What are the responsibilities of a 'staff writer'?

What are the responsibilities of a 'staff writer'?

Pamela Douglas (Screenwriter) gives expert video advice on: Where do I start working in a TV drama?; Is a drama shot on location or in a studio? and more...

If you are fortunate enough to get on the writing staff of a television drama, you will be what is called a staff writer, sometimes a baby writer. That means you are probably right out of film school, or just maybe a year out of film school. This is your first job on a staff, which you got by having wonderful writing samples, and you will be there learning from the more experienced writers for one year. If your work is good, the next year you will no longer be a baby writer or staff writer. You will be a first-rung story editor.