Freelance Translation Quality Rater – Japanese (Japan-based)

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Offer summary

Qualifications:

Native speaker of Japanese currently residing in Japan, Proficient in English, Bachelor’s degree or higher, Translation experience preferred.

Key responsibilities:

  • Review and evaluate machine-translated video content for naturalness, accuracy, and relevance
  • Provide feedback to refine translation models
  • Collaborate with the team to enhance the real-time translation experience
  • Contribute insights to optimize machine translation technology.

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Job description

Project Overview:
We are seeking native Japanese speakers currently residing in Japan to join a cutting-edge AI localization project. Your role will involve evaluating translated video titles and subtitles from a user perspective to help improve the performance of real-time translation models. Your insights will directly contribute to optimizing machine translation technology and expanding high-quality evaluation datasets.

This project is an excellent opportunity for linguists, translators, or language professionals looking to participate in the future of AI-driven language tools.


Key Responsibilities:
* Review and evaluate machine-translated video content for naturalness, accuracy, and relevance.
* Provide feedback that supports the refinement of translation models.
* Collaborate with our team to improve the real-time translation experience.


Requirements:
* Native speaker of Japanese and currently living in Japan
* Proficient in English (all training and materials are in English)
* Bachelor’s degree or higher
* Translation experience preferred
* Prior experience with Appen projects is a plus
* Availability between 9 AM – 6 PM (local time)
* Reliable internet connection and device for remote work
* Completion of a brief onboarding survey is required before invitation to the project


Survey Link:
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Project Duration:
* Start Date: Around June 2nd, 2025 (TBC)
* Daily Commitment: 6–8 hours


Compensation:
* Training period: 1–3 days (qualification required to proceed)
* Paid hourly based on actual working time post-qualification

Required profile

Experience

Industry :
Information Technology & Services
Spoken language(s):
JapaneseEnglish
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Other Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Reliability

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