The Collar360

Subtitler

Other names

subtitler/adaptor, subtitles adaptor, video subtitler, live subtitler, caption writer, film subtitler, subtitler/adapter, subtitlers, subtitles adapter, caption editor, captioner, closed caption editor

Journalism, writing and languages

They write the words shown on screen for films and television, so viewers who cannot hear or understand the language can follow.

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    Write subtitles for films and television programmes.

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    Make subtitles for viewers who cannot hear well.

  3. 3

    Turn spoken words into subtitles in a different language.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
sous-titreur/sous-titreuse
español
subtitulador/subtituladora
العربية
مترجم حوار / مترجمة حوار
português
Especialista em legendagem
Deutsch
Texter von Untertiteln/Texterin von Untertiteln
italiano
sottotitolatore/sottotitolatrice

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