Remote Linguist - AI Localization & Translation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Competitive rates

Job summary

LILT is seeking freelance linguists to translate and localize content across Life Sciences, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Finance. You will translate English content into your native language, maintain tone and cultural nuance, and refine outputs for quality and consistency.

As an independent contractor, you can set your own schedule with no minimum hours. Expect competitive rates and prompt payments, with opportunities to contribute to AI language tooling and cross-functional localization projects.

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 English 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 proficiency

Terminology management

Editorial review

Education

Translation degree

Linguistics degree

5 years translation experience

Job description

LILT is seeking freelance linguists to translate and localize content across Life Sciences, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Finance. You will translate English content into your native language, maintain tone and cultural nuance, and refine outputs for quality and consistency.

As an independent contractor, you can set your own schedule with no minimum hours. Expect competitive rates and prompt payments, with opportunities to contribute to AI language tooling and cross-functional localization projects.