On-Demand Freelance English to Spanish (US) Translator/Post-Editor
Experienced post-editor for Weekdays from Monday 7am - Friday 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) Type: Freelance / Remote Location: Several Time Zones Hours: Weekdays from Monday 7am - Friday 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) We are seeking talented and qualified English (US) to Spanish (US) Post-Editors with experience in medical terminology, particularly in patient-facing content (e.g., AVS). Responsibilities:
- Review and refine machine-translated content from English (US) into Spanish (US)
- Improve accuracy, fluency, and overall quality of MT
- Ensure final text reads naturally, as if originally written by a native speaker
- Deliver high-quality work within fast turnaround times
Requirements: Applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- A degree in translation, linguistics or language studies or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training, from a recognized institution of higher education; or
- a degree in any other field from a recognized institution of higher education and has the equivalent of two years of full-time professional experience in translating; or
- the equivalent of five years of full-time professional experience in translating.
Additional requirements:
- Bilingual proficiency in English (US) and Spanish (US) (native Spanish preferred)
- Strong localization skills and cultural knowledge of both source and target languages
- Experience with medical terminology in the US market (patient-facing content such as AVS)
- Experience in post-editing machine translation (MT) and/or localization
- Familiarity with MT and LLM technologies
- Proficiency in CAT tools, especially memoQ
Skills:
- Experience evaluating post-edited content
- Strong understanding of:
- Fluency, naturalness, accuracy, and coherence in post-edited texts
- Raw MT output evaluation, including error identification, post-editing effort, and turnaround time
- Additional language proficiency is an asset.