Freelance Translator - Indonesian to Chinese (Malaysia)

Welocalize; Malaysia; Remote; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A global data services company is seeking professional bilingual linguists to join their team as Translators for a 3-month project, focusing on Indonesian and Mandarin. This remote freelance role requires fluency in both languages and offers a pay rate of ~ USD $9.00/hour with 25-35 hours of work per week. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and a background in translation or transcription.

Qualifications

• Professional fluency in both Indonesian and Mandarin Chinese.
• Previous experience with translation, transcription, or bilingual QA work preferred.
• Strong understanding of linguistic nuances across Indonesian and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to an upcoming speech translation supervised fine-tuning project.
• Perform speech segmentation and audio clipping.
• Execute bilingual translation tasks and glossary creation.

Skills

Bilingual fluency in Indonesian and Mandarin

Attention to detail

Interest in AI and speech technologies

Job description

Overview

Welo Data works with technology companies to provide datasets that are high-quality, ethically sourced, relevant, diverse, and scalable to supercharge their AI models. As a Welocalize brand, WeloData leverages over 25 years of experience in partnering with the world’s most innovative companies and brings together a curated global community of over 500,000 AI training and domain experts to offer services that span:

• ANNOTATION & LABELLING: Transcription, summarization, image and video classification and labeling.
• ENHANCING LLMs: Prompt engineering, SFT, RLHF, red teaming and adversarial model training, model output ranking.
• DATA COLLECTION & GENERATION: From institutional languages to remote field audio collection.
• RELEVANCE & INTENT: Culturally nuanced and aware, ranking, relevance, and evaluation to train models for search, ads, and LLM output.

Want to join our Welo Data team? We bring practical, applied AI expertise to projects. We have both strong academic experience and a deep working knowledge of state-of-the-art AI tools, frameworks, and best practices. Help us elevate our clients\' Data at Welo Data.

Description

We are excited to invite professional bilingual linguists to join our team as Translators for an upcoming 3-month project (with potential for extension based on project needs).

In this role, you will contribute directly to an upcoming speech translation supervised fine-tuning project (Indonesian ⇄ Chinese).

Scope of Work

• Speech segmentation and audio clipping
• Timestamp proofreading and sentence segmentation
• Bilingual translation (Indonesian ⇄ Chinese)
• Term extraction and glossary creation

This Role Is Great for People Who

• Are professional bilingual speakers of Indonesian and Chinese (Mandarin)
• Have strong attention to detail in linguistic and technical tasks
• Are interested in AI, speech technologies, and data services
• Can consistently deliver high-quality translations in a fast-paced environment

Project Details

• Job Title: Translator
• Pay Rate: ~ USD $9.00/hour
• Location: Remote (Must be based in Malaysia; applicants from Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macao are not eligible)
• Schedule: 25-35 hours per week; 3-month project duration
• Start Date: ASAP
• Employment Type: Freelance/Independent Contractor

Note

Welo Data uses state-of-the-art fraud detection systems to ensure all freelancers engaged in the project do not misrepresent their identity, location, or financial details.

Requirements

• Professional fluency in both Indonesian and Mandarin Chinese
• Must be located in Malaysia for at least 5 years
• Previous experience with translation, transcription, or bilingual QA work preferred
• Ability to follow project conventions and client rules in English
• Strong understanding of linguistic nuances across Indonesian and Chinese
• Availability for full-time work over the 3-month engagement

Disclaimer

I understand that all time spent on this application, including guidance on how to pass the client exam and be hired on the project, is unpaid.

I understand that once hired, inactivity can be cause for removal from the project.

I understand I have to equip a laptop or personal computer for this project. Mobile devices are not acceptable for this work.

To Apply

Submit your resume and a brief statement explaining why you would be a good fit for this role. Include any relevant experience with content evaluation, research, or analysis.

Review the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) information and provide consent in the upcoming questionnaire. Please note that the signatures will not be mandatory. You just need to read and review the document.

We encourage applications from students and individuals looking to develop professional evaluation skills while maintaining a flexible schedule.