English to Japanese Generalist Translator

About the role

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, provides translation services to help ESL (English-as-a-second-language) researchers communicate their science to the global scientific community. We are currently looking for skilled translators to work with us on a freelance basis. As a Translator, you will combine your language skills and subject-area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals.

Responsibilities

We are looking for translators to work on academic manuscripts written in various languages. Essentially, your work will involve translating an academic research paper from the original language to native English or vice versa.

Requirements

• A degree in Translation or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training, from a recognized institution
• A graduate (or higher) degree in any other field from a recognized institution of higher education plus two years of comprehensive professional experience in translation
• Five years of comprehensive professional experience in translation