Closed Captioner

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Corus Entertainment Full time

Are you creative, dynamic and passionate? Do you like to think outside of the box and find new ways to achieve your goals? Corus Entertainment has an exciting opportunity for you.

If you have a passion for excellence, and would like to work for Corus Entertainment, we encourage you to apply.


About the Role:


Working on a team to cover a variety of shifts which vary between morning starts as early as 4am, as well as shifts that go into the early morning, weekends, holidays, etc.

Live closed captioners provide accurate, reliable live closed captions for live programs airing coast-to-coast on Corus entertainment's Global stations, as well as others within Corus Entertainment's Quay Media Services division.

Reporting to the live Closed Captioning Supervisor, this role demands punctuality, reliability, and a firm commitment to the importance of news broadcasting and live closed captioning.

Schedule - 430 pm am SAT - SUN plus an odd weekday shift
Location - The role has to be done on-site until further notice

Responsibilities:

  • Stay uptodate with all forms of news and arrive before events to research and prepare.
  • Stay uptodate with all possible weather or travel issues that could impact commute time and
adjust routines regularly to ensure punctuality & reliability for live events.

  • Provide live closed captioning via respeak technology for onair broadcast events.
  • Constantly refine respeak techniques to achieve 98% or higher NER scoring accuracy.
  • Respeak audio listened to for hours without losing focus and attention to detail.
  • Report any potential illness that could impact a future broadcast event to Supervisor at the earliest sign of potential problem to give supervisor as much time as possible to plan for any possible unscheduled absence.
  • Potential for weekend & holiday work requirements.
  • Interact in a positive and constructive manner with coworkers.
  • Have the ability to work in a team environment or independently while being flexible and open to learning new experiences in a fastpaced changing environment.
  • Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos.
  • Respeaking transcriptions and contributing to offline closed captioning workflow as required between live events.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What We Need From You:

  • Excellent English spelling, grammar and punctuation.
  • College Diploma or University Degree.
  • Ability to work holidays, early mornings and late nights.
  • Ability to punctuate in realtime during situations where speakers are speaking rapidly.
  • A minimum of 99% verbatim transcription ability from audioonly sources in an offline situation.
  • Previous closed captioning, live closed captioning, court reporting, transcription, respeaking or onair journalism experience from a recognized company.
  • Previous experience working events considered an asset.
  • Ability to work a variety of shifts as required, including early mornings, late nights, possible weekends, and occasional statutory holidays.
  • Experience with Dragon Naturally speaking considered an asset.
  • A clear speaking voice with terrific enunciation skill.
  • Strong ability to comprehend dialogue spoken in real time under less than ideal audio situations.
  • Ability to stay calm, manage stress, and make sound decisions during consistent deadline pressures and breaking news changes.
  • Detailoriented and highly reliable. You are never late because you always anticipate possible delays and adjust your schedule accordingly.
  • Commitment to the live closed captioning team and to news broadcasting to the extent where all potential signs of illness experienced are reported to the Supervisor immediately in order to plan for any possible backup requirements later.
  • Ability to commute into office reliably as early as 4:00am, or to stay as late as 3:00 am, depending on schedule.
  • French language writing, respeaking, and proofreading ability seen as a considerable asset.
  • Technical proficiency with basic audio path design and to engage with and troubleshoot basic sound mixers.
  • Strong memory for different setup requirements unique to jobtojob.
  • Updating your voice profile daily to constantly improve quality and reduce delays.
  • Basic working knowledge with Computers and MS Office Suites.
  • Ability to help department as required on respeak transcripts or offline closed captioning files between live events.
Why Corus?


Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day.


We have a passionate drive to connect with the world around us: to express, to share, to be part of people's lives.

Walk around our offices, our stations, our studios across the country and you'll feel it. You'll see it in action.

You'll see it in the open communication and the approachability of our people. You'll see it in our

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