Live Captioning/Streaming Project Manager – Contractor

Overview

In this freelance role at Keywords Studios, you will drive live captioning and streaming for high-profile broadcasts from concept to delivery. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to define requirements and ensure accessible, on-time outputs. You’ll configure streaming tools and infrastructure, tackle real-time issues, and optimize workflows for captions, transcripts, and translations. This position offers hands-on impact in making media accessible at scale, with flexibility and collaboration across time zones.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Early access to unreleased content
• Flexible project volume
• Set your own schedule
• Constructive feedback and support

Responsibilities

• Oversee live captioning and streaming projects from start to finish, ensuring timely, high-quality results
• Collaborate with broadcast, engineering, IT, and accessibility teams to set requirements and timelines
• Configure and deploy streaming infrastructure and captioning platforms (e.g., OBS, Wirecast, YouTube Live, Twitch, Zoom)
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (ADA, WCAG) and relevant regulations for live captioning/subtitling
• Troubleshoot real-time audio/video and captioning issues to minimize downtime
• Develop workflows to integrate live captions, transcripts, and translations with live content
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors, freelancers, and captioning providers

Key requirements

• Proficiency with live streaming platforms and encoders (OBS, Wirecast, vMix, Wowza, Restream)
• Knowledge of RTMP, HLS, WebRTC, and streaming protocols
• Experience with CDN services (Akamai, Cloudflare)
• Understanding of server-side and client-side streaming architectures
• Strong real-time captioning knowledge (stenography, CART, ASR) and familiarity with captioning tools (Ai-Media, EEG Falcon, CaptionSync, StreamText)
• Knowledge of caption formats (SRT, VTT, SCC) and timing/quality best practices
• Troubleshooting skills for audio/video quality, latency, synchronization, and caption delays
• Awareness of ADA, WCAG, FCC guidelines and accessibility features in streaming platforms
• Project management ability to handle multiple projects with cross-time-zone collaboration
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Broadcast Engineering, Media, or related field (preferred)

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong communication
• Leadership and initiative
• OBS, Wirecast, vMix, Wowza, Restream
• RTMP, HLS, WebRTC
• Akamai, Cloudflare CDN

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