Japanese Translation Contributor

DevFixr; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Japanese-English translator for a remote, freelance assignment on an AI training data project. You will translate general business content between English and Japanese, aiming for natural, accurate output that reads well to business audiences.

Typical work is flexible and paid hourly. Prior professional bilingual experience and an understanding of business contexts are valued; compensation is USD 36.50 per hour under a freelance contract with DevFixr.

Qualifications

• Fluent Japanese speaker with professional work experience.
• Excellent written Japanese and ability to translate to fluent English.
• Working-level English sufficient to translate Japanese to English.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in business content.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets or structured documents is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate general business content between English and Japanese with natural flow.
• Ensure accuracy and readability; support client QA when refining English.

Skills

Fluent Japanese

English proficiency

Bilingual work experience

Attention to detail

Business content familiarity

Tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

About the role

We're recruiting Japanese speakers for a live project with our client, an AI training data company. The work is translation of general business content between English and Japanese, in both directions. It's remote and flexible: you choose when you work.

What you'll do

Translate general business content from English into Japanese, to a standard that is accurate and reads naturally to a speaker.

Translate Japanese content into English accurately and clearly. The client's team refines the final English.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Fluent Japanese speaker.

Excellent written Japanese, with the ability to produce flawless English to Japanese translation.

Working-level English, good enough to translate Japanese into English to a reasonable standard.

Professional experience using both Japanese and English at work.

Strong attention to detail.

Comfortable working with professional and business content.

Nice to have

Paid professional translation or localisation experience.

QA or review experience.

Familiarity with spreadsheets or structured documents.

Strong knowledge of Japanese business and cultural context.

Not required

Formal translation experience or qualifications. Bilingual professional experience is enough.

Specialist knowledge. The content is general corporate, not legal, financial or technical.

Terms

USD 36.50 per hour.

Freelance contract with DevFixr, paid monthly.

No minimum hours, but there is plenty of work for those who want more.

Either side can end the arrangement at any time.