Machine Translation Post-Editor

YPAI; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

YPAI is hiring for remote post-editors to refine machine translations into accurate, fluent text from home. The work suits translators with native or near-native command of the target language and strong English.

You will edit machine output against the source, fix meaning, grammar and terminology, and mark segments for review. Projects are assigned language pairs and come with source and machine text.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native command of the target language with strong English.
• 18 years or older.
• Attention to detail and ability to edit quickly.

Responsibilities

• Post-edit machine output against the source, to the quality level the project sets.
• Fix errors of meaning, grammar, terminology and style.
• Mark segments the machine got badly wrong so they can be reviewed.

Skills

Native/near-native language

Strong English

Job description

Edit machine translations into accurate, fluent text, as paid work from home. It suits translators and careful readers with native or near-native command of the target language and strong English.

What the work is for

Your edit, set beside the machine's version and the source, shows exactly what the machine got wrong. AI teams use these edits to train translation models and to measure them. YPAI post-edits across more than 300 language pairs.

The work

• Post-edit machine output against the source, to the quality level the project sets.
• Fix errors of meaning, grammar, terminology and style.
• Mark segments the machine got badly wrong so they can be reviewed.

What to expect

• You work from home, on your own device.
• Each project gives you the source text and the machine's version, segment by segment.

You need

• Native or near-native command of the target language, and strong English.
• Spot errors in meaning and terminology while working quickly.
• 18 years or older.

Good to know

• Text the machine got right stays as it is, even when you would have phrased it differently.
• Work comes per project and per language pair, so how often you are invited depends on demand for yours.

Pay

$20–$28/hr. Rate shown is for the United States. This role is open in 15 countries, with local rates; pick your country on YPAI.

YPAI pays every two weeks for approved work via PayPal, Wise or bank transfer. Work is by invitation after your profile is reviewed.