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Seeking for Chinese to Mongolian freelancer linguists

1-StopAsia

Laguna Beach, CA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description

We are looking for professional, detail-oriented Chinese to Mongolian freelance linguists to join our network in 1-StopAsia. This is a remote, project-based role that allows you to contribute your language expertise to various translation and localization projects, including UI, technical, business content.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality translations and ensuring that the final product reflects cultural, stylistic, and contextual accuracy.

If you’re passionate about languages, curious about role in linguistics, and thrive in a deadline-driven, collaborative environment — we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of proven experience as a professional translator
  • Native fluency in your Mongolian language
  • Fluency in your Chinese language
  • Familiarity with Trados
  • Ability to follow detailed instructions, style guides, and quality standards

Benefits

How to Apply:

    1. Your English resume
    2. Your proposed rate (translation rate per Chinese word, edit rate per Chinese word and MTPE rate per Chinese word)
    3. Please clearify if you can use Trados.

You can contact livia@1stopasia.com for the position, thanks.