English-Italian Bilingual Script Supervisor

Speak; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 48,216; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking native Italian and English speakers to support video lessons in a collaborative and interactive studio environment. The role involves reading scripts, guiding actors, and ensuring high teaching standards during the production of app-based lessons. Candidates should have native language skills, professionalism, and a positive attitude.

Qualifications

• Native proficiency in both Italian and English required.
• Expert level of reading comprehension needed.
• Experience with teleprompters preferred.

Responsibilities

• Read scripts from the teleprompter in both languages to support the actor.
• Guide the actor during rehearsals and shoots.
• Ensure effective language teaching through video lessons.

Skills

Native proficiency in English

Native proficiency in Italian

Strong sense of responsibility

Professionalism

Reading comprehension

Positive attitude

Ability to follow directions

Job description

About us

Our mission is to reinvent the way people learn, starting with language. We begin by teaching the next billion people English, Spanish, and French.

English is the global language of business, culture, and communication, and over 1.5 billion people around the world are actively trying to learn right now. Others dream of communicating with the half-billion native Spanish speakers across the globe. The problem is that it's nearly impossible to learn tospeaka language without constant access to a speaking partner. Grammar and vocab apps don't really help – you need to actuallyconversewith someone.

Speak is on a journey to fix this. We're creating an AI-powered experience that replicates the flow of a conversation,withoutneeding a human on the other end. The goal is to make it radically more accessible to be able to have conversations in a foreign language and eventually help hundreds of millions of people gain fluency who otherwise wouldn't be able to.

We started on this journey over five years ago and we've still got a long ways to go. We're thoughtfully adding new team members only when we think they can truly play a big role in our mission.

Speak launched first in South Korea where we have quickly grown to become the top grossing education app in the country. We have now delivered this winning product to more than 40 countries globally and are continuing to expand to more markets in the coming months. The company is well funded, and as of December 2024, we've reached a $1B valuation with our Series C round, through key partners like Accel, OpenAI, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, and more. We’re a team of more than 90 based throughout San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.

About this role

We are seeking Native Italian and English speakers to support the director and the Italian-English bilingual actor during virtual and in-studio rehearsals and shoots in our LA studio for our app-based video lessons. During shoots, you’ll be seated off-screen and read along the teleprompter to ensure the actor is delivering lines correctly when explaining language concepts and phrases for learners. While these lessons are not live, they are interactive.

Scripts also contain questions to the user and a variety of responses based on their performance. When a user goes through a video lesson, the video recording of the teaching will play, along with opportunities for the app user to practice the language we are teaching.

What you’ll be doing

• Read scripts from the teleprompter in both Italian and English to monitor the actor’s reading performance as they teach Italian to English speakers.

• Guide the actor and assist the director during script reading rehearsals

• Example Video: (from our Spanish video)

https://youtu.be/_l9U-4Qly6k?si=wdMPBqj4GVQB3TKx

What we’re looking for

[Requirements]

• Native proficiency in both Italian and English

• Aneutral Italian accent

• Expert level of reading comprehension

• We have a strong preference for native Italian speakers and/or heritage Italian speakers

• Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism

• Bright and positive vibes

• Ability to coordinate and take directions

• Live in Los Angeles and have access to transportation

*Those who learned Italian in high school or college will not qualify

[Preferred]

• Experience working with a teleprompter

• Experience in teaching a second language

• Experience working in a studio

• A passion for language teaching/learning

Working Conditions

Speak offers competitive compensation based on skills and expertise, along with an environment that supports personal growth and concentration.

• Contract Duration: project based (paid per project)

• Rate: $35/hr *depending on related experience

• Working Hours: an average studio session lasts anywhere from 3 to 5 hours per day; studio days average about 2 to 3 days per project, not including zoom rehearsals

• Work Model: virtually for Zoom rehearsals, and in-person at our LA studio

Documents for Application

1. Resume

2. Audition self-tapes:

   • Slate: name, location, and eligibility to work in the U.S.

   • Film horizontally and save as one self-tape reading these scripts:

     • [IT Sample Script]

     • [UC Sample Script - L2-2 overthecounter]

   • Upload self-tapes to this DropBox folder

3. Portfolio of related work (teaching, production related work, etc.)

Why work at Speak

1. Join a fantastic, tight-knit team at the right time:we're growing very quickly, we've most recently raised our Series C from some of the top investors in the valley, and we've achieved product-market fit in our initial markets. You'd join at a magical time when a single person could significantly change the course of the company.

2. Do your life's work with people you’ll love working with:we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Speak to feel like they're growing every day. We believe in the idea that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.

3. Global in nature:We're live in over 40 countries and launching in a number of new markets soon. We have dedicated offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo, and you’ll have the opportunity to talk to users in each of these regions on a regular basis as well as travel.

4. Impact people's lives in a major way:Learning a language is one of the single most life-changing skills one can learn, and right now 99% of people never achieve their goal because the process is broken. We’re helping millions of people achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.