Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Duolingo has developed the largest online language learning platform in the world, used by more than 100 million people. This
Traditional Chinese Localization Translator
Location
Worldwide
Posted
18 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Traditional Chinese Localization Translator
Duolingo
• Localize all marketing and product copies, ensuring they are accurate, charismatic, and reflect Duolingo’s style guide and requirements • Attend meetings/consult with fellow team members to discuss translations and align on style, tone, and vocabulary • Contribute to the development of in-house style guides for Traditional Chinese • Conduct QA on the live app to ensure that original content is not only correct and understandable for the Traditional Chinese audience, but also engaging and compelling
Job Requirements
- Native-level proficiency in written Traditional Chinese and full professional fluency in English
- 3+ years of experience in translating, transcreation, proofreading, and/or copywriting for a Traditional Chinese audience
- Experience localizing online, mobile, and/or game products
- Ability to evaluate TTS audio in native language with a skilled ear to report on quality, including details such as nuances in accents
- Desire to learn how to edit and triage TTS in native language for output across in-app and marketing content
- Experience reviewing, annotating, and refining Large Language Model (LLM) outputs for linguistic accuracy, tone, cultural nuance, and factual correctness is strongly preferred
- A portfolio of past work to demonstrate your expertise
- Strong interest in Duolingo and our mission
- Ability to work 25-30 hrs/week (workload may vary from week to week)
Benefits
- Limitless learning opportunities
- Daily collaborations with world-class minds
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