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Contract role with Wikimedia Foundation as an Italian Translator / Linguist working remotely. Requires minimum 5 years English to Italian translation and review experience primarily for fundraising and marketing content. Native Italian speaker with excellent English. Flexible work environment with ad-hoc translation requests and deadlines. Nice to have Wikipedia community or copywriting experience. No salary disclosed. No visa sponsorship or work authorization requirements specified.
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Explore the remote job marketItalian Translator / Linguist (Contract) at Wikimedia
Purpose/Background information
The Wikimedia Fundraising team runs annual fundraising campaigns in Italy. The team requires a linguist experienced in translation and translation review/proofreading to translate from English to Italian, and to proofread banner, email, and online fundraising content.
Scope of Work
Respond to requests for translation assistance (Translation, Translation Review, or Proofreading) on an ad-hoc basis and submit completed work and/or tasks by mutually agreed upon deadlines. We will request your personal feedback on our messages (discussing cultural and idiomatic nuances).
Responsibilities
Translation [Primary Task] - The Linguist will be the go-to translator for all online fundraising content in Italian, including but not limited to: email and banner fundraising appeals, payment forms, donor support pages, etc.
Revise reviewer edits - A Localization best practice is that all content that is translated must undergo an additional translation review by someone different than the original translator (i.e. by a language service agency or native speaking colleague in the Wikimedia movement). This QA ensures quality and catches any potential spelling, grammar, punctuation, or translation errors. The linguist will thus need to revise the suggested edits made by the reviewer, and decide whether to accept/incorporate them, or whether to reject them .
Final - Proofreading of content after it has been coded, before going live
Required qualifications
- Native Italian speaker with excellent verbal and written English skills
- Proven, extensive English to Italian translation and translation review experience (minimum 5 years experience)
- Previous translation experience of marketing, advertising, or fundraising subject matter
- Highly dependable and punctual
- Able to work productively in a flexible environment
- Preference given to those with proven experience interpreting and/or interest in Wikipedia communities
Extra/Nice-to-Have qualifications
- Experience in the Wikipedia editing community or with the movement
- Copywriting experience
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.
The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.
As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.
If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at recruiting@wikimedia.org or +1 (415) 839-6885.
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