Writer / Screenwriter

The Writer (Screenwriter) is the author of the screenplay. Above-the-Line creative role — produces the foundational text that the Director + production interprets.

What the role does

• Develops the screenplay through outline, treatment, drafts, revisions
• Collaborates with director + producer on script development
• Provides rewrites + on-set revisions as the production demands
• May be credited as co-writer or uncredited depending on contribution shape
• Where the writer is also the showrunner (e.g. on a TV drama series), see Showrunner

Position

Reports to producer + director.

Career progression

Long-arc independent career.

Related guild / professional body

• Writers Guild of Ireland (WGI)
• Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) — Ireland-based writers frequently affiliate