Freelance Book Translator

Reedsy; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the publishing industry is seeking experienced book translators to help authors share their stories across various languages. The role allows freelancers to set their own rates, manage workloads flexibly, and collaborate through a user-friendly platform, ensuring payment protection.

Benefits

Set your own rates

Flexible workload management

Payment protection

Qualifications

• 3+ years of translating experience.
• At least 5 published books that are well-reviewed.
• Experience working for a traditional publisher is positively valued.

Responsibilities

• Translate works directly with authors to share stories in different languages.
• Collaborate through the platform to manage workload.

Skills

Translation Experience

Copy Editing

Job description

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We are seeking experienced book translators to work directly with authors and help them share their stories in a different language.

Reedsy’s vetted group of freelancers helps authors through every stage of their publishing journey: from editing to translating to marketing their book. Our professionals have worked on a range of widely acclaimed novels, such as The Hunger Games, Originals (Adam Grant), and His Dark Materials series (Philip Pullman).

We are looking for translators of the following language pairs:

Requirements

The qualifications we look for are:

• 3+ years of translating experience.
• At least 5 published books that are well-reviewed (and available on Amazon, Apple Books, or Google Books) for each of the language pairs you offer.
• Experience working for a traditional publisher is positively valued.

Though not a requirement, we appreciate it if you are able to copy-edit/proofread your translations (or work in tandem with a partner who can do it) to deliver an error-free translation.

As a translator on Reedsy, you will be able to set your own rates, manage your workload, work where and when you want, collaborate through our intuitive platform, and enjoy Reedsy’s payment protection.