How much does a Scriptwriter make in San Francisco, CA? The average Scriptwriter salary in San Francisco, CA is $73,884 as of February 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $64,545 and $85,273. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Scriptwriter Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Scriptwriter Salary $56,042 San Francisco,CA February 26, 2024
25th Percentile Scriptwriter Salary $64,545 San Francisco,CA February 26, 2024
50th Percentile Scriptwriter Salary $73,884 San Francisco,CA February 26, 2024
75th Percentile Scriptwriter Salary $85,273 San Francisco,CA February 26, 2024
90th Percentile Scriptwriter Salary $95,642 San Francisco,CA February 26, 2024
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What is a Scriptwriter ?

A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter for short), scriptwriter or scenarist, is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based....

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Ubisoft - San Francisco , CA
**Rocksmith+ Host - Video Content** San Francisco, United States - Hybrid **COMPANY DESCRIPTION** Home to the North American Ubisoft headquarters since 1996, Ubisoft San Francisco opened its development studio in 2009 and since developed Rocksmith and Rocksmith 2014, to teach millions of people how to play guitar and bass. With a song library of over 1,500 songs and 10 years of support the Rocksmith franchise helped millions of players around the world on their musical journey. In 2017, the studio released the critically acclaimed South Park: The Fractured But Whole, in collaboration with Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and South Park Digital Studios. The studio is currently working on innovative new titles with Rocksmith+ and XDefiant. **JOB DESCRIPTION** **WHAT YOU'LL DO** * Provide approachable and entertaining on-screen personality * Convey your passion for all aspects of music * Host various style of video content (Lessons, tutorials, demos, interviews...) * Bring a personal style and pe
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Ubisoft - San Francisco , CA
**Rocksmith+ Host - Video Content** San Francisco, United States - Hybrid **COMPANY DESCRIPTION** Home to the North American Ubisoft headquarters since 1996, Ubisoft San Francisco opened its development studio in 2009 and since developed Rocksmith and Rocksmith 2014, to teach millions of people how to play guitar and bass. With a song library of over 1,500 songs and 10 years of support the Rocksmith franchise helped millions of players around the world on their musical journey. In 2017, the studio released the critically acclaimed South Park: The Fractured But Whole, in collaboration with Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and South Park Digital Studios. The studio is currently working on innovative new titles with Rocksmith+ and XDefiant. **JOB DESCRIPTION** **WHAT YOU'LL DO** * Provide approachable and entertaining on-screen personality * Convey your passion for all aspects of music * Host various style of video content (Lessons, tutorials, demos, interviews...) * Bring a personal style and pe
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FRENCH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - San Francisco , CA
Our School French American + International is a PK-12 independent school in San Francisco. Founded in 1962, the school is a multicultural, multilingual educational institution with over 1,100 students across an urban campus in the heart of the city. Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the French American International School offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance. Mission and Values Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a shared culture that develops compassionate, confident, and principled people who will make the world better. We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Curiosity. Opportunity Working at French American + International opens up a myriad of opportunities both personal and professional. Critical
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About the Role In this role you will lead and manage the new vision of Athleta e-comm product photography and video creative direction, creative strategy, workflow, and tools. Through an own it, do it, done attitude, you will connect cross functional teams such a Creative, Product Operations, and Merchandising on key initiatives and ensure that critical photography elements like sample workflow, copy workflow, and responsible budget management are aligned with annual and seasonal strategies set by Athleta HQ.What You'll Do Oversee and lead the creative direction of on-body e-comm photography and video for Athleta. Activate and socialize monthly/weekly/daily photography and video needs. Evaluate and solve creative workflow; implement process improvements on a daily basis to consistently elevate creative direction and photography and video at Athleta. Forecast seasonal pre/post photo shoot needs from art direction, and casting to set design and video needs in sync with the creative team
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Abacus Service Corporation - Oakland , CA
Department: Hardware - Hardware : 10301 Square Job Category: Engineering Job Code: Job Title: ECAD Librarian Altium Keywords: Number of Positions: 1 Remaining Positions: 1 Duties: Create and maintain schematic symbols and footprints Create and maintain component database libraries. Review and ensure all parts conform to IPC, company or manufacturer standards. Review PCB designs to ensure that footprints are compliant with company standards and up to date. Review DFM feedback from CM's related to footprints/DFA and make recommendations to the PCB team. Skills: Knowledge of IPC standards for footprint design across standard package types bility to read and understand part specification and mechanical drawings. Experience with database management Experience with IPC guidelines 2+ years CAD library creation using Altium tools Demonstrated database library management expertise with Altium tools (DBLib, Nexus, A365) Experience with PLM (product lifecycle management) practices and PLM tools s
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Motion Designer This is a hybrid (40% remote and 60% onsite) role in San Francisco, CA. Odoo is an open-source, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software used by 12+ million users worldwide, tailored specifically to small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Even though our product scope is tailored for SMBs, some of our enterprise customers include Toyota, Driscoll’s, NASA, AMD, and many more popular products and services that are recognized in over 120 countries. The key value Odoo provides is through its suite of integrated business applications that all connect and work seamlessly together. Instead of a business being forced to use 10-14 standalone applications that don’t talk to each other to run their business, Odoo offers a vertically integrated software solution that enables businesses to streamline, automate, and scale all of their core processes across various departments, including sales/CRM, supply chain and inventory, manufacturing, procurement, website and eCommerce, HR,
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  1. This Job:

    Scriptwriter

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Senior Producer

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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