Linguistic Tester

Work location: remote

Start date: ASAP (expected to start July 31st)

Duration: first test session is expected to last 1.5-2 weeks. Several sessions to be scheduled throughout the year (exact dates to be decided)

Availability: minimum 20hrs./week

Engagement mode: Freelance/Independent contractor

DataForce by TransPerfect is looking for a freelance Norwegian (Bokmal) Linguistic tester, willing to engage in a long-term opportunity and be part of an innovative project.

Role responsibilities

The selected candidate will be testing linguistic and functional features of our client's in-car system UI. The test will be conducted remotely. The candidate will report functional and linguistic issues in translation from English into Norwegian (Bokmal) as well as make suggestions on fixes based on automotive industry standards and the Norwegian market.

Job requirements

• Idiomatic fluency in Norwegian (Bokmal)

• Advanced proficiency in English

• A degree in translation, linguistics, or a related degree where language studies was a major component

• 1+ years' experience in translation/localization review, user testing, LQA, or any related quality assurance role in translation/localization

• Translation/localization experience in the automotive industry or an understanding of how to drive and how an e-car works.

Skills preferred:

• Driver's license

• Translation certification from a local accreditation body (e.g., ATA, or equivalent)

• 3+ years' experience in translation from English into Norwegian (Bokmal)

• Have experience in automotive digital interface QA experience (similar working experience with E-Car)

• Experience in digital interface copywriting or a related field

• Certification with a local translation accreditation body is a plus.

Please note: to qualify for this role, you will need to pass an interview and a test.

DataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. 

We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering, enriching and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains. 

To learn more about DataForce please visit us at  https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce ; 

For more information or inquiries, please contact us at  DataForce.Sourcing@transperfect.com and use the job title as the subject of the email. 

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