General terms:
* Adapter: This is a broad term that encompasses any person who changes a story from one form to another.
* Translator: This term is specifically used for someone who adapts a story from one language to another.
More specific terms:
* Screenwriter: Someone who adapts a story for a film or television show.
* Playwright: Someone who adapts a story for the stage.
* Novelist: Someone who adapts a story into a novel.
* Comic book writer: Someone who adapts a story into a comic book.
* Game writer: Someone who adapts a story for a video game.
Other possible terms:
* Re-imagineer: Someone who takes a story and creates a new interpretation of it, often with significant changes.
* Remixer: Someone who takes elements from a story and combines them in a new way.
* Author: While not exclusively used for adaptation, an author can adapt their own or another's work into a different format.
The specific term used will depend on the original and adapted formats, as well as the specific changes made to the story.