Freelance Bilingual Checker

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 28 April 2026
LOCATION
remote
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Translation Services
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SKILLS

Proofreading Translation review Grammatical accuracy Typographical error correction Formatting error correction Attention to detail Consistency Clarity

FULL DESCRIPTION

Freelance Bilingual Checker

Company: Editage (CACTUS)

Location: Remote

Work Type: Remote

Job Type: Contract

Experience Level: Associate

Job Description

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, provides translation services to help ESL (English-as-a-second-language) researchers communicate their science to the global scientific community. We are currently looking for skilled translators to work with us on a freelance basis.

We are seeking experienced proofreaders with strong attention to detail to review content that has been translated from source languages. The material includes both academic manuscripts and non-academic documents.

In this role, you will be responsible for crosschecking translations completed by senior translators to ensure the highest standards of quality. This includes verifying grammatical accuracy, eliminating typographical and formatting errors such as extra spaces or incorrect line breaks), and identifying any omissions. The ideal candidate has exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to maintain consistency and clarity across diverse content types.

We have openings in the following language pairs:
Japanese → English | Korean → English | Simplified Chinese → English | Traditional Chinese → English

Job Responsibilities

  • Identify and report any missing translation segments to the Project Management team.
  • Correct typographical and formatting errors as required.
  • Revise and improve grammar, sentence structure, and overall clarity in the translated content.

Qualifications and Prerequisites

  • Bachelor’s degree in any specialization.
  • Excellent written English skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Five years of comprehensive professional experience in proofreading and reviewing.

Benefits of this Role

  • Flexibility. You can work from anywhere in the world.
  • You will have unlimited access to exclusive interviews with industry experts, articles on the latest industry trends, and publication and writing tips on our internal discussion platform.
  • You will be exposed to research carried out worldwide and will get an insider’s view of the burgeoning, multi-million-dollar publishing industry.

Application Process

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