English Editor

University of Fort Hare; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education institution based in Cape Town is seeking a Trainee English Editor for a night-shift role. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating English closed captions and maintaining quality standards. Strong reading and writing skills, along with a relevant degree, are required for this position. The role involves flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent reading skills and grammar.
• Experience in Film/Broadcast Captioning and Scripting is advantageous.
• Comfortable using various software tools.

Responsibilities

• Create English closed captions and transcripts.
• Annotate key English phrases for translation quality.
• Maintain accuracy and speed in work assignments.
• Adapt to last-minute changes in programming.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reading skills

Spelling/vocabulary

Ability to adapt

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in English, linguistics or media

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scripting software

Job description

R 12000 - R 15000 Monthly Basic Salary (Market related, Negotiable)

Our client within the media industry is seeking an English Editor (Trainee) to join their team. Please note that this would be a night-shift position based at their premises in Cape Town CBD.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creation of English closed captions, SDH, English templates, Transcripts and dialogue list scripts.
• Annotate key English phrases to high quality of our translation products.
• Maintain quality standards for accuracy and speed.
• Work specified on-call schedule, in addition to regular schedule.
• Must be punctual, dependable and flexible, and possess a team attitude and willingness to adapt to last-minute changes to programming and industry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s Degree, preferably in English, linguistics and language study majors and/or Entertainment and Media
• Film/Broadcast Captioning and Scripting experience advantageous
• Knowledge of professional scripting, subtitling, and audio software highly desirable
• Comfortable with computers, Microsoft Office and using different software
• Excellent reading skills, spelling/vocabulary and grammar
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while focusing on a high amount of attention to detail
• Ability to perform under pressure with changing priorities

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