Immediate requirement of freelance translators/proofreaders with translation/subtitling experience from English to Indonesian/Malay/Ukrainian: Job 00031798

Source language(s): English
Target language(s): Indonesian, Malay, Ukrainian

Details of the project: Job Description:

Freelance subtitle editor (translator) English into your native language.

Deluxe Media, Deluxe Digital Studios’ Division specializing in post-production, subtitling and localization services, is a leading provider of high quality subtitling, closed captioning and translation services for major motion picture studios, film festivals, broadcast, streaming, and cable networks.

Deluxe Media strives to achieve on-time delivery of the highest quality subtitles with 100% specification compliance. We maintain our commitment to these goals by:
• Demanding quality and accountability at each stage of the subtitling process.
• Employing the best translators in the industry with a thorough knowledge of the Subtitle creation process.

Freelance Subtitle Editors/Translators are responsible for creating subtitles in their native language for a wide range of film or television output in a way that conveys the intentions and information of the original language to viewers.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
o Translating subtitles from English into native language and proofreading of subtitles in native language ensuring subtitles meet the following criteria:
 Subtitles provide an accurate and clear translation:
• They conform to linguistic, text-typological, and communicative rules and conventions of the target language and culture.
• They convey in denotation and connotation (precise meaning and different layers of meaning, explicit and implied) an accurate and complete message.
• They are consistent in terms of lexical choices, syntactic structures, capitalization, form of address, use of punctuation, formatting, transliteration.
• Address the target audience appropriately (i.e. avoid profanity or regionalisms, attention to use of formal and informal address, word choice to reproduce register, condensing for readability).
 Subtitles comply with specified time and formatting requirements.
 Subtitles reproduce the fluency and spontaneity of spoken language. Subtitles must look natural and idiomatic to the native speakers in the areas where the language is spoken.
o Creation of subtitles in native language from provided script
 Matching subtitles in your native language to original audio with provided script as reference.
 Timing/Retiming of subtitles in your native language to original audio with provided script as reference.
o Quality Checks (consistency, synchronization, accuracy)
 Read-through of existing subtitles to ensure consistency in translation or transliteration of common terms and proper nouns.
 Watch-through of existing subtitles to flag inaccurate timing, missing or unnecessary subtitles.
 Performing technical checks on subtitle files in order to ensure formatting conforms to specified requirements.
 Identifying and explaining the nature of changes fixes made to subtitle files and filling out reports for client review.

REQUIRED QUALITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILL OR ABILITY)
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
Education, Experience and Competencies:
• Have a bachelor’s degree and/or experience related to Translation, Subtitling, Literature, Journalism or Communication
• 2 years of experience in the translation field
• Be computer-oriented and have good knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Have broad cultural literacy and affinity for North American cinema and television

Language Skills:
o Be a native speaker
o Excellent writing skills in native language (impeccable spelling and grammar)
o Ability to produce subtitles in electronic format in native language
o Ability to convey message from original language in native language ensuring viewers understanding of movie
o Ability to condense text while retaining the meaning
o Possess a strong knowledge of the English Language.
o Mastery of spoken English, puns and idiomatic expressions
o Able to communicate in English through e-mail or phone with Translation Coordination team (clarify expectations – timeline, deadline, project specifications)
o Knowledge of other languages is an asset

We will pay for this job 5 EUR per hour

Who can apply: Freelancers only

Deadline for applying: 08/10/2015

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Deluxe Media
India
IP: 115.114.78.138 (Mumbai, India)
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Posted on Sunday, 26 Jul 2015, 12:28:25

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