Senior Writer Apply now! We are one of the leading tech-driven media and entertainment companies, producing uplifting content in 17 languages for audiences of all ages. Known for the award-winning digital publisher boredpanda.com and the Crafty Panda DIY channel, we fight the world’s boredom at scale - reaching 160 million site views per month and 62 billion video views per year. Our team consists of around 350 creative professionals from 36 countries, with 2 offices in Vilnius, Lithuania. As a Senior Writer for Spike, you will translate our world and characters into engaging stories, setting the comedic voice for the room and ensuring every script is visually funny, age-appropriate, and true to character. Acting as both a senior writer and editor, you will craft original scripts, tackle rewrites, and provide constructive feedback on submissions from fellow writers. What You Will Do: Create stories that land one complete comedic idea (setup, escalation, payoff) inside a 3-5 minute runtime; a strong single gag or premise per episode; Turn the show’s world/character guidelines into a writers’ room voice built for fast, visual, 3-5 minute storytelling; Take data-driven or trend-informed topics, however they’re sourced, and shape them into episode premises that feel like organic, entertaining stories; Write and rewrite scripts that lead with visual gags, physical comedy, and visual escalation; Set and protect a “travels anywhere” bar on every script: humor and stories that land the same for a kid in Brazil, Japan, or Norway, with minimal reliance on wordplay, idiom, or culture-specific references; Give fast, clear notes on other writers’ scripts and keep revisions moving at a pace that matches Spike’s YouTube release cadence (6-8 episodes per month), not a traditional broadcast schedule; Partner with the creative director/showrunner, board artists, and (if applicable) child development consultants to keep humor age-appropriate, visually clear, and production-ready; Maintain continuity across a high volume of episodes: character voice, world rules, running gags, callback jokes; Keep the writing pipeline on schedule and flag risks early - digital-first production runs faster and less forgivingly than a traditional TV season. What We Expect: Produced writing credits on at least one preschool (2–6) or children’s (6–11) animated series. Experience in digital-first or fast-turnaround formats is a strong plus; True mastery of visual comedy as your primary tool, not a secondary skill: you think in visual gags, physical timing, and staging first, dialogue second, and can land a joke that needs zero subtitles; Fluency in tight, fast comedic structure. Be able to build one complete, satisfying comedic beat within a 3–5-minute episode, with little room for a slow build; An instinct for what travels: a clear sense of which humor is universal (physical comedy, visual irony, slapstick) versus language or culture specific, given Spike’s global, 1B+ view audience; Comfortable working from data-driven or trend-informed topics (a trending search term, a viral theme) and turning them into organic stories that do not feel forced - a distinctive part of how Spike develops ideas that many experienced preschool writers won’t have run into before, so real openness here counts as much as the craft itself; Comfort with a fast, digital-first production cadence - quicker turnarounds than a traditional broadcast season, and ease of iterating based on audience response; Strong collaborator, used to rounds of feedback from producers, directors, and consultants; Reliable and deadline-driven across a high-volume, fast-moving episode structure. What We Offer: We'll foster your growth: get encouraged to train your extra skills, talents or passion and apply them at work; We'll cover your health: private health and accident insurance will be at your service after the first 3 months with us; We'll celebrate your success: bonuses for weddings, childbirths, referred friends, and more; We'll give you memories: immerse yourself in themed parties, team buildings, and other events. Compensation: Starting from €3,000 gross/month, depending on experience. Team Spike Role Animation Locations Lithuania Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time About Bored Panda We are one of the leading digital media and entertainment companies globally, producing positive, engaging and original content in 17 languages for people of all ages. Known for award-winning art and pop culture magazine Bored Panda and TOP DIY channels like Crafty Panda, we fight the world's boredom at an unprecedented speed: 160 million page views per month and 62 billion video views per year.