Video, Animation & 3D
Hire Subtitle and Caption Specialists
Subtitle and caption specialists create accurate, well-timed text for videos, improving accessibility and helping viewers watch without sound.
The role
What subtitle and caption specialists do
A caption specialist transcribes speech, splits lines for readability, times captions to audio, adds speaker or sound information when needed, and exports files or burns captions into videos.
Typical deliverables
- SRT and VTT caption files
- Burned-in captions
- Closed captions
- Translated subtitles
- Social media caption styles
Tools you will see
- Subtitle Edit
- Aegisub
- Premiere Pro
- Descript
- YouTube Studio
Choosing
How to choose subtitle and caption specialists
What to look for
- Accurate timing and line breaks.
- Experience with accessibility caption standards.
- Correct names and terminology.
- Native-level language skills for translations.
Questions to ask
- 1Do you create captions from scratch or edit AI captions?
- 2Which file formats can you deliver?
- 3Do you include sound descriptions?
- 4Can you translate subtitles too?
Planning
Before you post the job
Accessibility needs
Closed captions for accessibility may need speaker and sound information, not just dialogue.
What drives cost
Video length, audio quality, speakers, translation and styling.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring subtitle and caption specialists
What is an SRT file?
A common subtitle file containing timed caption text.
Subtitles or captions?
Captions usually include sound information for viewers who cannot hear; subtitles often translate dialogue.
Can captions be burned into video?
Yes, which is common for social media clips.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for subtitle and caption specialists
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.