[Freelance Remote Position] English to Norwegian Bokmål Terminologist

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Requirements:

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Norwegian Bokmål, with deep cultural knowledge.
• 3+ years of experience in localization, terminology management, or related fields.
• Experience in managing glossaries and term bases, with a focus on consistency.
• Proven research skills for verifying term translations using various sources.
• High attention to detail ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in term checking.
• A genuine passion for pop culture and familiarity with trends and fan communities.
• Collaboration skills to work with phoneticians and copywriters.
• Adaptable problem-solving abilities for localization challenges.
• Experience in quality assurance checks for linguistic accuracy.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct proper name localization research to find existing translations for names.
• Evaluate existing localizations to select suitable options based on evidence.
• Develop accurate phonetic transliterations of proper names.
• Produce semantic translations when required for program names, titles, etc.
• Maintain a glossary of terms and ensure consistency across projects.
• Collaborate with phoneticians and copywriters for accurate translations.
• Provide evaluation data for AI/NMT research for fine-tuning language models.
• Review proper names for accuracy and cultural relevance.
• Identify ways to improve internal terminology management systems.