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Specialist, English Audio Description Writer
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Specialist, English Audio Description Writer
Audio Description Writer
🟡 Discover Warner Bros. Discovery
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of", we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons, and superheroes, or even ** Planet Earth**. Behind Warner Bros. Discovery’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, lies a community of storytellers, creators, and dreamers — bringing characters to life and shaping what’s next.
Our diverse team offers career-defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore, grow, and thrive. Here, you’ll feel supported, celebrated, and empowered to reach your full potential.
🟢 Your New Role
The Audio Description Writer is responsible for crafting high-quality English Audio Description (AD) scripts across:
- Scripted episodic television
- Unscripted and factual programming
- Feature-length content
- Ad hoc accessibility projects
Key Responsibilities
🔷 Operation
- Write audio description scripts for varied content types, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to established Audio Description guidelines.
- Describe essential visual story elements (e.g., performances, set details, special effects) with representative accuracy to enhance narrative comprehension.
- Meet quality standards in grammar, tone, pacing, and technical delivery.
- Revise scripts based on editorial feedback before final delivery.
- Assist with first-pass audio description drafts for complex or feature-length projects under senior supervision as part of professional growth.
- Manage workloads and deadlines efficiently using internal tracking tools.
- Handle sensitive, confidential, or pre-release materials securely and ethically.
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🔷 Innovation & Development
- Test, review, and refine tools, templates, and workflows to enhance efficiency.
- Provide feedback on continuity, usability, and improvement areas.
- Develop audio description skills via training, mentorship, and peer review.
🔷 Administrative
- Participate in team meetings, script reviews, and content evaluations.
- Collaborate with editors and managers on priorities and deadlines.
- Support documentation, quality checks, or reporting as needed.
Qualifications & Experience
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in:
- Audio Description (AD)
- Accessibility writing
- Captioning/subtitling with accessibility focus
- Related media composition, such as script translation or audio post-production
- Demonstrated skill in delivering final or near-final accessibility products.
- Exceptional written English, emphasizing:
- Grammar, tone, and clarity
- Heightened attention to detail and ability to follow structured style guidelines.
- Ability to prioritize tasks while meeting tight deadline-driven production schedules.
- Proactive adaptability to new systems, tools, and workflows.
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Preferred (But Not Required)
- Experience in feature-length or theatrical audio description.
- Accreditation from accessibility training programs or university coursework.
Hybrid Work Model
This role is advertised as hybrid, enabling remote work alongside adhesive office days — though flexible hours are subject to applicable law and manager approval. WBD reserves the right to adjust working arrangements where commercially necessary, with reasonable notice.
🟣 How We Get Things Done
Guiding Principles shape our operations and foster a collaborative, values-driven culture. You’ll find these central to everything we do at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles, including perspectives from teams on how they’re applied.
We’re eager to discuss them in the interview process and hope they align with how you thrive.
🔵 Championing Inclusion at WBD
At Warner Bros. Discovery, we actively build a workplace that reflects diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we commit to unbiased hiring based on merit and capability alone.
If you require modifications or accommodations during the recruitment process due to disability or need otherwise, visit our accessibility page for guidelines.
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