Work With Us

Are you a linguist, translator, interpreter, or other language professional?

We are always on the hunt for new talent in the fields of translation, transcription, quality assurance, training data, linguistic annotation and analysis, project management, and more.

Meridian Linguistics has thrived on the basic principle that attracting and keeping high-quality linguists makes us more competitive, and lets us spend our time and focus on executing our work, rather than fixing errors or constantly onboarding new, untested talent.

This is why we have strived to be a pleasant and rewarding company to work for.

Our payment turnaround times are among the fastest in the industry, our technology intuitive, and our project managers empathetic and knowledgeable: they are linguists themselves.

We know that linguistic expertise is hard-won, and that every project brings its own unique challenges, and we strive to recognize the hard work of our linguists with performance-based bonuses.

New to the language industry? Check out How To Become a Freelance Translator  or How To Work As a Proofreader.

You can also check out our courses!

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Work From Anywhere                                                          

Meridian hires linguists on a per-project basis, as independent contractors.

You are never under any obligation to accept a project that you feel is beyond your expertise or cannot accommodate your time constraints.

That said, language services is a fast-paced industry, so linguists who are plugged-in and responsive, and who  can respond to our requests immediately and take projects with short deadlines, will find the most success with us.

As long as you can guarantee internet stability and responsiveness, you can work from your home office, an airport lounge, a coffee shop, or even a hammock by the beach.

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What We Expect

Communication is key.

In a fast-paced market, responsiveness is absolutely crucial (we are happy to communicate by phone, text, Skype, e-mail, Wechat, Whatsapp, Viber, or Kakaotalk!)

As many projects involve a large team (of translators, editors, proofreaders, and project managers) deadlines are very important.

Finally, no matter how many steps of quality assurance we have slotted for a project, we expect each linguist to carefully proofread and check their own work, and to be ultimately responsible for the quality of the translation.

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Qualifications

Please ensure your CV is clear and concise, and clearly lists your past translation experience (including clients, word counts, and language pairs).

Depending on your language pair and past demonstrable experience, you may or may not be expected to hold a translation certification. If you do not currently hold any certifications, you may be asked to provide a sample translation.

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How To Get Paid

We like to make the payment process as speedy and efficient as possible for our freelancers so that they can focus on what they do best: navigating confusing portals translating.

Learn how to invoice and get paid for your work here.

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Sign Up for Our Newsletter

This mailing list is for linguists, translators, and language industry professionals. Sign up here to receive our newsletter, which includes work opportunities, language industry news and new projects at Meridian Linguistics.

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Join Our Team

Thanks for reading a little bit about us before hitting “Apply”.

We try to make onboarding as streamlined as possible, so our initial application form has just a few fields and can be completed in under 3 minutes! We’ll reach out to you with the next steps if your profile fits our needs.

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