Questions regarding the 2 samples for applying Amara On Demand : Amara.org Support Center

Claire Hsu

started a topic almost 5 years ago

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on the forum.

I was a contributor to the TED team on this platform. Now I'm interested in applying for Amara On Demand. One of the requirements is that I need to create 2 sample works for them to evaluate.

My main question is that I've already subtitled several videos on this platform in the past, so can those videos meet this requirement? It not, do I have to upload my own samples? Or, can I find 2 videos in the Public Workspace to subtitle.

I'll be really grateful to anyone who can answer or give me some advice or information related to this topic. Thank you all in advance!

Claire

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Allison Buford said almost 5 years ago

Hi Claire,

I'm the senior recruiter for Amara On Demand. I just checked your profile, and unfortunately whatever work that you did before must have been on a private team. So your activity page is blank. Your best bet is to subtitle two short videos in the Amara Public Workspace so that we can see activity on your profile.

We ask for samples to make sure that applicants are comfortable with the Amara Subtitle Editor and know how to synchronize subtitles to the video timing.

Best,

Allison

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wordletime

said 9 days ago

Hi, I have the same question regarding the two sample requirements for Amara On Demand. Could someone clarify whether both samples need to be from different projects or if they can be related? Thanks in advance.

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Claude Almansi

said 5 days ago

Thank you for your question, wordletime. Please create a ticket that will go to Amara tech support. I am unfortunately unable to reply with certainty.

Best wishes for 2026

Claude

Rieann Brown

said 4 days ago

Hello Wordletime,

Thank you for your interest in joining the PCF/Amara team. At this time, we're not actively hiring, but we encourage you to check again later for future openings on our Participatory Culture Foundation Careers page.

When the application opens again here are the details for submitting samples of work.

We need to make sure that anyone who applies for the professional Amara On Demand team has experience with the Amara Editor. We require that applicants have at least 2 completed subtitle samples for 2 different videos (at least 2 minutes long each) publicly viewable on their Amara profiles. You can choose videos in the Amara Public Workspace or add new videos to the Amara Public Workspace by copying and pasting the URL in the Add Video dialog.

Let us know if you have more questions. You can submit a ticket to support@amara.org and we'll be happy to help!

Kind regards,
Rieann

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