Simplified Chinese to English Translator - Earth Science

Cactus Communications; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, seeks skilled freelance translators to work on academic manuscripts. You will translate papers between languages, applying specialized subject-area knowledge to produce publication-ready English or other languages.

Required qualifications include translation degree and multiple years of professional translation experience; experience with foreign-language settings is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Translation or equivalent with substantial translation training.
• Graduate degree plus two years of professional translation experience.
• Five years of comprehensive professional translation experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate academic manuscripts between languages with high accuracy.
• Maintain and apply technical terminology consistently.
• Ensure translation quality suitable for publication in journals.

Skills

Technical translation

Terminology management

Editing/proofreading

Education

Degree in Translation

Graduate degree + 2 yrs translation

Five years translation experience

Tools

CAT tools

MemoQ

Trados

Job description

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, provides translation services to help ESL (English-as-a-second-language) researchers communicate their science to the global scientific community. We are currently looking for skilled translators to work with us on a freelance basis.

As a Translator, you will combine your language skills and subject‑area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting‑edge research in prestigious journals.

Job description

We are looking for translators to work on academic manuscripts written in various languages. To qualify, you must have technical expertise in your field. Experience working in a foreign‑language setting will be preferred. Essentially, your work will involve translating an academic research paper from the original language to native English or vice versa.

Requirements

• A degree in Translation or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training, from a recognized institution
• A graduate (or higher) degree in any other field from a recognized institution of higher education plus two years of comprehensive professional experience in translation
• Five years of comprehensive professional experience in translation