English into French (Canada) Transcreator/Copywriter for Marketing/Sports Contents
Canada / Global
Translation, Localization, Interpretation, QA Testing – Global Freelance & Agency Opportunities /
Freelance-Remote /
Remote
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
OVERVIEW
We are looking for an English into French (Canada) Transcreator/Copywriter to join our growing team for one of our global clients. They will take ownership of the incoming work on this account and will actively contribute to the success of the program.
Project Details:
Job Title: English into French (Canada) Transcreator/Copywriter
Start Date: ASAP
Task Type: MTPE; Transcreation
Content Type: Soccer matches
Location: Remote
Expected Weighted Volume Per Week: 3 pm - 12 am PST (during the match days - Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays)
CAT Tool: client CMS platform
Employment Type: Freelance
MAIN DUTIES
- Transcreate, write, copy edit and adapt sports related content (soccer matches).
- Perform regular linguistic review of their own work as well as the work performed by other members of the localization team for all content types;
- Copy-edit and fact check the content to ensure accuracy of the content;
- Perform LQA (Localization QA) testing of any content published on live platforms (music and app descriptions, marketing material, and marketing campaigns);
- Conducts market-specific research on local content treatment, content, product and terminology trends, and best localization practices for the target audience in their market.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- BS/BA and 2+ years of work experience in the field of linguistic, journalism, copy-writing, or copy-editing media content such as music, TV and applications with proof of writing samples;
- Strong command of sport culture and terminology with emphasis on MLS/soccer
- Experience in translation and localization of multimedia content (with emphasis on sports);
- Native-level fluency in French from Canada;
- Excellent grammar and writing skills in French (Canada);
- Fluency in written and verbal English;
- Strong creative writing, proofreading, and editing skills in French (Canada);
- Has a wide range of knowledge of sports personalities, teams, music artists, TV and cinema, gaming and pop culture;
- Technology Savvy: Strong practical knowledge of computers and mobile devices, Word processors, Spreadsheets, touch-typing expertise, Digital presentations, Search engine knowledge, Keyboard shortcuts, Virtual conferences, and Social media;
- Knowledge of iOS/ MacOS systems is a must;
- Well capable of typing in their native level language using a local keyboard;
- Ability to work independently and remotely;
- Collaborative; enjoys teamwork in a multicultural environment.
When you join Welocalize, you have the opportunity to bring your career to the next level:
... receive steady volume of work and long-term partnership {where this applies}
... professional development: work on exciting projects that will empower you keep learning and growing
... work with multicultural, international team with a great variety of documents and content types
... 24-hour 6-day a week support from our Community team.
If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, apply below.
