Translation: Text Messaging

During this new translation project, participants will work on strings coming from messaging apps. The source may exhibit a wide range of different linguistic styles, which may include use of ungrammatical text, informal tone, slang, abbreviations, etc. For each source string, translators must provide 2 translations following 2 different criteria/set of instructions.

Purpose:

Thanks to this project, we will help improve automatic translations in conversational environments.

Main requirements:

Must have access to a laptop and a good internet connection.
Ideally, a linguistic background would be a plus.
Must have a very high level of English.
Must be a native (or have a high-level proficiency) of one of the languages specified below (in bold) and must be able to translate into one of the others: German > English (US), Spanish (ES), French (FR) or Italian.

Other important information:

The project takes place on our online platform. Instructions and guidelines will be provided.
Although not necessary, it is preferable to have some linguistic or translation experience for this project.
We offer flexible schedule, although a minimum amount of hours will be expected.

To apply:
https://www.oneforma.com/job/text-messaging-translation/