How Do You Get A Job Closed Captioning TV Shows?
Having a career in closed captioning can be both fun and rewarding. While working in closed captioning for television shows, you will learn to pay attention to detail, type faster than you ever thought possible and watch TV all at the same time. There are companies in most metropolitan areas in the United States that outsource closed-captioned television shows to television and production companies. To get a job at one of these companies, try using an online job search engine like Craigslist.com or Monster.com to find closed captioning jobs in your area. Decide whether you would like to pursuit a job in online or off-line captioning. Online captioning, despite the name, has nothing to do with the internet. Online captioning happens in real time, while the show is being broadcast. Online captioning is usually used for live shows such as sports broadcasts or the news. Online captioning requires the knowledge and use of a stenography machine. Off-line captioning is much easer to learn and
