Senior Linguist: Assamese-India (Freelance)

1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Freelance
Senior
Quality Assurance and Testing
Welocalize

Welocalize

Welocalize provides translation and localization services to help businesses reach global audiences with precision and efficiency.

Professional Services
1K-5K
Founded 1997
$34M raised

Description

  • Perform translation, review, and quality assurance of Assamese translation tasks.
  • Copy-edit content and conduct linguistic checks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and style adherence.
  • Provide feedback to translators and freelancers to improve overall quality.
  • Manage language assets such as glossaries, style guides, and work instructions to keep them accurate and up to date.
  • Respond to linguistic queries from translators, project managers, and other stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with the translation team to clarify terminology, style, and other linguistic issues.
  • Support onboarding, development, and training of new linguists and freelancers when needed.
  • Participate in developing improved review and quality processes.
  • Meet or exceed quality and productivity KPIs for the role.
  • Work toward goals set by the Squad Lead or Language Lead.

Requirements

  • University degree in Translation, Applied Languages, Linguistics, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in translation, review, or localization.
  • Native fluency in Assamese.
  • Fluency in English, written and spoken.
  • Solid understanding of the localization process and review workflows.
  • Proficiency in standard software such as Windows and MS Office.
  • Hands-on experience with CAT tools such as XTM, SDL Studio, PolyGlot, MateCat, ATMS, or fbCAT.
  • Experience with query and issue management tools such as JIRA.
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new localization tools.
  • Strong attention to detail with excellent review and editing skills.
  • Ability to give clear, concise, and constructive feedback to linguists.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Excellent terminology management knowledge in one or more subject areas.
  • Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle varied linguistic issues.
  • Ability and willingness to train and mentor others when required.
  • Positive approach to client and stakeholder communication.
  • Ability to work successfully in a virtual, global team.

Benefits

  • Freelance remote role available worldwide.
  • Opportunity to work with a global localization and language services company.
  • Work on multilingual content transformation and NLP-related language data projects.
  • Collaborate with international teams across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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