English-Japanese Subtitler

📣 Fluent Planet is Recruiting – Opera Specialist Translators 🎭 Subtitling • Performing Arts • Opera At @Fluent Planet, we combine linguistic expertise with advanced technologies to deliver high-quality, production-ready translations. As part of a new cultural project, we are looking for experienced translators specialising in opera and performing arts, capable of translating English subtitles into multiple target languages. 🌍 Language Pairs English → Japanese English → Chinese (Simplified) English → Arabic (please specify variant, e.g. MSA or regional) English → Vietnamese English → Kurdish (please specify variant, e.g. Kurmanji, Sorani) English → Turkish 📦 Volume Approx. 8,500 words 🎭 Field Opera, performing arts, audiovisual translation (subtitling) 🔎 Your Role You will be responsible for delivering high-quality subtitles adapted to the linguistic and technical constraints of operatic performance. Your responsibilities include: ✔️ Ensuring fidelity to the English source subtitles while preserving artistic intent ✔️ Adapting content for readability, timing, and audience comprehension ✔️ Respecting subtitling constraints (segmentation, character limits, rhythm) ✔️ Maintaining consistency in terminology and stylistic register ✔️ Delivering clear, natural, and performance-ready subtitles 👉 The translator remains the linguistic and artistic expert throughout the process. 🎬 Optional task If applicable, please also indicate your rate for subtitle timing and synchronisation QA. 🛠 Tools Work must be carried out using SDL Trados Studio (operational proficiency required) 🎯 Profile Sought ✔️ Native proficiency in the target language ✔️ Proven experience in audiovisual translation and/or opera subtitling ✔️ Strong sensitivity to musicality, rhythm, and libretto constraints ✔️ Excellent writing and adaptation skills ✔️ Mastery of SDL Trados Studio ✔️ Detail-oriented, rigorous, and quality-driven 📩 To Apply Please send: • Your CV • Relevant references • Samples of subtitling work (opera or audiovisual, if available) • Your rates (including optional synchronisation QA, if applicable) 📧 [Upgrade to PRO to see contact] 🤝 We aim to build long-term collaborations with translators who share our commitment to linguistic precision and artistic excellence. #TranslationJobs #Subtitling #AudiovisualTranslation #Opera #PerformingArts #Localization #MediaLocalization #FreelanceTranslators #CATTools #Trados #MTPE #CulturalTranslation #LanguageIndustry #FluentPlanet