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Subtitling Project (Welsh to English)
  • This placement is closed or passed closing date.
  • 200857
  • 03/02/2010
  • 12/03/2010
  • Yes
  • ASAP
  • Full time
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Not specified
  • Media,
    Digital & Creative,
    Multilingual
  • Any
  • Either

Tinopolis is a large independent media production company, based in Llanelli, producing television, animation, new media and Welsh medium TV.  The Welsh Language output includes Wedi 3 and Wedi 7 which are live daily magazine style programmes. Le Rygbi features the previous weekend's action from the French Rugby Championship. Full coverage of the World Rally Championship is given in the series Ralio. Provision for children is offered in the popular animal series Y Fet a Fi, as well as numerous cartoon series. High profile drama continues with the third series based on life in the capital, Caerdydd. A major new drama production, Y Pris, will be broadcast in 2008.

They have an exciting opportunity within their Welsh-medium TV section, to review and improve the quality and delivery of subtitling service (from Welsh to English).  Using a Windows-based program, candidates should assess the current process and offer improvements to accuracy and quality.

Candidates should be fluent Welsh speakers and posses excellent written English language ability.  Candidates should also be IT literate and be able to work under pressure and to strict time constraints.

  • To understand the current PC Windows based system and to deliver measures to improve the quality and accuracy of subtitling for pre recorded and live broadcasts

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