Live Unit Subtitler

Sky UK Limited; Brentford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free NOW access

Private healthcare

Pension

Discounted mobile and broadband

Sky VIP rewards

Job summary

Sky UK Limited is seeking two part-time Live Subtitlers to cover weekend schedules, primarily from home with some attendance at Osterley/Chilworth offices when required. You will produce and deliver live subtitles across Sky channels, using respeaking and AI-assisted tools, while ensuring compliance with Ofcom and Sky SLAs.

Prior live subtitling experience is essential. The role offers weekend-only shifts, a mix of homeworking and occasional office days, and opportunities to work across global

Qualifications

• Demonstrable live subtitling experience in a broadcast environment.
• Proficiency in respeaking and speech recognition software.
• Interest and knowledge of sport and current affairs.
• Willingness to learn AI-assisted subtitling tools.
• Sufficient knowledge of MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Accurately use respeaking techniques and Dragon to generate live subtitles.
• Support AI-assisted subtitling workflows and monitor ASR services.
• Repurpose live captions for repeat showings and edit captions for on-air use.
• Communicate with newsroom editors and technical staff for information.
• Maintain liaison with colleagues and newsroom contacts as needed.
• Log transmission failures and liaise with Technical Services on site.
• React quickly to transmission issues and escalate as required.

Skills

Respeaking techniques

Live subtitling

English grammar

Attention to detail

Tools

WinCaps Q-Live

Dragon NaturallySpeaking

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Live Unit Subtitler

Do you have a keen interest in Sports and News? Know your NFL from your SPFL? Then this could be the role for you! Here at Sky, we are looking for two part-time Live Subtitlers to work across a wide range of Sports and News content from around the globe, including Formula 1 and Premier League Football.

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

The overall job purpose is to produce and deliver subtitles for live programming across all Sky live channels. The department operates a 24 x 7 x 365 service. This is a part-time position focused on weekend coverage, with shifts worked between Friday and Sunday. This role is mainly home-based, with occasional attendance at our Osterley office when required. Previous live subtitling experience is essential for this role.

What you’ll do:

• Accurately use respeaking techniques and understand Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software to generate live subtitles for instant transmission of a standard to be compliant with Ofcom guidelines and Sky SLAs.
• Support AI-assisted subtitling workflows, including monitoring ASR services, maintaining topic models and utilising related operational tools.
• Repurpose live captions for repeat showings. Edit text retrieved from the newsroom computer systems into pre-prepared one or two-line subtitles
• Communicate with the appropriate newsroom editor and/or technical staff to obtain relevant information
• Exhibit the communication skills necessary to liaise with colleagues and newsroom contacts.
• Log and report all failures in transmission to the appropriate person or people and/or complete the Fault log and liaise effectively with the Technical Services department on site
• Exhibit quick reactions and responses to transmission operational problems and elevate to line management/technical support.

What you’ll do:

• This is a part-time position focused exclusively on weekend coverage, with shifts worked between Friday and Sunday.

What you’ll do:

• Mainly home working with touchdown days required in the office (Osterley) when required

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable working experience of live subtitling in a broadcast environment, with proficiency in respeaking techniques, speech recognition software and live subtitling systems (such as WinCaps Q-Live and Dragon NaturallySpeaking).
• An interest in, and in-depth knowledge of sport and current affairs
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies and workflows, including AI-assisted subtitling tools.
• Sufficient knowledge and the ability to use other software such as MS Word and Excel.
• Ability to adapt to different subtitling styles to meet changing needs of the business and, where necessary, to improve output
• Familiarity with programme compliance issues
• Excellent English grammar and spelling is essential for this position as well as attention to detail which is crucial in this role
• Flexible with regards to working hours which will be between Friday to Sunday every week.

Team Overview

Content Technology & Innovation, we use the latest tech to create, process and distribute the best entertainment. We are a unique blend of talent covering both engineering and operations with more than 2500 people across Europe. We connect our customers to more of what they love all day, every day. You’ll be joining a proactive, forward-thinking, and collaborative team setting the standard for excellent innovation.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Free access to NOW, for streaming all your favourite shows
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you'll work:

This is a homeworking role, with touchdown days required in the office (Osterley or Chilworth) when required

Inclusion:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.