Freelance Creative Translators & Transcreators | Indonesian into English (US)

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality transcreation, translation, and cultural adaptation for marketing, entertainment, and multimedia creative content from Indonesian into English.
• Work collaboratively with internal and linguistic teams to ensure high quality output across various platforms.
• Conduct deep cultural and market research to ensure copy avoids literal translation pitfalls and perfectly captures brand tone, humor, and nuances.
• Review, proofread, and provide constructive feedback on Indonesian-to-English marketing copy to optimize campaign performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Marketing, Linguistics, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent commercial experience).
• Minimum of 3+ years of professional experience specifically in marketing translation and creative transcreation.
• Native-level fluency in English (US) with professional-grade source comprehension of Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia).
• A proven track record of adapting tone, style, and voice across diverse brand guidelines and multimedia formats.
• Creativity and an eye for detail, capable of creating compelling and persuasive content.
• Familiarity with modern CAT tools and localization workflows, backed by exceptional communication and remote collaboration skills.