Timed Text/Closed Captioning Specialist

Localization Academy Inc.; Newmarket; Remote; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Full-time or part-time hours

High-profile content from major buyers

Work in English and French

Job summary

Localization Academy Inc. is seeking an experienced captioner and subtitler to produce accurate transcripts and timecoded files for dynamic content.

The role emphasizes English and Canadian French capability, with strong preference for bilingual candidates who will caption, translate, and adapt subtitles while preserving meaning and tone. Applicants should bring meticulous copy-editing skills, excellent research abilities, and the discipline to meet tight deadlines across broadcast and streaming

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional closed captioning and/or subtitling experience.
• Exceptional English spelling, grammar, punctuation and copy-editing skills.
• Knowledge of captioning standards: CRTC, FCC and Netflix Timed Text Style Guides.
• Proficiency with captioning software such as EZTitles, CaptionMaker, or Subtitle Edit.
• Strong research skills and ability to meet deadlines independently.
• Reliable high-speed internet and a quiet home workspace.

Responsibilities

• Create verbatim-accurate English transcripts and timecoded caption and subtitle files for broadcast and streaming.
• Edit and time captions for readability, balancing accuracy, reading speed and sync.
• 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.
• Research names, terminology and references to get every detail right.
• Apply client and platform style guides, including the Netflix Timed Text Style Guides.
• Review and quality-check deliverables, and help uphold the team's quality standards.

Skills

Captioning

Subtitling

Copyediting

Research

Bilingual Eng/French

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree not required

Tools

EZTitles

CaptionMaker

Subtitle Edit

Job description

About Us

OneXpress 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.

About the Role

Weu2019re 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 theyu2019ll 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.

What Youu2019ll Do

• 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 teamu2019s quality standards.

What You Bring

• 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, CaptionMaker, 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.

Major asset

• 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.

What We Offer

• 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