Reading, translation and publication
Editorial team
You subtitle YouthShare’s videos: the webinars and online exchanges you help create, clips and training videos. This is a volunteer role in the editorial team, alongside the translator-editors: you report to the Head of Publications.
Assignments
- Transcribe and time subtitles in the original language, from an automatic first draft checked line by line
- Translate subtitles from English into French or from French into English, using the translator-editors’ shared glossary
- Respect reading speed and line length, so the text reads well on screen
- Check the spelling of names, job titles and the titles of works quoted
- Prepare the burnt-in subtitles for short clips with the Short-Form Video Editor
- Upload subtitles to YouTube with the YouTube Specialist
- Subtitle the training videos for the Google Classroom courses
- Add sound descriptions useful to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
Tools to master
- Subtitle Edit or Aegisub: timing and formatting subtitles
- YouTube Studio: uploading subtitles
- Whisper, run locally: a first transcript, checked in full
- Google Docs: the association’s shared glossary
How we measure success
- Every video published with subtitles in both languages
- Subtitles faithful to what was said and easy to read
Profile we are looking for
- Excellent written French and English
- Care for the right word and for concision
- Rigour in checking names and facts
- Open to adults aged eighteen and over
A volunteer role, open to young people
Every role we offer is fully voluntary. The experience we ask for can come from a course, a student project, an internship, volunteering or a personal project: every skill counts, wherever you gained it. Our roles are designed first and foremost for young people, and we weigh your motivation and potential as carefully as your track record. Want to be part of something big? Apply.
Nice to have
- Studies in translation, languages or audiovisual media
- Some practice with subtitling software
What this role gives you
- Professional subtitling practice, a skill in demand in audiovisual media
- Working within the editorial team, alongside YouthShare’s translators
- Videos open to an international audience thanks to your work
Applications open until ; a new cycle follows
Applications open in forty-five-day cycles, each followed by the next. YouthShare reserves the right to close this listing as soon as the right person is found. We therefore encourage you to apply now.
The one-year commitment
A non-profit project is built over time. Every volunteer therefore commits for at least one year: time to settle in, carry the assignment through and pass on what they have learned. The weekly time depends on the role and is given in each role description.
How selection works
Online application
You choose a role, present your background and attach your CV. A confirmation email gives you your reference.
Profile review
The Talent team reads every application, matches it with the needs of the role and sends you a first reply by email within three days on average.
Video interview
A conversation to get to know each other and shape the assignment together.
Decision and arrival
You receive our answer by email, followed by a welcome to the team and access to its tools.
Know the right person?
Recommend this role to them: they receive an email from YouthShare that presents it, with your name and the link to apply. You can also share the listing on your networks.