Television choreographers and directors mainly complete the overall design of the program in the form of written expressions. They can either create original stories or adapt existing stories (individual authorization is required). Generally, after the script is created, the screenwriter will submit the script to the director for review. If it fails the review, it can be carried out with the director.Secondary creation (the right to modify the script belongs to the screenwriter). Because of the different professional fields in which various screenwriters are engaged, screenwriters are generally divided into: film screenwriters, television screenwriters, drama screenwriters, etc.

Television directing is the core of film and television drama creation, and it is relatively independent and low in creation cost, so writing scripts has become a stepping stone for many people to enter this film and television industry. With the vigorous development of domestic film and television, a good screenwriter's daughter is hard to find! Judging from the degree of professionalization and specialization, Chinese screenwriters can be divided into professional screenwriters and professional screenwriters. Professionalization puts forward higher requirements for the professional skills of screenwriters, which has greatly improved the productivity of the screenwriting industry.

Work as a reporter, host, planner or administrative supervisor, business supervisor, editor, director and other professionals in newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, radio stations, television stations, film production departments, etc. With the development of the media industry, many cultural industries derived from film and television art have been organized and managed.

The salaries of screenwriters of different levels are also very different. It is difficult to have a relatively reasonable average salary data as a measure of the position of a screenwriter.