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Remote Captioner - SU (Schedule Universal) formerly RC2 position

Position Specifics

• Variable schedule comprised of a 15-hour per week block of programming and incremental caption hours chosen by the captioner based on desired schedule and earnings. 
• This position has a minimum requirement of 22 on-air hours per week of captioning.  Captioners average of 4.5 on-air hours per day
• Schedules are changed every two to three months
• A wide variety of programming.
• Guaranteed payment biweekly via direct deposit.

Compensation and Benefits

• Paid training salary, and then unlimited earning potential via paid on-air rate commensurate with prior TV captioning experience.
• Competitive Benefits Package includes:
• medical,
• vision, dental,
• long-term disability,
• life insurance, and
• employee-directed 401(k) plan.
• Short-term disability
• Health and childcare flexible spending accounts
• 192 hours of available unpaid leave time per year.

Technical Support and Training

• Captioner never sees a phone bill. VITAC assumes cost of all phone line installations and monthly charges.
• Hardware, software, dictionary conversion and full engineering and IT support provided free of charge.
• Paid Training Period, including one week of technical training at VITAC’s Canonsburg headquarters, and then remote follow-up training for up to 20 weeks.

Qualifications:

• Candidates are realtime writers, prepared to caption, with dictionaries that support a full range of programming.
• Accuracy Rate: no less than 98%