Role overview

Qualifications

Native speaker of the target language living in the region where the language is spoken
Familiar with the country's culture, slang, and colloquial terms
Acquainted with well-known businesses and brands in the country
Preferably at least five years of language use in linguistic or higher education settings such as a university

Responsibilities

Participate as a remote freelance linguist survey contributor by completing linguistic branding surveys
Evaluate potential brand names for attributes such as verbal similarity, pronunciation ease, evocation, brand associations, and negative connotations
Provide insights on cultural meanings of symbols and colors that may affect brand names and logos
Adapt to surveys in varying formats according to client needs and deliver findings in a timely manner

Key facts

Remote from: Anywhere
Freelance
Entry-level / graduate
English

Hard skills

Semantic Analysis Speech Evaluation Brand Management Academic English Logo Design Brand Management Brand Management Surveys Surveys Graphic Design Color Theory

About the company

Choice Translating, Inc.

Founded in 1995, Choice Translating leverages industry best practices for quality, world-class project managers, highly trained professional translators and interpreters, and the latest technology to ensure our clients' success in the global economy. Services include translation, software and website localization, desktop publishing, voice-overs and interpreting services in 200 languages for manufacturing, law, energy, healthcare, HR, marketing, eLearning, government and non-profit sectors. Through our Choice Cares program, we change the world one word at a time by donating 1% of our time, 1% of our product and 1% of our profit to projects that reduce poverty and promote peace around the world.

Company details

Company typeSME

Company size11 - 50

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Job description

Greetings,

TravelingBrand is a division of Choice Translating Inc., a language services company based in the USA. We provide linguistic survey reports for ongoing branding projects. This posting is for a remote contract opportunity for a linguist survey contributor.

We are expanding our pool of individual freelance linguists and asking if you would like to receive our surveys.

Here's more about our projects: We evaluate potential brand names for various linguistic attributes, which vary by survey type, such as verbal similarities, ease of pronunciation, evocations, brand associations, and negative connotations.

The ideal candidate would also be passionate about graphic design with knowledge of the meanings of symbols and colors in their culture. This awareness might impact the potential brand names and/or their accompanying logos, which may also be evaluated.

The surveys are in different formats based on clients' needs.

For success, we require the candidate:

Be native in the language and live in the mother tongue area
Be familiar with the country's culture, slang, and colloquial words
Be acquainted with well-known businesses and brands in the country
Preferably at least five years of experience using the language at a linguistic and/or higher education setting such as a university

Please submit your CV/resume in English, and feel free to explain your language experience. If your qualifications match our needs, we'll contact you to learn more about your fit for this position.

I appreciate your interest in working with us, and have a great day!

Kind Regards,

TravelingBrand
https://travelingbrand.com/