Welcome, Casey!
I hope CMs and English moderators are reading this. There are many completed dramas in need of editing, although it takes a bit of sleuthing to find out which.
The problem when starting, of course, is that if you are not a QC or don’t have Viki Pass, you cannot access on-air dramas and many old ones as well. It’s a challenge to find one that is free for new users, to try to achieve your 3000 subtitles. From then on, it’s easy, because the number of dramas you can work on is much, much, much bigger.
I suggest you have a look at the dramas which are already hardsubbed and need captioning. While captioning, of course, you may also correct the inevitable mistakes.
See this thread here. It has quite a few which need only captioning or editing. Channels needing help either in segmenting and subbing or only in subbing
Scroll to the updated list last May: Channels needing help either in segmenting and subbing or only in subbing
Please check whether the drama is accessible to you, and if yes, write a message to the English moderator or Channel Manager.
Also here: [K-DRAMA] English Editors needed for "Pink Lipstick" - 149 Episodes!. It’s an old thread, but I just checked the page and it says that out of 149 episodes only a small fraction are edited.
Generally, when searching here on the Project board, look at the date the post was written and then also look at the drama itself. Sometimes people are too lazy to add “closed” or “solved” to their threads, so new people get their hopes up, when the project is complete since a long time ago.
I just checked and these two still need English captions and/or English editing
https://www.viki.com/tv/24342c-cinderellaman
They are restricted to me so I cannot see many details, but I can see that some episodes are not transcribed in English or edited yet.
I was gonna comment that I was free to do some editing, but I see you already have me on your list, thanks @irmar!
Although I should add that I’m no longer studying, I’m a fully graduated academically-trained translator/subber/dubber now
I’ll go look for some finished dramas in need of editing, but feel free to contact me if you know some I could work on!
Hi. I would also like to be an English editor. I am a native English speaker. I don’t have experience being an editor, but I would really like to try it. I am learning Korean, but I do not know enough right now to be a translator.
Hi I’m new to Viki and I would really love to help with any Chinese to English subtitles. I’m a fluent Chinese and a Native English speaker, I have been watching all types of Asian drama since I was little, while growing up in the US. I would be happy to help subtitle or be the English editor for any show.
skndv
Hi, there! Huge K-drama fan and language nerd here! I’m looking for opportunities to work on projects by doing general editing for English language subtitles. I have experience writing, proofreading, and copy editing. Please let me know if I can be of help on your team! You can find me here: https://www.viki.com/users/skndv/overview
vivi_1485
I have not done this before, but I’d love to try if possible.
I am completely fluent in English and understand basic Korean.
I previously worked as a Hindi-English subtitler and have reached QC Trainee status.
I’m also relatively free for the next few months so I’ll be able to work quickly and respond within 12 hours.
I want to begin being an English subtitle editor here on Viki, but I only speak English. I’ve always been a language fanatic and just want to contribute!
Hello! I’m Izi and am interested in being a general editor for K-dramas. I have a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. I work professionally as an author, editor, and copyeditor. I am fluent in English, and I would love to review English subtitles and edit them to make sure they don’t come across as awkward or weird.
If there are any projects that need an editor, I would be super happy to help out!!
TIA!
Hello, whoever comes across this. I’m Sera, and I’m interested in becoming an general English editor for k-dramas and c-dramas. I just want to help out in this wonderful community, and if anyone would like my help I would absolutely be happy to see what I can do!
Hello, it’s a good start to populate your profile page with some info about yourself for people who might be interested in recruiting you.
And please edit your post to include a link to your profile page.
Since you have zero experience here, your best bet is to chase after abandoned old projects nobody wants. This will enable you to learn about how to use the tools and also the English editing guidelines that we use here.
Look at my first post for useful reference tools and, after you’ve read them, start searching for projects and write to English moderators or to Channel Managers.
After an extended absence, I would like to rejoin the community as an English editor.
My biggest and most involved project was Idhu Kadhala (Is This Love) , a Tamil soap/comedy/drama. Along with editing dialogue, I managed about a dozen other volunteers for the first 400 available episodes. Additionally, I scheduled assignments, created a show-specific style guide, and corrected segmenting errors.
If you are in need of editing help in any capacity, please let me know. I’d be delighted to assist.
Hi! I’d like to help editing english subs where needed, of course. Obviously, I know that I can still improve, so experiencing it, I could also learn from experts many things. So yeah, let me know if I could help somewhere. Have a good day/night!
Hey there! I would like to offer my help as either a general or chief editor. I am a native English speaker that has taught English in Japan and in Australia. I went to high school in Japan and also lived and worked there but I’m reluctant to call myself fluent. I’m a big fan of k-dramas and several I have watched recently have quite distracting English errors. It would be wonderful to contribute.
I know this sounds rude, and I’m sorry about that, but if you’re offering yourself as an English editor, everything you write should be carefully checked…
I don’t get offended easily. Your comment is not rude at all. Writing in a hurry and editing are two very different undertakings. This was me writing in a hurry, which is no reflection on my editing ability. I can, however, understand how you may have made that conclusion.
I’m also a native English speaker and like @theheasmans_341, my version of English is Australian. In my country, “who” and “that” are both used when referring to people. While “who” is more common, “that” is perfectly acceptable (e.g. “Is he the one that drives a red car?”). This is probably because both relative pronouns are usually used to introduce defining relative clauses (unlike the relative pronoun “which” that is used to introduce non-defining relative clauses). The article that @irmar posted also supports the use of “that” for people. By the way, this is an excellent article. Thank you for the link, Irmar. I wasn’t aware of this website before. It’s a great reference location. I’ve bookmarked it.
In Australia, we mostly use British English. That said, a great deal of American English also floats around. Because of this, when I GE, I’m often double-checking myself with the Merriam-Webster [American] dictionary and Grammarly.com to make sure that I’m using American English for Viki. Here’s a little bit on “that” from Merriam-Webster.
Personally, I completely agree with the article given by @irmar. I use “who” for individual people and “that” for teams of people (although sometimes “who”). An exception to this is something like, “That person is the principal.” This is similar to the example given in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
I never use “who” for things. From my school days, “who” only ever refers to people. The one exception that I can think of is where “who” might be used for a pet that the owners regard as “part of the family.” That is, the pet becomes personified. My mother was a great one for personifying pets. For example, she would talk about our “free-ranging white cockatoo who used to disappear for a week or two and then return to live with us for a while.” His name was “Cocky” and he was more a sibling than a pet I treat such a use of “who” as informal language unless it’s used to amplify personification in literature.
I treat such a use of “who” as informal language unless it’s used to amplify personification in literature.