Location: Sheffield with flexible hybrid working (home and office based), or fully remote.

Salary: £21275

Working hours: Full time – Wednesday-Sunday 9am - 5pm

Welcome to ZOO Digital

We are partners to the biggest names in global entertainment. Our mission is to make their lives easier and help them share their stories with the world. Our services, solutions and technologies transform the world’s most watched TV shows and movies into new formats and languages for international audiences to enjoy. Our clients include Disney, Netflix, HBO and Facebook.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at our award-winning company which is made up of some of the smartest thinkers in entertainment. Due to significant growth within the department, we are looking to add new members to our busy English team.

As an English Editor, you will be required to create, reformat and edit captions, subtitle and dubbing translation templates, and audio description scripts for videos distributed on a variety of platforms. You must demonstrate perfect English grammar and style to ensure the highest quality translations for our subtitling, dubbing, and audio description services.

As part of the role, you will be trained on our proprietary cloud-based software and will be responsible for managing tight deadlines, while communicating with ZOO project coordinators, subtitle operators and a global network of vendors and contractors.

The ideal candidate is very detail oriented and able to shift priorities on a daily basis; they will need to be able to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, syntax, and inconsistencies with individual clients’ style guides. The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced and team-focused environment, whilst strong writing and editing skills are essential.

Experience & Skills

• Background in English - preferably a university degree in English, journalism, linguistics, or a related field

• Subtitling, dubbing, audio description and editing experience are bonuses, but not required

• Fast and accurate typing skills

• Excellent research skills - familiarity with using search engines to research people, places, and unfamiliar terms covering a wide variety of topics

• Competent in Microsoft Office

• Comfortable with adapting to new software

Person Specification

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an interest in language

• A creative flair and genuine love for English

• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, completing projects accurately and to a deadline with minimal supervision

• Proactive, flexible, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Able to work independently and as a team player

• Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional listening skills

• Able to comprehend and communicate complex technical topics and specialized information

English Team Values

Communication: Exchanging information and ideas between a person/group.

Teamwork: Individuals working together towards a goal.

Accountability: Holding everyone responsible for accomplishing our goals.

Efficiency: Carrying out tasks accurately with the least amount of time and effort wasted.

Quality: Pride in the work delivered by our team.

Diversity: Using our different characteristics and experiences to foster creativity, differing perspectives, and problem-solving.

We employ the brightest and most original thinkers in our industry. We value all the folks that make ZOO a great place to work. Along with a competitive salary we also offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Flexi time
• Pension scheme
• Free city centre parking
• 25 days holiday
• Free fruit and snacks
• Staff Socials
• Reward and Benefits Portal - ZOOPerks
• Unlimited access to over 5000 courses on Udemy for business