Linguist - Icelandic - Remote

The role

Linguists will translate content between English and their native language. They will also edit language content, evaluate language model quality, and collaborate with teams to localize content.

What you will do

• Translate content between English and your native language.
• Edit and refine language content for accuracy, tone, and contextual relevance.
• Apply current language standards, usage trends, and best practices.
• Evaluate and provide structured feedback to improve language model quality.
• Collaborate with Production and cross-functional teams to localize content.
• Support content development, localization, and quality assurance for digital tools and applications.
• Creatively adapt text through transcreation if required.

Required qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in the target language(s)
• A graduate qualification in translation, linguistics, or language studies, OR
• A graduate qualification in another field plus 2 years of full-time professional translation experience, OR
• 5 years of full-time professional translation experience.
• The ability to follow terminology and reference materials precisely

Benefits

• Work when you want, as much or as little as you want
• Competitive rates
• Prompt payments
• Access to diverse, innovative projects

Before you apply

• Not ideal as a full time job or primary income source
• Work availability fluctuates with project demand
• As a 1099 contractor, you won't receive benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, or retirement contributions
• Hours are not guaranteed
• Requires reliable availability and commitment

About the company

LILT delivers multilingual AI and human-verified services to Enterprises, Governments, and AI Developers around the world. Their mission is to make the world's information available to everyone, no matter the language they speak.