Comedy Writer

Comedy Writer

Remote

USD 1,300 - 1,600 monthly

Contract

Remote

Media Advertising & Communications

Entry Level (0-2 years)

Application Deadline

October 31, 2026

About the Company

Scale Army Careers is dedicated to connecting talent with exciting opportunities. They focus on providing a platform for individuals to find roles that match their skills and aspirations. While specific details about their internal operations are limited, their commitment to facilitating career growth is evident through their job postings. They aim to support candidates in finding positions that align with their professional goals and offer avenues for development.

This particular role supports a character-driven comedy brand that thrives on relatable, adult-focused humor. The brand has cultivated a universe of plush animal characters with distinct personalities and relationships, using their unique humor to explore everyday life themes like anxiety, friendship, and minor triumphs. The brand's content spans comics, social media, memes, and short-form animation, all designed to engage a broad audience through clever storytelling and visual appeal.

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Comedy Writer to join a dynamic and growing brand focused on character-driven humor. This role is ideal for individuals with a sharp wit and a deep understanding of internet culture, ready to contribute to a unique comedic universe.

In this position, you will be instrumental in generating a high volume of funny, character-driven concepts for a variety of media, including comics, memes, short-form content, and social posts. Your creativity will be key in developing engaging narratives and translating these ideas into clear, actionable briefs for illustrators.

This is a fully remote position, offering flexibility and the opportunity to work with a globally recognized brand. We are looking for candidates who can bring fresh perspectives and a strong comedic instinct to our team.

Required Skills

• Comedy WritingContent CreationSocial Media ContentMeme CreationCharacter DevelopmentCreative BriefingInternet CultureUS Humor

Key Responsibilities

• Generate a high volume of comedy concepts rooted in the brand’s existing characters.
• Develop funny situations, character interactions, comic concepts, recurring bits, and social hooks.
• Learn the characters’ personalities, relationships, and world deeply enough to develop ideas that feel consistent with each character.
• Generate a steady volume of ideas and content week over week.
• Create concepts across comics, memes, stickers and GIFs, short-form video, and static posts.
• Adapt ideas to different formats and platforms.
• Understand how the same joke may need to work differently as a comic, Reel, TikTok, meme, or static post.
• Develop concepts where text and imagery work together to create the humor.
• Turn comedy and character concepts into clear creative briefs that illustrators can execute.
• Communicate the idea and character interaction clearly enough for the creative team to bring concepts to life.
• Collaborate closely with the team through project management tools and regular check-ins.

Qualifications

• Experience writing for a character or mascot brand is a plus.
• Experience or strong interest in animated characters, comics, and toy culture is a plus.
• Formal experience level is flexible, with junior, senior, self-taught, and formally trained candidates all considered.
• Comedic instinct and the test submission will be prioritized over résumé experience.
• Sharp and current understanding of U.S. humor and internet culture, with comedy that feels native and conversational rather than overly scripted.
• Strong instinct for character-driven comedy, where humor comes from the character’s established personality.
• Strong understanding of how text and imagery work together to create effective comedy.
• Ability to turn creative ideas into briefs that illustrators can execute.
• Ability to generate a high volume of ideas and identify the strongest concepts rather than over-polishing individual ideas.
• Ability to adapt comedy concepts across comics, memes, short-form video, stickers/GIFs, and static social content.