Subtitle Writer at D!Nk multimedia PLC

D!Nk multimedia PLC

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Position: Subtitle Writer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 month ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

Description: Responsible for writing captions for dink shows for hearing-impaired viewers or those watching TV on mute. Watches shows and makes quick decisions to determine which captions will be included, edited, or left out.

Primary Responsibilities

• Write captions for TV shows or movies.
• Use stenotype equipment connected to a computer with special software to produce almost immediate captions of the words.
• Provide captions (subtitles) in English or foreign language.
• Capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information.
• Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.
• Dictate dialogue quickly and efficiently, utilizing proper spelling and grammar.
• Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer-aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
• Determine which caption phrases to revise or leave out.
• Improvise if necessary and write captions to describe music and background noises.
• Translate foreign language dialogue into English language captions.
• Translate English dialogue into foreign language captions.
• Enter commands to synchronize captions with dialogue.
• Operate computerized captioning system.
• Preside over the encoding of captions to master tape of television production.
• Edit out profanities for the viewing audience.

REQUIREMENTS 

• Fast & stable internet access
• Desktop/laptop computer
• Decent headphones
• Min 30WPM typing speed
• Good grammar

Each candidate will go through a short and very thorough online evaluation before officially joining the network. 

To APPLY send us your:

• Full Name
• Contact Details (at least email or phone)
• The location must be Addis Ababa
• Language/s you have a Native or Working Proficiency in
• Links to online profiles related to your work 
• Typing speed in WPM