Founded in 2000, Sorenson Communications provides leading communications products and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The company’s premier service
Sign Language Specialist
Location
Canada
Posted
4 days ago
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0
Seniority
Mid Level
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Job Description
Sign Language Specialist
Sorenson Communications
Role Description Come be a part of our mission and make a meaningful and positive impact with the industry leading provider of language services for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing! Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Review ASL content for training applicability - Transcribe ASL content to English - Annotate sign language video content, adding linguistic labels and metadata to raw video - Help build and refine the team’s sign language dictionary - Validate AI-generated sign output for linguistic correctness, naturalness, and cultural appropriateness - Provide sign-language consultation to other Sorenson teams as needed Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Travel Requirements: Less than 25% Qualifications - Minimum 4 Year / Bachelors Degree In ASL Linguistics, Deaf Studies, ASL Studies, Interpreting, Deaf Education, or related fields - 2 Years of substantive professional ASL work (annotation, linguistics, interpreting, Deaf education, or comparable) Requirements - Bilingual in ASL and English, with the ability to produce and quality-assure professional English transcriptions from ASL source content - Working knowledge of ASL linguistics, including familiarity with gloss conventions and non-manual markers - Experience producing, translating, or quality-assuring captioned, transcribed, or translated ASL content - Comfortable working with computer-based tools, transcription tooling, and AI-augmented workflows; willingness to learn new software - Attention to detail, consistency, and willingness to follow and improve standardized conventions - Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with peer Specialists, Senior Specialists, the Lead, and engineering teams - Proficiency with standard productivity and collaboration tools (Microsoft Office, Confluence, JIRA, or equivalent) - Positive attitude, team player, strong interpersonal communication skills, and able to work across research, engineering, and business departments Company Description Our Mission: Harnessing the power of language, we connect diverse people and enrich the human experience. Our Vision: To provide global language services that expand opportunities, nurture belonging, and empower the world to connect beyond words. As one of the world’s leading language services providers, Sorenson combines patented technology with human-centric solutions. We strive to increase accessibility and inclusion through communication solutions for all: - Call captioning and video relay services - Over-video and in-person sign language and spoken language interpreting - Translation - Real-time captioning - Post-production language services Sorenson’s impact vision and plan extends to enhancing generational wealth and inclusive workplaces for our employees and the communities we serve. We achieve great things together working “The Sorenson Way” with our employee values: Customer First, Can-Do Attitude, Collective Action, Growth Mindset, Ownership, and Connect Direct. Equal Employment Opportunity: Sorenson Communications is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
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