Tibetan Literary Transcreator: Visionary Prose Specialist

LILT (Production); United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

LILT is seeking a skilled Tibetan linguist to contribute to a high-visibility literary transcreation project, adapting English text into Tibetan while preserving tone across diverse subjects.

As an independent contractor, you control your schedule and workload. Ideal candidates have native-level Tibetan, proven literary translation or transcreation experience, and familiarity with ethics, philosophy, and AI topics.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Tibetan with strong writing skills.
• Proven experience in literary translation or transcreation.
• Familiarity with ethics, philosophy, and AI/technology topics is preferred.
• Strong command of style, tone, and structure for reflective/literary prose.

Responsibilities

• Complete a paid sample transcreation based on a source excerpt.
• Adapt content across diverse domains while preserving author’s voice and register.
• Maintain idealistic, visionary and reflective tone throughout the adaptation.
• Work from the source text as the basis for your transcreation, without adding original content.

Skills

Tibetan fluency

Literary translation/transcreation

Ethics/Philosophy/AI topics

Voice and tone adaptation

Job description

LILT is seeking a skilled Tibetan linguist to contribute to a high-visibility literary transcreation project, adapting English text into Tibetan while preserving tone across diverse subjects.

As an independent contractor, you control your schedule and workload. Ideal candidates have native-level Tibetan, proven literary translation or transcreation experience, and familiarity with ethics, philosophy, and AI topics.