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Freelance Opportunities

Are you looking for freelance opportunities?

We are always interested in adding qualified, experienced translators and interpreters to our database.

The main subject areas that we handle are:
  • Aerospace
  • Architecture
  • Automotive
  • Commercial
  • Education & training
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Financial
  • Food and drink
  • Government/EU
  • HR
  • Insurance
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Medicine & pharmaceuticals
  • Oil and gas
  • Patents
  • Real Estate
  • Sciences
  • Technical
  • Telecoms

Joining our supplier database

In order to become an approved supplier, all translators need to fulfil the criteria of our Linguistic Certification Program:
  1. Forms
    Please download the Confidentiality Agreement and Linguist Certification files and fill in the Job Application Freelance form.
  2. Screening
    Please do not apply unless you fulfil the following criteria:
    • candidates must be native speakers of the target language
    • candidates must be educated to university level
      (with a degree either in linguistics or in the relevant subject area)
    • candidates must provide 3 professional references
    • candidates must be willing to complete a test translation
  3. Ongoing performance monitoring
    If your application is approved, and you are added to our database of suppliers, your performance will be monitored through regular quality checks. Additionally, you will be provided with feedback to allow you to familiarize yourself with our clients’ preferred terminology.

Current Projects

Currently, we are particularly interested in hearing from translators in the following languages/subject areas (last updated: September 2009)
  • English into Russian: financial and technical (particularly oil&gas)
  • German into English: all subjects
  • Scandinavian languages into English: all subjects
  • Subject Oil&Gas: English into all languages
  • Subject Pharmaceutical (in particular Clinical Trials): all languages