German Translator in Home Office bei Productive Playhouse

German Translator

Location: Remote

Status: Project Based (Contract)

Compensation: USD $32 per hour

Benefits: Flexible schedule, work from home, paid training

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Productive Playhouse Inc. (PPH) is a global data company. From our start, forward thinking in language acquisition and carefully observed cultural experience have defined the Productive Playhouse mission and driven our teams.

Our growth into a full-service data company began in 2011 and has expanded rapidly over the last decade. PPH currently offers our clients a wide range of data services including transcription, translation, linguistic analysis, rating, systems testing, localization, field and studio recording, language skill verification, and sensitive and diversity-focused data handling, with additional services being added continuously.

JOB SUMMARY

Productive Playhouse is seeking translators for a large-scale project with short turnaround times. This project consists of translating videos from German to English. Start times may vary, including overnight. Videos contain sensitive content and translators may opt out from translating or watching. Translators will be expected to begin work immediately after they accept a task. They will be expected to deliver the translation of a 1-minute video in 15 minutes. Video translations will be distributed within a group of translators, as all translation tasks need to be completed in 6 hours. Freelancers will be provided with a style guide, training, and detailed instructions for the work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translating videos from the source language into English
• Ability to take feedback and make revisions
• Provide timely communication with your manager regarding project work
• Consistent and reliable availability
• Insert notes where explicit and detailed hateful language, ethnic discourse, or
  incitement to violence is mentioned
• Ensure the names of speaker(s) and listener(s) are included, in case of a conversation
  involving two or more individuals

SKILLS

• Professional experience in interpretation and/or written translation with short turnaround times
• Able to follow a set of given format guidelines to produce the end document
• Web search skills
• Proficient on MAC or PC, Microsoft Applications and G Suite

REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants must possess native-level (C2) proficiency in source language, German. If you do not possess these characteristics but wish to be considered for other roles, please submit your inquiry via our Jobseekers Inquiry form.
• Near-native (C1) command of English with strong grammar/orthography and punctuation skills
• Translators must already have, or be willing to open an Upwork profile
• Ability to start and onboard efficiently
• Responsive to emails
• At least one year of professional translation or interpretation experience

Please note, the pay rate are in US dollars and payment will be made in US dollars. The amount in local currency will vary according to exchange rates.

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