Transcriber

The Transcriber is responsible for transcribing and captioning news, specials, scripted programs, sports, and a variety of other shows for Telemundo and the NBC organization using all types of text-to-speech programs and AI platforms.

Job Duties

• Responsible for writing, timestamping, and performing quality control on all of Telemundo’s closed captioning and subtitle files for broadcast, Peacock, and Netflix among others
• Responsible for transcribing shows, promos, movies, and short videos in Spanish with 100% accuracy (proper punctuation, accentuation, tenses and free of misspellings errors)
• Translates television programs, promotional material, films, and short videos without being literal and finding the most native interpretation in the language being translated into
• Performs quality control on text-only and text files with video, both in English and Spanish, whether they are transcriptions or translations, to deliver a final text 100% free of grammatical or contextual errors such as wrong tenses, missing punctuation, improper spelling, or wrong pronouns
• View videos on the platforms to perform quality control of the final product
• Prepares quality reports on both external providers and internal product
• Utilizes software like Dragon Naturally Speaking, Stanza, or any other AI text generators to transcribe or translate audio with the goal of accelerating processes
• Delivers the final product using the established workflows
• Utilizes subtitles created by internal or external transcribers or translators
• Conducts proactive research on any unknown terms for both transcription and translation when delivering a final product
• Works under the direct supervision of Sr Manager, Edit & Language Operations and is responsible for completing any other tasks as assigned by Manager or Supervisor as needed