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English to Korean linguist for Patent

Welocalize
Remote (South Korea)
Full-time
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This linguist translates and proofreads English-language patents into Korean across technical fields including chemistry, biology, computer science, electricity, and mechanics. The freelance project uses XTM and expects more than 5,000 weighted words per week, with K-Editor-compatible formats preferred.

Freelance
Fully Remote
2+ years

Skills & Expertise

English-to-Korean translation
Patent translation and proofreading
XTM
Trados
K-Editor-compatible formats
Chemistry
Biology
Computer science

Key Responsibilities

Translate patent documents from English into Korean across specified technical fields.

Proofread patent translations and provide files in compatible formats where required.

Maintain project availability and respond quickly to production teams.

Full Description

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OVERVIEW

We are looking for translators with experience in translating patents from English into Korean (native-level fluency of Korean) with immediate availability for our patent translation projects.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in translating and proofreading patents, specifically in the field of Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Electricity, Mechanics.

Project Details:

Job Title: English into Korean Patent Agency/Translator

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Remote

Content Type: Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Electricity, Mechanics

Expected Weighted Volume Per Week: 5,000+ words

CAT Tool: XTM

Employment Type: Freelance

Preference will be given to candidates who fulfill the following requirements:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the translation and/or editing of patent documents. (More specifically, mechanical and/or chemical patents)

• Proficiency use of CAT tools, especially with Trados, XTM

• Being able to providing in K-Editor compatible formats(HLT, HLZ, FIN)

• Good availability and quick response times.

• Competitive rates.

What do we offer:

• Steady volume of projects and long term partnership

• Interaction and professional relationship with global production teams

• Multicultural, international team with a great variety of document types and topics

• On-time payments

Selected candidates will be invited to complete an English into Korean patent translation test. Approved linguists will be then included in our pool of external partners and professional details will be made available to our global Production teams.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Welocalize Life Sciences Talent Management Team

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