Freelance Senior Linguist-Marketing & Life Sciences-Afrikaans (South Africa)

3 months, 3 weeks ago
Freelance
Junior
Technical Writing and Documentation
Welo Global

Welo Global

Welo Global specializes in providing enterprise localization, AI training data, and multilingual content solutions, leveraging a portfolio of specialized global brands to meet diverse customer needs in the AI and language services industry.

Professional Services
Founded 1997

Description

  • Translate and copy edit content in investigator-facing, patient-facing, pharmacy, marketing, help, and UI materials.
  • Collaborate as part of a freelance language expert team across multiple accounts and programs.
  • Apply linguistic and cultural expertise to ensure accurate Afrikaans localization for the target audience.
  • Work within translation and localization workflows using CAT tools and project platforms.
  • Review and adapt content for quality, consistency, and usability across source materials.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of experience translating or copy editing content in relevant subject matter areas or verticals.
  • Professional-level understanding of English (US/GB).
  • Native-level Afrikaans expertise as the target language with a strong understanding of cultural nuances.
  • Experience using CAT tools such as XTM, Phrase, Trados, Jira, and Smartling.
  • Working knowledge of MS Office applications, including MS Word and MS Excel.
  • Translation degree preferred, or 3 years of translation experience with another degree, or 5 years of translation experience without a degree.
  • Experience with marketing and life sciences content is required.
  • Ability to work remotely as a freelance language expert.
  • Experience supporting multiple accounts or programs is desirable.

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