Freelance Academic Translator: Simplified Chinese→English

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, is seeking freelance translators to work on academic manuscripts across languages. You will translate between your language and native English, applying your subject‑area expertise to help researchers publish in prestigious journals.

Candidates should hold a degree in Translation or equivalent with translation training; a graduate degree with two years of translation experience or five years of professional translation experience is also acceptable.

Qualifications

• A degree in Translation or equivalent with translation training.
• Graduate degree plus two years translation experience.
• Five years of professional translation experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate academic manuscripts from the original language to native English or vice versa.
• Apply subject-area expertise to ensure accurate, publication-ready translation.
• Collaborate with researchers to prepare manuscripts for submission to journals.

Skills

Translation

Academic editing

Research terminology

Education

Degree in Translation

Graduate degree + translation experience

Five years translation experience

Job description

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, is seeking freelance translators to work on academic manuscripts across languages. You will translate between your language and native English, applying your subject‑area expertise to help researchers publish in prestigious journals.

Candidates should hold a degree in Translation or equivalent with translation training; a graduate degree with two years of translation experience or five years of professional translation experience is also acceptable.