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Jeopardy! Posts Rare Clue-Writer Opening With Six-Figure Pay

Sony listed the in-person Culver City role ahead of Season 43 filming, requiring a timed 50-question screening test, extensive sourced writing samples, a Culver City workplace, and a July 10 application deadline.

Game show host Alex Trebek rehearses his lines on the set of the "Jeopardy!" Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament Show Taping on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California.
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Writer and editorial supervisor Michele Loud reviews materials with researchers Marcus Brown, Michael Harris, Keith J. Varadi, Margaret Choi, Eric Johnson, Angela Ganata and Suzanne Stone, Image 2 shows Ken Jennings on the set of Jeopardy! during a semifinal game, standing behind the host's podium

Overview

  • The job posting went live this week and sets a fast hiring window with applications due July 10 so the new writer can join the team before Season 43 begins filming in August.
  • Sony lists base pay between $132,000 and $178,000 plus incentives and benefits, with final salary tied to experience and qualifications.
  • Candidates must complete the Jeopardy! Anytime Test — a 50-question, 15-second-per-question screening exam — as part of the one-step application screening.
  • Applicants must submit six five-clue categories for Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy, three Final Jeopardy clues, and verifiable sources for every clue with Wikipedia and AI explicitly disallowed.
  • Writers will work on-site in Culver City, produce roughly eight categories a week, handle rewrites and on-stage research, and the job prefers WGA membership and FileMaker Pro familiarity which will narrow the applicant pool for this rare opening.