Remote Freelance Linguist - German Localization & AI

LILT (Production); United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rates

Prompt payments

Global community of linguists

Job summary

LILT is seeking independent contractors who translate content between German and their native language, preserving nuance and clarity. You will edit, refine, and apply current language standards across digital platforms, contributing to language model quality through structured feedback.

This role emphasizes transcreation when needed and collaboration with Production and cross-functional teams to localize content for various markets.

Qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in the target language(s).
• Graduate qualification in translation, linguistics, or language studies, OR
• A graduate qualification in another field plus 2 years of full-time professional translation experience, OR
• 5 years of full-time professional translation experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate content between German and your native language while preserving cultural nuance and clarity.
• Edit and refine language content for accuracy, tone, and contextual relevance across digital platforms.
• Apply current language standards, usage trends, and best practices to all deliverables.
• Evaluate and provide structured feedback to improve language model quality.
• Collaborate with Production and cross-functional teams to localize content for your language-speaking markets.
• Support content development, localization, and quality assurance for digital tools and applications.
• If transcreation is required, the text should be creatively adapted beyond the source to ensure it reads naturally in the target language.

Skills

Native-level proficiency

Terminology accuracy

Attention to nuance

Education

Graduate qualification in translation/linguistics/language studies

Graduate qualification plus 2 years translation experience

5 years full-time translation experience

Job description

LILT is seeking independent contractors who translate content between German and their native language, preserving nuance and clarity. You will edit, refine, and apply current language standards across digital platforms, contributing to language model quality through structured feedback.

This role emphasizes transcreation when needed and collaboration with Production and cross-functional teams to localize content for various markets.