Swahili Translator & Localization Reviewer

Vettedlance; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Vettedlance is seeking a professional Swahili-English translator to join a remote contract role. You will translate prompts, answers, and documents between English and Swahili, ensuring natural Swahili phrasing.

You will rate machine translations for accuracy and fluency, build domain glossaries, and create style notes to guide future AI outputs. A degree or professional experience in translation is expected.

Qualifications

• Native-level Swahili required.
• Professional English required.
• Experience in translation or degrees in translation/languages preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate prompts, answers and documents between English and Swahili.
• Rate machine translation for accuracy and fluency.
• Build domain glossaries and style notes.

Skills

Native Swahili

Professional English

Translation experience

Education

Degree in translation or languages

Job description

Translate between English and Swahili, and review machine translation so AI output reads as if a fluent Swahili speaker wrote it.

What you will do

• Translate prompts, answers and documents between English and Swahili
• Rate machine translation for accuracy and fluency
• Build domain glossaries and style notes

What you need

• Native-level Swahili and professional English
• Professional translation experience or a degree in translation or languages

Contract

• Remote, hourly or per-task contract (independent contractor)
• Part-time, flexible: 10-40 hrs/week
• Remote

Hourly or per task, in USD. Your rate is agreed per project.