Timed Text​/Closed Captioning Specialist

One Xpress provides premium media accessibility and localization services, including closed captioning, subtitling, translation and audio description, in English and Canadian French. Our clients range from major North American broadcasters to the leading streaming platforms.

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2019re looking for an experienced captioner/subtitler to produce accurate transcripts and timecoded caption and subtitle files for dynamic content from around the world, to the highest industry standards. Candidates who are bilingual in English and Canadian French will be given strong preference, as theyu
2019ll also caption, subtitle and translate our French-language work. The role calls for exceptional copy-editing skills, extreme attention to detail and the ability to balance verbatim accuracy, spelling and grammar, research and timing, all at once.

• u2022 Create verbatim-accurate English transcripts and timecoded caption and subtitle files for broadcast and streaming.
• u2022 Edit and time captions for readability, balancing accuracy, reading speed and sync.
• u2022 Bilingual candidates: caption and subtitle in Canadian French, and translate and adapt subtitles between English and French while keeping meaning, tone and cultural references intact.
• u2022 Research names, terminology and references to get every detail right.
• u2022 Apply client and platform style guides, including the Netflix Timed Text Style Guides.
• u2022 Review and quality-check deliverables, and help uphold the teamu
  2019s quality standards.

• u2022 3+ years of professional closed captioning and/or subtitling experience.
• u2022 Exceptional English spelling, grammar, punctuation and copy-editing skills.
• u2022 Working knowledge of captioning standards: CRTC (Canada), FCC and DCMP (U.S.), and the Netflix Timed Text Style Guides.
• u2022 Proficiency with professional captioning/subtitling software such as EZTitles, Caption Maker, Subtitle Edit or similar.
• u2022 Strong research skills and the ability to meet deadlines while working independently.
• u2022 A reliable high-speed internet connection and a quiet home workspace.

• u2022 Native or near-native fluency in Canadian French as well as English, written and spoken.
• u2022 Strong command of Quebec/Canadian French usage, terminology and typographic conventions.
• u2022 Captioning, subtitling or translation experience in Canadian French.

Also nice to have: translation or localization training or credentials, and experience with audio description or described video.

• u2022 Competitive, industry-standard compensation.
• u2022 Flexible remote work, with full-time or part-time hours.
• u2022 Varied, high-profile content from leading broadcasters and streaming platforms.
• u2022 Work across captioning, subtitling, translation and audio description, in English and French.
• u2022 A detail-driven team that takes pride in quality.

• We thank all applicants for their interest; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Accommodations are ava