Lithuanian to English Translator

Appen is an award-winning organization. Our people help leading technology companies expand into new global markets. With capability in over 180 languages, Appen’s global network of specialists and in-country virtual teams work together to ensure new products and technologies operate in all the languages our clients need. Whether our clients need help for in-vehicle speech recognition technology, improving search engine performance or building translation software, Appen delivers.   We are proud to have been named in Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 100 Companies Offering Flexible Jobs in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. We are looking for bilingual Lithuanian/English translators for an upcoming project. Location: On-line Estimated weekly hours: 15-20 hours The Project: The data (700,000 Lithuanian source words) to be translated have been taken from various online news sources in Lithuanian. The translated data from this project will be used as training data to develop a machine translation engine. Hence, accurately conveying the meaning of the source text and naturalness in US English is very important. Requirements: Lithuanian and English native or near-native level speaker Confident with US spelling conventions Very good grammar and spelling skills in target language Reliable Internet connection Qualified candidates will be asked to complete a couple of tests. Preferred Skills: Professional translation experience and/or degree in translation or linguistics (or related field). If you or someone in your circle of friends meet the requirements and is interested in contributing to this project, apply now! Detailed project information and instructions will be provided shortly after you have enrolled. Appen constantly seeks motivated freelancers to support their translation, transcription, annotation and data collection teams. Your successful contribution to this project will grant you a space in our database and a good chance to be considered for projects in the future. We are looking forward to receiving your application. Email us at ssaludo@[login to view URL] or register through [login to view URL]