Join our team!

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Welcome to our recruitment thread! Are you following one of our series and wish to help out with faster releases? You've come to the right place! We're in desperate need of help and we'd love to have you on the team. We currently have an overwhelming amount of raws and translations that need someone like you to get them out into the public.

I'll be posting a brief summary of each position and requirements.
Below, you'll get information on how to apply.
Thank you for your interest in joining the SH team!​

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HOW TO APPLY?​

Interested in any of these roles? Fill out this simple questionnaire! Link: HERE
You may need an account on Discord where we can chat and if needed, train you.

If you receive no response within a week please e-mail:
shoujohearts@gmail.com.

Good luck!

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A cleaner receives scanned japanese images of the manga and removes all the japanese text and makes it presentable for the next step in the scanlation process.
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Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Topaz plugins

WorkLoad

• 25-60 pages per chapter depending per series
• Can take a few hours to a couple of days depending on level of experience

Deadline:

• One week per chapter is preferred but can be flexible

Training available:

• Yes, training is available

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• Redrawing skills needed but not pertinent.

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A redrawer is an extension of a cleaner. They remove the SFX (sound effect) japanese text from the raws or cleans. Usually redrawing colored covers or two page spreads as well.​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Drawing Tablet (Optional)

Workload:

• 5-15 pages per chapter depending per series
• Can take a few hours to a couple of days depending on level of experience
• May include black/white as well as colored page redraws

Deadline:

• One week per chapter is preferred but can be flexible

Training available:

• No, training is not available at the moment.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• Despite having less pages to work with, this role is very time-consuming.

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A proofreader takes the translated script and makes sure there are no spelling mistakes, grammar and syntax are correct. Checks if the script lines up correctly with the raws and if there are any missing translations.​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Microsoft Word or Google Docs
• Proficient in English

Workload:

• 1-3 chapters a week

Deadline:

• 2 days per chapter

Training available:

• Yes.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• Although considered the easiest role, we'll need someone who will be able to keep up with the chapters as soon as they are translated. Our translators are machines.

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A typesetter takes the cleans and proofread script and applies the text on photoshop. ​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Typesetterer (Optional)
• Font manager application (NexusFont, etc--this is a free program)
• Looking for creative people!

Workload:

• 20-60 pages per chapter depending on the series

Deadline:

• 1 week per chapter

Training available:

• Yes.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• This role is more than just putting text on the page, some series require a lot of creativity. Especially when choosing SFX (sound effects).

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An editor combines the role of a cleaner and typesetter. Knowledge in both roles is pertinent. ​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Topaz Plug-ins
• Typesetterer (Optional)
  
• Font manager application (NexusFont, etc--this is a free program)

Workload:

• 20-60 pages per chapter depending on the series.

Deadline:

• 1-2 week per chapter

Training available:

• Yes.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• This role is best for people who have intermediate to advanced level of experience with both typesetting and cleaning. Workload is pretty heavy, so not for ones with a weak heart!

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A raw provider by buying or receives the raws in order to scan them for the team. ​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Closed

Requirements:

• Scanner or fat credit card

Workload:

• Tanks/Magazine chapters as needed
• Scanning 20-30 pages per magazine chapter
• Scanning 150-200 pages per tank

Deadline:

• 1 week per chapter

Training available:

• No.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• Need a lot of patience for scanning one page at a time.

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A translator takes Japanese/Korean raws and writes the translation in script format for the team. ​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Notepad/Microsoft Word/Google Docs
• Proficiency in Japanese/Korean and English

Workload:

• 20-65 pages per chapter

Deadline:

• 1 week per chapter

Training available:

• No.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• Currently we have more translations than we could ever wish for.

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A quality checker is the last step in the scanlation process before releasing. ​

Spoiler: Description

Status:

• Open

Requirements:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Irfanview (Free)
• NexusFont (Free)
• Microsoft Word/Google Docs

Workload:

• 1-3 chapters a week

Deadline:

• 1-3 days

Training available:

• No.

Example:

• (Pending)

Notes:

• The most workload-heavy role, this one requires one to have a combined proficiency in proofreading, typesetting, and cleaning. Able to work fast is a must.