Speaker 1: Hey, welcome everyone. My name is Shay from DreamHomeBasedWork.com. Yes, I am back this week with another great video. Today I wanted to talk about a topic that was requested in my last video from one of my subscribers, Maria. She wanted me to do an updated video on captioning transcription jobs. So in this video, I want to talk about the role of a captioner, what it is, the skills that are required, the equipment that you will need. And I will also show you some places that hire beginner captioners to work from home. So if you are completely new to my channel, make sure you hit that subscribe button. You don't want to miss out on any new videos posted on this channel. So it is important that you hit that notification bell as well. So stay tuned until the end. I will also announce the winner for my November's giveaway. I was giving away an entire desktop home setup for you guys that do not have a desktop, someone that would love to win a free computer. I am announcing the winner at the end of this video. So right now we are going to dive right into captioning jobs from home. So I'm sure many of you guys are wondering what is captioning. Captioning is a job in which you are hired to create captions or subtitles on videos, movies, television programs, and other broadcasts. I'm sure many of you guys, when you're watching Netflix videos, you see the captions at the end of the screen or just any type of broadcast. You may see the captions at the end. And so people are needed to provide those captions and type out the text for those that have a hearing impairment. So this is great for those that are looking for a non-phone job, something that does not involve you talking to customers, which is really popular now. A lot of people don't have the patience to sit on the phone. So this is a great flexible job. So what is your role? You will simply listen to an audio file or some type of broadcast, and you will transcribe what you have heard into text. Now there are two types of captionings. The first is offline captioning. That involves you captioning prerecorded television shows or just prerecorded audio files. The next type of captioning is real-time captioning. So this role involves you providing captioning for live videos, live programs. It can be a news show or it can even be a church sermon. So let's head into the skills that are really needed. You must definitely have excellent typing skills. They look for people to be very accurate when they are typing. You must have a great understanding of the English language, and also you must have great listening skills and attention to detail. That is so important when it comes to the skills that are needed. Now if you are a person that does not have really fast typing skills, but you would like to work on them more, you would like to, you know, get some more training, I do recommend that you go on to this website that I am always recommending for those that are looking for a free website that you can practice your typing skills for free. They will also show your accuracy rate. This is great for those that would love to improve your typing skills. Now as far as equipment, here are the most basic equipment that you will need to work as a captioner. You will need a reliable computer, access to a Microsoft Office program. Also you must, it is, it's not a requirement, but it is really good to have a foot pedal. This foot pedal helps a lot with being able to type with a certain amount of speed and just accuracy. Also a closed captioning software, YouTube has a really great YouTube captioning software along with Play Media. Those are two examples of really great softwares that you can use in order to be effective as a captioner. Now something that is optional is a separate monitor. You know, a lot of companies, they don't require you to have that, but that is really great, you know, and it allows you to be able to caption faster because you can be able to read the lips of the show or the broadcast that you are captioning text for. Right now I want to show you guys some places that hire beginner captioners to work from home. They offer flexible hours. So let's dive into some companies that you can be able to check out now. The first company you can check out is Captioning Star. This company has been in business for a while. The company was formed in 2006. They are based in New York and on this platform you can be able to make money from home as a captioner. Look at some of the openings that they have available. They are actively looking for a real-time captioner. So you can basically hit that apply now button to apply right away. The next company is Captioning Labs. This company offers clients different types of captioning solutions, whether you are broadcasting TV shows, podcasts, website captioning, the list goes on. Now you can visit their official website. They hire beginner and expert captioners. You will be able to find more details about the position on their official website. Just browse through the captioning and transcriptionist positions that they have available and then you can just submit your application to jobs at captionlabs.com. The next company is Caption Max. This company provides individuals with many opportunities to make money as a captioner. This company does provide their remote workers with lots of benefits. They have real-time captioning, offline captioning, and also transcription jobs. You will be working as an independent contractor so you may be responsible for managing your own taxes. I am sitting on their official webpage so you can just read through the benefits that they offer, the additional perks, and then you will simply go ahead and apply by entering your name, email, phone number, and just simply uploading your resume and hit submit. So it is a really quick application for you guys to fill out. The next company is CrowdServe. I've shared this company several times on my channel. Now they are looking for captioners, transcriptionists to work from home. You can work online at any time. You can log in and out and they are looking for people right away to start. You will become a freelancer, which means that you will need to just find tasks that are available. It is really simple to get started with the company. You will simply apply on their website. You can get approved in less than 24 hours and then you will be able to start. They will email you directly to let you know when your application is approved. So yes, if this is something that sounds interesting to you, go ahead and apply today. The next company is Rev. Now they hire around the globe. This is a worldwide opportunity for those who would love to do captioning, transcription. They have an online marketplace place for remote work. Now this company has been around for quite a while as well. They were founded in 2010 and they have a marketplace of over 60,000 freelancers right now. Now this is, uh, should only be considered as a part-time work, especially when you are just beginning and starting out. You will be able to pick up tasks here and there as they have them available in their marketplace. Now at Rev. You can expect to get paid anywhere from $0.54 to $1.10 per audio slash video minute. They will also include benefits as well, equity, as well as 401k. So if you were interested in applying, I do urge you to browse through their website. You will get paid weekly and they offer flexible hours as well. I hope you guys really enjoyed this video and that you found it helpful. If you're looking for a non-phone work at home opportunity as a captioner, please feel free to share this video with your family and friends. Now is the time to announce the winner. Actually I've chosen two winners. It was very hard for me to choose just one person. So I have chosen two winners for an entire home setup. Now this giveaway, it includes a desktop. It does not include a desk or a chair, but it does include your desktop, the whole monitor, as well as a mouse in order to, uh, you know, navigate through things. So yes, you know, this is really great for those that need a computer, um, to start working from home. So my winners are Amber Pace and Kim Mack. I will reach out to both of you guys individually to get your personal details so I can send out this computer to you directly. If you guys would love for me to cover more detailed videos just like this, where I talk about, you know, talk about specific topics and break down, tell you the skills, equipment, and so forth. I would love to get your feedback in my comment section below. If you guys have a specific topic that you would like me to tackle, um, definitely share that below. I know a lot of you guys are recommending, um, stay at home mom jobs. So if that is something that you would like me to cover, definitely leave your suggestions below. Until next time guys, I appreciate you guys for watching. Take care.