Post-Editors with Danish (Remote for Freelancers)

LocalEyes; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

LocalEyes is seeking Danish MT post-editors for remote freelance work. You will refine machine-translated content into publishable Danish, adhering to client guidelines and style guides.

Ideal candidates are native Danish speakers with MTPE experience and strong English skills, familiar with translation memory tools, TMS, SDL Studio, and other CAT tools, and able to adapt to fast-paced projects and changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Translation or Applied Linguistics or equivalent experience.
• Native Danish speaker with MTPE experience.
• Excellent command of English in writing and comprehension.
• Experience with Translation Memory tools and TMS.
• Familiar with SDL Studio and CAT tools.
• Adaptable to fast-paced, changing project priorities.
• IT-literate and open to learning new tools.

Responsibilities

• Post-edit MT outputs to reflect source meaning.
• Provide corrections and text optimization based on MT output.
• Follow client guidelines and quality standards.
• Work with translation memory, glossary, and style guides.
• Ensure high grammatical accuracy and correct terminology.
• Format/tagging and country-specific adjustments as per guidelines.
• Meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Danish native speaker

Excellent English skills

Adaptable to fast-paced work

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Translation or Applied Linguistics

Tools

SDL Studio

Translation Memory tools

CAT tools

TMS

Job description

About us

LocalEyes Group is a leading provider of Localization Services to the international computer and software sectors with headquarters in Ireland and subsidiaries in Europe and the US. We work with the world's most innovative companies. We help them to grow and expand in new markets, providing experts and cultural awareness. LocalEyes Group is recruiting Machine Translation Post-Editors with Danish to be part of our growing Teams.

The role

In this role, you will be required to perform Post-Editing (light and full) on Machine Translation outputs in accordance with client specifications.

You will:

• Ensure target text correctly reflects the meaning of the source
• Provide corrections and text optimization based on the MT output
• Understand post-editing guidelines and ensure quality standards meet client expectations
• Perform linguistic tasks as per project instructions and other references (translation memory, glossary, style guides, etc.)
• Ensure high-grammatical accuracy while maintaining key terminology, spotting inconsistencies and incorrect cultural references
• Correct formatting/tagging, punctuation, country specifics, terminology, style, fluency as per guidelines

Main requirements

• Degree in Translation, Applied Linguistics or equivalent experience
• Native speaker in Danish language
• Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) experience required
• Preferred experience in translation and proofreading specialized in IT and Software
• Excellent command of the English language in both comprehension and writing
• Experience with Translation Memory tools and Translation Management Systems (TMS)
• IT skills with knowledge and experience of SDL Studio and CAT tools
• Comfortable with technology and open to learn to use new tools
• Excellent understanding of Machine Translation Post-Editing processes and tools
• Linguistic and cultural competences of both source and target language
• Adaptive to fast-paced work environmentwith multiple changes of project priorities
• Ability to maintain professionalism under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Problem solving and decision-making skills

Field of expertise :IT/Software and technical expertise including Software UI and product documentation translation

Location :Remote

Schedule :This work is based on project needs. Hours can vary and flexibility with a changing schedule is very important.

Employment type :Freelance

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