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Freelance Book Translator

extra holidays - extra parental leave - fully flexible
Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Freelance
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
New Zealand

Offer summary

Qualifications:

3+ years of translating experience, At least 5 published books, Experience with traditional publishers preferred, Ability to copy-edit/proofread is a plus.

Key responsabilities:

  • Translate books for authors
  • Collaborate through Reedsy’s platform
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Reedsy Writing & Editing Startup http://www.reedsy.com
11 - 50 Employees
About Reedsy
A friendly place for authors to learn, create and market the best indie books: Reedsy is an award-winning community of over 1,000,000 authors and publishing professionals. Our mission is to help authors create high-quality books by connecting them with the world's best editors, designers, marketers or ghostwriters. Since our launch in 2014 we have been developing a number of resources for authors to learn about writing craft and publishing (blog.reedsy.com) and for professionals to develop their freelance career (blog.reedsy.com/freelancer). In 2019 we launched Reedsy Discovery (reedsy.com/discovery) to give the best indie books the exposure they deserve. Reedsy is a fully remote company with a diverse team of 40, coming from 15 different countries. ⛰ Read about our co-founder Matt spending 3 months living and working from the Alps: https://www.businessinsider.com/i-live-and-work-in-my-car-heres-how-2018-5
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Job description

We are seeking experienced book translators to work directly with authors and help them share their stories in a different language.

Reedsy’s vetted group of freelancers help authors through every stage of their publishing journey: from editing to translating to marketing their book. Our professionals have worked on a range of widely acclaimed novels, such as The Hunger Games, Originals (Adam Grant), and His Dark Materials series (Phillip Pullman).

We are looking for translators of the following language pairs:

  • English > German
  • English > Italian
  • English > French
  • English > Spanish
  • English > Portuguese

Requirements

The qualifications we look for are:

  • 3+ years of translating experience.
  • At least 5 published books that are well-reviewed (and available on Amazon, Apple Books or Google Books) for each of the language pairs your offer.
  • Experience working for a traditional publisher will be positively valued.

Though not a requirement, we appreciate it if you are able to copy-edit/proofread your translations (or you work in tandem with a partner who can do it) in order to deliver an error-free translation.

Benefits

As a translator on Reedsy, you will be able to set your own rates, manage your workload, work where and when you want, collaborate through our intuitive platform, and enjoy Reedsy’s payment protection.

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Industry :
Writing & Editing
Spoken language(s):
English
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Hard Skills

TranslationsProofreadingCopy Editing

Other Skills

  • Time Management
  • Collaboration
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