Captionist & Transcript Specialist (Higher Ed)

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston seeks captionists to support students by providing captioning services in classrooms, online, and during events. You must type at least 60 WPM with captioning software and complete a training program such as Typewell or C-Print, or be a court reporter.

All candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of related experience, though education can be substituted for experience. A criminal history check is required.

Qualifications

• Must be able to type 60 WPM using captioning software.
• Requires minimum of one (1) year of directly related job experience.
• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Provide captioning for higher education classes in classroom, online, and for special events.
• Perform assignment preparation, deaf consumer relations, proofreading, editing and formatting transcripts before sending to students and staff.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Typing 60 WPM

Captioning software training

Deaf consumer relations

One year related experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Typewell

C-Print

Job description

The University of Houston seeks captionists to support students by providing captioning services in classrooms, online, and during events. You must type at least 60 WPM with captioning software and complete a training program such as Typewell or C-Print, or be a court reporter.

All candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of related experience, though education can be substituted for experience. A criminal history check is required.