LLC. Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.