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Translation QA Volunteer - Remote Global
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We’re looking for fluent speakers to help make sure our product feels natural in every language we support—not just correctly translated.
About the role
As we roll out new languages, machine translation and AI drafts get us most of the way there. What stops us from shipping copy that’s awkward, wrong, or culturally off is a native speaker actually walking the product and telling us what doesn’t ring true.
You’d walk the full experience in your language—switching locale, browsing home/about, taking the assessment, viewing your result and portrait, and comparing—and flag anything that reads stiff, feels off-register, or misses the mark culturally.
What you’d actually do
- Walk the journey—home/about → assessment → result/portrait → compare (and any emails)
- Flag bad or stiff wording—note the screen, the English meaning if useful, and a natural alternative
- Check tone and register — warm and plain where the English is warm and plain; no corporate translation-speak, no slang that’ll date or exclude
- Spot cultural/regional issues — idioms that don’t land, UK/US-only assumptions, formality norms (tú/vous etc.), gender and inclusivity conventions
- Check UI fit — truncated buttons, overflowing labels, RTL/LTR mixing, date and number formatting
- Protect instrument integrity — make sure questions stay answerable and fair, without quietly changing what’s being asked
- Report back simply — screen → problem → suggested fix → severity (blocker/polish), via a shared doc or sheet
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What stays in English: the brand name and framework labels (e.g. world/way/animal names used as categories). Everything else—chrome, questions, instructions, buttons, emails, explanatory copy —is fair game to localize and flag.
Who this suits
- Fluent speakers of your target language (native preferred)
- Comfortable giving direct, specific feedback (“this sounds like a textbook,” “this would confuse my mum”)
- Ideally based in or familiar with the region you’re checking — dialects matter (LatAm vs. Spain Spanish, Brazilian vs. European Portuguese, etc.)
- No linguistics degree needed — translators, teachers, expats, diaspora communities, and bilingual users all fit well
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Commitment
- Burst sessions when a language is nearly ready (roughly 1–2 hours to walk the product and report)
- Optional light ongoing check-ins as copy updates (15–30 min when new strings need a look)
- Not a daily job — we reach out when there’s something real to check
What you’ll get
- A concrete, CV-worthy line: “Translation QA for a live assessment product in [language]”
- Genuine thanks and a recommendation for thorough work
- Early input into how your language community experiences the product
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