Moontrail is the autonomous animation and entertainment division of IvyBears, Europe’s leading vitamin gummy brand. We are a next-generation studio dedicated to merging world-class human creativity with a high-tech production pipeline. At Moontrail, we put technology at the service of storytelling to create innovative family entertainment for global audiences.

Moontrail is growing, and we want you to be part of our evolution.

The Role

We are looking for a talented and versatile Screenwriter to join our creative team and develop compelling stories, scripts, and characters for several of our intellectual properties (IPs), including our flagship animated series, IvyBears.

We are looking for a writer with a strong sense of storytelling, a vivid imagination, and the ability to create engaging narratives that resonate with audiences. The ideal candidate understands the particular demands of writing for animation, including character development, dialogue, visual storytelling, comedic timing, emotional depth, and episode structure.

You should be capable of developing original concepts, building coherent fictional worlds, and writing scripts that balance entertainment, emotion, and narrative clarity. You will work closely with our creative team to develop stories across multiple projects, adapting your writing style to different characters, tones, genres, and target audiences.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week), offering the opportunity to contribute to the creative development of multiple original productions and help shape their storytelling from concept to final script.

What You Will Do

- Develop Original Stories: Create concepts, storylines, episode ideas, and narrative arcs for several of our IPs.
- Write Scripts: Develop screenplays and episode scripts for animated series and other narrative projects, ensuring strong structure, pacing, dialogue, and character development.
- Build Compelling Characters: Create memorable characters with distinctive personalities, motivations, relationships, and voices.
- Master Visual Storytelling: Write stories that take full advantage of animation, using visual action, expressive performances, and imaginative settings to engage audiences.
- Develop Series Continuity: Help maintain consistency across episodes, including character behavior, world-building, narrative rules, and long-term story arcs.




- Collaborate with the Creative Team: Work closely with directors, producers, artists, and other writers to align scripts with each project's creative vision and production requirements.
- Revise and Refine: Incorporate creative feedback, improve storylines, and revise scripts while maintaining narrative quality and consistency.
- Meet Production Deadlines: Manage multiple writing assignments and projects efficiently within an ongoing production schedule.
- Explore New Approaches: Stay up to date with storytelling techniques, animation trends, and emerging creative tools that can support the development process.

Requirements

- Professional Writing Experience: Proven experience writing screenplays, television scripts, animated series, or other narrative content.
- Storytelling Expertise: A strong understanding of narrative structure, character arcs, conflict, pacing, dialogue, and emotional storytelling.
- Animation Knowledge: An understanding of the opportunities and constraints of writing for animation, including visual comedy, physical storytelling, and imaginative world-building.
- Character Development: The ability to create distinctive, believable, and memorable characters that can sustain long-term storytelling.
- Versatility: The ability to adapt your writing style to different genres, tones, formats, and target audiences.
- Collaboration: Openness to feedback, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary creative team.
- Time Management: The ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects, and consistently meet deadlines.
- Writing Portfolio: A strong portfolio demonstrating your storytelling abilities. Previous work in animation, film, television, or children's and family entertainment is particularly valuable.
- English Proficiency: A high level of English, both written and spoken, is essential for developing scripts and collaborating with our international team.

Nice to Have





- Experience writing animated series for children and family audiences.
- Experience developing series bibles, character biographies, episode outlines, and season-long story arcs.
- Familiarity with screenplay formatting and professional scriptwriting software.
- Experience working with directors, storyboard artists, and animation production teams.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted writing tools and emerging creative technologies.

What We Offer

- 100% Remote Work: Work from anywhere in the world.
- Full-Time Position: A stable, 40-hour-per-week role within a growing animation and entertainment studio.
- Competitive Compensation: An attractive salary package, with opportunities for growth based on performance and development.
- Creative Opportunities: Develop stories and characters for multiple IPs, contributing to the evolution of each project's narrative identity.
- Creative Collaboration: Work alongside a multidisciplinary team of artists, directors, producers, and storytellers.
- Global Reach: Contribute to original entertainment projects designed to reach audiences worldwide.
- Innovation: Explore current storytelling possibilities within a forward-thinking studio that embraces emerging production technologies.

How to Apply To be considered for this position, please submit your application via LinkedIn.

Your application must include:

- An updated CV.
- A Writing Portfolio: Include a clearly visible link at the top of your CV to a portfolio showcasing your previous writing work.

Your portfolio should demonstrate your storytelling skills, dialogue, character development, and ability to structure compelling narratives. Whenever possible, please include examples of screenplays, episode scripts, story outlines, or other narrative work created for animation, film, television, or similar formats. If your work is confidential or cannot be shared publicly, you may include suitable excerpts or alternative samples that demonstrate your writing abilities.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: The link to your writing portfolio must be clearly visible at the top of your CV and accessible to the hiring team. Applications that do not include a link to previous writing samples may not be considered.

Join Moontrail and help us define the future of animation through storytelling.

📌 Screenwriter – Animation & Entertainment (India)
🏢 Moontrail Animation Studios®
📍 India