Remote Freelance Translator: EN to Native Language

Piedmont Global is a Strategic Globalization Organization (SGO) helping organizations communicate with intelligence, operate with cultural fluency, and connect effectively across communities and markets, is seeking Freelance Translators to provide English-to-native-language (EN > Native Language) translation services across all languages.

These are “1099” (Independent Contractor) positions with the translation to take place 100% remotely depending on our customers’ specific needs.

Translator Functions:

• Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
• Compile terminology and information to be used in translations.
• Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
• Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.
• Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.
• Compile information on content and context of information to be translated, and on intended audience.
• Check original texts or confer with authors to ensure that translations retain the content, meaning, and feeling of the original material.

Requirements

• Knowledge of CAT tools (strongly desired).
• Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate’s work as a translator OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation.
• Native-level proficiency in English and the other languages.

Candidates MUST also meet one of the following criteria, by providing documented evidence:

•A recognized undergraduate degree in translation from an accredited institution, or;

•A recognized undergraduate degree in any field from an accredited institution AND two years of full-time translation experience, or;

•Five (5) years of full-time professional experience translating.

Additionally, linguists must also be translating into their native language.

• NOTE 1: In some countries, translation degrees may be referred to by a different name such as linguistic studies or language studies. If the course includes translation training, it is considered equivalent to a translation degree.
• NOTE 2: Noting that the word “graduate” can have differing application in differing educational jurisdictions, in this International Standard it includes the first degree level of academic award issued by a recognized institution of higher education.
• NOTE 3: Full-time professional experience means full-time or equivalent.