Viki Contributor Role Guide – Contributor Support

Please check your schedule to ensure that you will be able to finish a project before accepting any position. This includes being available when new episodes are released, or until the channel’s last episode is released. ❤️

Subtitlers

Position	Responsibility	Eligibility
English Subtitler	Creates English subtitles	Proficient in original video language Proficient in English Understand the subtitle tool
Portuguese Subtitler	Creates Portuguese subtitles	Proficient in English Proficient in Portuguese Understand the subtitle tool
Other Language Subtitler	Creates subtitles in the language of the team you are on	Proficient in English Proficient in the language of the team you are applying for Understand the subtitle tool

Segmenters

Position	Responsibility	Eligibility
Segmenter	Reviews segments Adjusts and combines segments as needed	Graduation from NSSA sandbox program is preferred Understand the segment tool Understand timing for segments
Chief Segmenter	Recruits, assigns, and advises Segmenters to work on parts of the channel Completes a final review of segments and edit as needed	Graduation from NSSA Segmenting Academy is preferred Understand the segment tool Understand timing for segments Active Gold QC status

Moderators

Position	Responsibility	Eligibility
English Moderator	Recruits Chief Editor for English language Verifies language proficiency of recruited team members Advises Subtitlers for any complicated translations Monitors Timed Comments for inappropriate behavior	Active QC status Proficient in English At least 3,000+ subtitle contributions in English
Portuguese Moderator	Recruits Chief Editor/ Editors for Portuguese language Verifies language proficiency of recruited team members Monitors Timed Comments for inappropriate behavior	Active QC status Proficient in Portuguese At least 3,000+ subtitle contributions in Portuguese
Language Moderator	Recruits Subtitlers and Chief Editor/ Editors for language of the team you are on Assigns video parts to Subtitlers Notifies Subtitlers and Editors when English subtitles are completed and episodes are ready to be subtitled in another language Monitors Timed Comments for inappropriate behavior	Active QC status Proficient in English At least 3,000+ subtitle contributions in language of the team you are moderating

Editors

Position	Responsibility	Eligibility
English General Editor	Checks and edits English subtitles for basic grammar, punctuation, and spelling Edits a subtitle so it adheres to Viki formatting guidelines Ensures all sentences flow smoothly in the English anguage, correcting any issues Inserts italics, music symbols, round brackets, square brackets and any other things that may have been missed	NSSA English Editor Academy (EEA) GE program graduate preferred* Fluent in English Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
Portuguese General Editor	Checks and edits Portuguese subtitles for basic grammar, punctuation, and spelling Edits a subtitle so it adheres to Viki formatting guidelines Ensures all sentences flow smoothly in the Portuguese language, correcting any issues Inserts italics, music symbols, round brackets, square brackets and any other things that may have been missed	NSSA Portuguese Language Academy graduate preferred Fluent in Portuguese Proficient in English Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
Other Language General Editor	Checks and edits subtitles for basic grammar, punctuation, and spelling Edits a subtitle so it adheres to Viki formatting guidelines Ensures all sentences flow smoothly in the newly translated language, correcting any issues Inserts italics, music symbols, round brackets, square brackets and any other things that may have been missed	NSSA Language Academy graduate preferred** Fluent in language being edited Proficient in English Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
English Translation Editor	Edits a translation/cultural reference within an English subtitle to better capture the meaning in that language Edits an English subtitle to add cultural reference or cultural notes, as needed Edits an English subtitle to provide a more accurate translation of an idiom in that language Edits an English subtitle to provide a correct translation of a slang term/reference in that language. Edits an English subtitle for fluency so it sounds natural in that language Edits an English subtitle for consistency across all names, terms, rituals, and customs Researches cultural references and verify the original Asian language meaning so the above translation editing can be done	NSSA English Editor Academy (EEA) TE program graduate preferred* Fluent in the original Asian source language Fluent in English Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
Portuguese Translation Editor	Edits a translation/cultural reference within a Portuguese subtitle to better capture the meaning in that language Edits a Portuguese subtitle to add cultural reference or cultural notes, as needed Edits a Portuguese subtitle to provide a more accurate translation of an idiom in that language Edits a Portuguese subtitle to provide a correct translation of a slang term/reference in that language. Edits a Portuguese subtitle for fluency so it sounds natural in that language Edits a Portuguese subtitle for consistency across all names, terms, rituals, and customs Researches cultural references and verify the original Asian language meaning so the above translation editing can be done	NSSA Portuguese Language Academy graduate preferred Fluent Portuguese Fluent in English Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
Other Language Translation Editor	Edits a translation/cultural reference within a subtitle to better capture the meaning in that language Edits a subtitle to add cultural reference or cultural notes, as needed Edits a subtitle to provide a more accurate translation of an idiom in that language Edits a subtitle to provide a correct translation of a slang term/reference in that language. Edits a subtitle for fluency so it sounds natural in that language Edits a subtitle for consistency across all names, terms, rituals, and customs Researches cultural references and verify the original Asian language meaning so the above translation editing can be done	NSSA Language Academy graduate preferred** Fluent in language being edited Fluent in English Familiarity with Viki's subtitle guidelines
English Chief Editors	Oversees the editing process for English, including the English editing team Responsible for doing the final edits and any additional editing work not covered by other Editors For English Chief Editors: Release completed English edited episodes to other languages by notifying other language teams	NSSA English Editor Academy (EEA) CE program graduate preferred* Previously held an Editor position in language being edited Fluent in the original Asian source language Fluent in English Active Gold QC status Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
Portuguese Chief Editors	Oversees the editing process for Portuguese, including the Portuguese editing team Responsible for doing the final edits and any additional editing work not covered by other Editors	NSSA Portuguese Language Academy graduate preferred Previously held an Editor position in language being edited Fluent Portuguese Fluent in English Active Gold QC status Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines
Other Language Chief Editors***	Oversees the editing process for their language, including their editing team Responsible for doing the final edits and any additional editing work not covered by other Editors	NSSA Language Academy graduate preferred** Previously held an Editor position in language being edited Fluent in language being edited Proficient in English Active Gold QC status Familiarity with Viki subtitle guidelines

* NSSA English Editor Academy to launch Fall of 2024.
** Not applicable if there is not a language academy in your language.
***Other language teams can decide whether or not a Chief Editor position makes sense for their language being edited.

Managers

Position	Responsibility	Eligibility
Channel Manager	Recruits Chief Segmenter, Segmenters, Language Moderators, Editors, Channel Page Designers*, and any other roles as needed Recruits for as many language teams as possible Leads team to completing subtitles of the highest quality Oversees channel to ensure it runs smoothly and releases to other languages, as expected	Active Gold QC status Clean Contributor record in past 6 months Channel Manager experience

* this role is not an official role on Viki.