Live Captioning/Streaming Project Manager – Contractor

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

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👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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Keywords Studios

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1998

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Marketing • Logistics

Keywords Studios is the #1 global games services provider, offering an end-to-end platform supercharged by technology. They deliver technical and creative solutions to the global video games industry, with services including game development, art services, audio development, QA testing, localization, marketing services, and player engagement. Keywords Studios also works on accessibility services, content globalization, and advanced AI & technology solutions. Founded on decades of experience, they are committed to responsible business practices and provide industry-wide insights for unparalleled experiences to audiences around the world.

📋 Description

• Manage and oversee live captioning and streaming projects from conception to completion, ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery • Collaborate with broadcast, engineering, IT, and accessibility teams to define project requirements, timelines, and deliverables • Lead configuration and deployment of streaming infrastructure, captioning tools, and platforms such as OBS, Wirecast, YouTube Live, Twitch, and Zoom • Ensure adherence to accessibility standards and compliance with live captioning and subtitling regulations • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in real time during live broadcasts, minimizing downtime and ensuring smooth operations • Develop and implement workflows integrating live captions, transcripts, and translations with live-streamed content • Manage relationships with third-party vendors, freelancers, and captioning service providers

🎯 Requirements

• Proficiency in live streaming platforms and encoders, including OBS, Wirecast, vMix, Wowza, and Restream • Knowledge of RTMP, HLS, WebRTC, and other video streaming protocols • Experience with CDN services such as Akamai and Cloudflare • Familiarity with server-side and client-side streaming architectures • Strong understanding of real-time captioning technologies, including stenography, CART, and automated speech recognition (ASR) • Experience with captioning tools such as Ai-Media, EEG Falcon, CaptionSync, and StreamText, or similar software • Knowledge of caption file formats including SRT, VTT, and SCC • Proven ability to troubleshoot audio/video quality issues, latency, synchronization problems, and captioning delays • Familiarity with video codecs, streaming resolutions, and bitrates • Knowledge of accessibility standards such as ADA, WCAG, and FCC guidelines, and country-specific live captioning regulations • Experience with accessibility features in live streaming platforms, including closed captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and work under tight deadlines • Strong communication and leadership skills to collaborate with teams and stakeholders across different time zones • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Broadcast Engineering, Media, or related field preferred • 3+ years of experience in live streaming, captioning, or a related technical project management role preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive pay • Work on popular broadcast events across TV, streaming, games and much more • Early access to unreleased content • Flexible project volume • Set your own schedule • Constructive feedback and support • Professional development • Flexibility • Equal Opportunity Employer • Adjustments during the application process if required • Dynamic work environment valuing diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation