Subtitling Content Specialist

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Cape Town, Western Cape
Entry level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Role
The Subtitling Content Specialist evaluates and conducts quality control on translated audio and subtitle files, ensuring linguistic excellence prior to delivery. Responsibilities include collaborating with account coordinators, assessing translator quality, monitoring language trends, and researching tools to improve localization workflows in the entertainment industry.
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Description

Experience start-up momentum with us and be part of building innovative solutions to service our clients in the entertainment industry with their media localization needs.

Pixelogic Localization group is responsible for helping Hollywood Studios and content owners to get their content to global audiences by providing all language services including scripting, subtitling, access services and dubbing.

To support our continued expansion, we seek post processing language specialists to help us achieve

linguistic excellence with the highest quality of localized content prior to delivery to global distributors. With the expansion of global audiences, the linguistic quality of media assets is one of the primary needs of our clients. This position will be key in helping us to build next generation localization workflows to offer premium content localization services.

In addition to being quality and detail oriented, the ideal candidate will be a language enthusiast with a passion for globalizing entertainment content with an appreciation for the importance of regional and cultural differences.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the evaluation and QC of translated audio and subtitle files and to report error patterns and root cause analysis to improve quality control workflows
  • Working across departments with account coordinators to ensure project-specific linguistic instructions for translators are clear and executable
  • Evaluate worldwide translators based on linguistic and technical quality to help develop our preferred vendors list
  • Monitor trends in region to identify changes in language or technical specifications
  • Review language style guides to recommend language specific checks for our quality control process and to facilitate our R&D team for possible automated checks
  • Continuously researching and identifying new tools and systems to enhance operational workflows
  • Updating workflows and checklists according to client specifications as needed
  • Frequently review, evaluate, and recommend articles, books, and other resources to ensure continuous education of the post processing team
  • Abide by security policies and protect information assets entrusted to you
  • Other related tasks as assigned to fulfill responsibilities
Requirements
  • Education or background in Linguistics and language study majors and/or Entertainment and Media is a plus
  • Passionate about language and customer service excellence
  • Technical skills and knowledge of tools and devices in digital media is desirable
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work with non-native English speakers
  • Deep sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to adapt readily to new and evolving workflows and tools
  • Problem solver with creative and innovative approach with ability to think out of the box
  • Outstanding attention to detail and ability to plan complex projects with urgency
  • A positive attitude when experiencing obstacles and enthusiastic to get things done
Benefits

Pension Scheme

Supplemental Health Insurance

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The Company
Burbank, California
2,002 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Pixelogic provides next-generation distribution solutions for studios, broadcasters and digital retailers.

OUR MISSION
To help our media and entertainment customers build more efficient supply chains, more valuable products,
and larger global audiences.

WORLD CLASS TEAM
Our team is comprised of subject matter experts and industry craftsmen who are passionate about their work, each having an extensive background working on the world’s most respected feature and episodic titles. We cultivate an open and transparent atmosphere that values integrity, continuous improvement and achievement. Our clients benefit from our forward looking approach and relentless commitment to customer service.

SECURITY FIRST
Our commitment to content security is foundational to our company. Every employee is involved in our security program, which includes hundreds of physical and electronic security controls. We are directly engaged with the various security organizations within the media and entertainment industry including the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) and now the Trusted Partner Network (TPN). Our research and development group builds proprietary content protection solutions to fortify our overall security mission. Net-net, we are fully committed to the safeguarding of our customer’s content and our security program is constantly evolving and continuously improving.

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