Ask HN: I have a Japanese friend who speaks/writes fluent English and...

She's interested in doing translation work. Being a tech geek myself, I was curious:

Are there start-ups that are looking for a translator with that skill? Like, would it would be worth getting it touch with people and seeing if they'd like their user interface translated into Japanese?

She has the usual options — translating articles, eBooks, etc — but I'm trying to help her branch out into other options.

Any help/opinions would be appreciated. :)

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dboles99 12y ago ↗

Ask her to go to: http://www.uni-edit.net/usa/employment. We are always looking for talented Japanese to English translators, especially if they work in technical fields like engineering, computer science, medicine, etc...

adregan 12y ago ↗

Gengo is a translation startup based in Tokyo.

http://gengo.com/translators/

cookrn 12y ago ↗

This might be an interesting option for her if she hasn't seen it already: http://www.verbalizeit.com/

vincvinc 12y ago ↗

http://en.cookpad.com/ is looking for recipe translators.

JoeAltmaier 12y ago ↗

https://www.sococo.com/contact may have some contracting work!

atgm 12y ago ↗

If she's interested in doing translation work, one of the best ways is develop a specialty. General translation pays pennies compared to specialty translation, like medical specialties, law specialties (which can pay around 180/hr! for contract checking), even culinary specialties.

Cookpad, for example, has a contract translation position open now.