THE LANGUAGE GROUP

EN-SW-Freelance Translator/MT Post-Editor - English (US) into Swahili (SW)

Remote - Contracted

This is a remote position

We are currently looking for freelance translators/post-editors (MTPE):

Language combinations:
  • English (US) to Swahili (SW)
Specializations:
  • Human Resources, Healthcare, Technical - specific knowledge ==> US market
Requirements

We must ensure we have reliable and experienced translators, then applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:

a) have obtained a degree in translation, linguistics or language studies or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training, from a recognized institution of higher education;
b) have obtained a degree in any other field from a recognized institution of higher education and has the equivalent of two years of full-time professional experience in translating;
c) have the equivalent of five years of full-time professional experience in translating.

+ CAT experience 

For MT Post-editing:
Other requirements
  • Experience in Post-editing Machine Translation. 
  • Knowledge of MT and LLM technologies
  • CAT experience (memoQ). 

Skills: 

Experience in evaluating Post-edited material:
  • Post-editing Quality:  fluency, naturalness, accuracy, and coherence 
  • RAW MT output evaluation: Post-editing length and time, Error type identification and similar   
Should you be interested in joining our freelance translators/post-editors’ team, please apply now.
Apply: EN-SW-Freelance Translator/MT Post-Editor - English (US) into Swahili (SW)
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