Technical Captionist-All Levels

Position Title

Technical Captionist-All Levels

Requisition Number

9797BR

College/Division

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Required Application Documents

Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Employment Category

Fulltime

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.

Required Qualifications

• HS/GED

• Associates degree or Equivalent experience

• Technical Captionist 1 position

• 117H. Salary Range $20.04-$33.57

• Does not require prior captioning experience.

• Minimum typing speed of 65 wpm required.

• Technical Captionist 2 position

• 118H. Salary Range $21.95-$36.77

• Requires 2-4 years of captioning experience.

Please note: this position requires:

• Required to sit or stand for the duration of an event (up to 90 minutes).
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software problems in high-pressure settings.
• Ability to transport laptop and peripherals (up to 15lb.) to/from assignments.

Skills:

• Ideal candidate will have some or all of following skills and experience:
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Demonstrated commitment to maintaining project and assignment information confidential
• Comfortable working in setting with diverse populations and modes of communication
• Accustomed to working with computers and new technology
• Ability to work independently under moderate supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Operational knowledge of captioning systems and technologies, as well as captioning practices and procedures.
• Excellent critical thinking skills for analyzing information and providing solutions. For example, ability to delineate between routine bugs and issues, and unique, infrequent, or large-scale issues.
• Strong multi-tasking ability. Able to listen, read, and type while maintaining high level of accuracy.
• Ability to consistently perform routine tasks, and apply innovation and creativity to resolve impromptu or persistent technical and situational issues.
• Ability to coach/mentor others related to captioning technology and systems implementation.

Job Summary

The Technical Captionist is a member of a cross-functional team responsible for promoting research and development of access technologies that will positively impact the quality of lives for all deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

Individuals in this position will primarily be responsible for providing live, real time captioning, and secondarily for collaborating with the CAT Software Development team to design, test (dev/user/pilot), and maintain products and solutions for the Center on Access Technology.