Remote Japanese Translation Editor — Part-Time Contractor

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

Job summary

Correlation One is seeking a Japanese Translation Editor to refine technical learning content for our Data Center Technician program. You will work with English originals and AI-generated Japanese drafts to produce clear, natural Japanese lessons, assignments, and quizzes.

This role requires strong editorial judgment to rewrite awkward English into fluent Japanese while preserving meaning and learning goals. You will edit directly in Codio and collaborate with SMEs to verify terminology.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in English-to-Japanese translation and substantive editing.
• Excellent written Japanese and strong English reading comprehension.
• Ability to explain editorial decisions and preserve source meaning while adapting structure and phrasing.
• Experience applying style guides and glossaries, researching terminology, and identifying issues that require clarification.
• Comfort reviewing AI-generated translations and taking responsibility for quality of final Japanese content.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated Japanese translations against English source content, correcting errors, omissions, unnatural phrasing, and inconsistent terminology.
• Restructure sentences to ensure explanations are clear for Japanese learners.
• Preserve technical meaning, learning objectives, assignment requirements, and quiz content.
• Edit content directly in Codio, preserving formatting and structure of lessons and assessments.
• Review the Japanese style guide and glossary, apply consistently, update as needed with team input.
• Flag unclear English content and consult SMEs for terminology verification.
• Provide concise feedback to improve translation guidance for future drafts.
• Manage assigned work independently, communicate progress, and meet deadlines.

Skills

Eng→JP translation

Editorial rewriting

Terminology research

Codio platform

Remote work

Tools

Codio

Job description

Correlation One is seeking a Japanese Translation Editor to refine technical learning content for our Data Center Technician program. You will work with English originals and AI-generated Japanese drafts to produce clear, natural Japanese lessons, assignments, and quizzes.

This role requires strong editorial judgment to rewrite awkward English into fluent Japanese while preserving meaning and learning goals. You will edit directly in Codio and collaborate with SMEs to verify terminology.