Script consultant

A script consultant is uhhh... somebody who consults on a script. Duh. If they are really high-faluttin', they might even be credited as an executive script consultant; which basically means that their input lends more weight to the creative process than just a regular old consultant. Script consultants handle the more technical levels of script composition, such as format, style, length and all that other boring stuff. The plot elements are generally left in the hands of the writer or a story editor, though it is not uncommon for script consultants to also serve as writers and/or editors on a series.

One example of a script consultant is Richard Manning, who was credited an executive script consultant on episodes from season two of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.