Senior Writer

Pocket FM

Website: pocketfm.com
Job details:

Welcome to Pocket FM, where stories don’t just play, they binge.

Started in 2018, we’ve grown into the world’s largest audio series platform with 200M+ listeners globally. Our users spend an average of 120 minutes a day with us.

We turned episodic audio storytelling into mainstream entertainment - across romance, thriller, fantasy, drama, and everything in between.

Now, we’re building the future of entertainment, one episode at a time.

Want to help shape it?

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Writer who can turn long-form fiction into highly addictive, serialized audio content for the US market.

If you love Romantasy, Romance/Drama, or Crime & Thriller, understand how to end every episode on a compelling hook, and thrive in long-form storytelling, this role is for you.

This is strictly a long-form fiction writing role — not copywriting, marketing, or promotional content.

Audio adaptation focus (VOA + SFX)

At Pocket FM, stories don’t just need to read well - they need to perform in audio.

You’ll help maximize story impact through:

• Voice-over adaptation
• Sound design cues
• Audio-first storytelling techniques

You’ll collaborate closely with production teams and work within AI-driven creative workflows to deliver immersive listening experiences.

What you’ll do

Audio-first storytelling

• Adapt scripts for listening (not reading)
• Refine narration vs. dialogue balance
• Improve clarity for “ears, not eyes”
• Strengthen pacing, transitions, emotional beats, and stakes

Sound & immersion

• Insert SFX and audio direction cues (ambience, tonal shifts, action punctuations)
• Enhance immersion without overwhelming the narrative
• Use internal AI tools to generate and refine SFX prompts
• Review AI outputs for tone, accuracy, and continuity

Production ownership

• Coordinate with production teams on script readiness
• Manage version control and timely CMS uploads
• Ensure seamless handoffs across production pipelines

Quality control

• Review recorded episodes for script adherence
• Flag pronunciation, pacing, or continuity issues
• Manage revisions to protect listener experience

Post-launch optimization

• Monitor user comments and performance signals
• Identify confusion points or pacing fatigue
• Recommend targeted script or structural adjustments

Issue management

• Respond quickly to production or content issues
• Coordinate fixes across teams
• Protect the long-term health of serialized IP

Nice to have (Audio Experience)

• Experience writing or adapting for audio drama, podcasts, audiobooks, or serialized audio fiction
• Understanding of sound design fundamentals and how SFX, ambience, and music support narrative pacing

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of professional writing or editorial experience in English
• Strong long-form storytelling instincts
• Ability to adapt content for US cultural sensibilities
• Excellent editorial judgment and attention to detail
• Comfort working in high-ownership, fast-moving creative environments
• Interest in genre fiction (Romance, Fantasy, Thriller)
• Web fiction experience is a strong plus
• Prior experience with serialized or long-form fiction preferred

If you understand that great serialized fiction is part craft, part science and that every episode must earn the next click, you’ll thrive here.

Click on Apply to know more.