Selection, ratings & decisions · Working
Reader
Also called: story reader, evaluator
ELI5
A person assigned to review scripts, decks, applications or other submitted material.
Used in conversation
“The team needs to agree how to handle reader before the call.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Reader” in pitching & meetings conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Helps you understand how projects are presented, submitted, discussed and followed up.
Connected terms
- CoverageA possible submission-evaluation sequence, not a universal institutional process.
- SubmissionA possible submission-evaluation sequence, not a universal institutional process.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Sundance Institute — Pitch Deck, Lookbook, Sizzle and Proof-of-Concept GuidanceSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Film Independent — Screenwriting and Episodic Program Application MaterialsSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Fight Back Against Free WorkSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14