Machine Translation Post-Editor
Applications open
Edit machine translations into accurate, fluent text, as paid work from home. It suits translators and careful readers with native or near-native command of the target language and strong English.
Remote, Colombia · Freelance
Typical project pay
COP 20000-30000 per hour
Each project invitation states the work, your pay, what the pay covers and what the work must meet. You see it before you accept.
- Where
- Remote, Colombia
- Contract
- Freelance
- Status
- Applications open
Takes a couple of minutes. No CV needed.
What the work is for
Your edit, set beside the machine's version and the source, shows exactly what the machine got wrong. AI teams use these edits to train translation models and to measure them. YPAI post-edits across more than 300 language pairs.
The work
- Post-edit machine output against the source, to the quality level the project sets.
- Fix errors of meaning, grammar, terminology and style.
- Mark segments the machine got badly wrong so they can be reviewed.
What to expect
- You work from home, on your own device.
- Each project gives you the source text and the machine's version, segment by segment.
You need
- Native or near-native command of the target language, and strong English.
- Spot errors in meaning and terminology while working quickly.
- 18 years or older.
Good to know
- Text the machine got right stays as it is, even when you would have phrased it differently.
- Work comes per project and per language pair, so how often you are invited depends on demand for yours.
Our team reviews applications for this role and contacts selected applicants by email. Applying does not guarantee project work.
Apply
Takes a couple of minutes. No CV needed.
- Payment
- Via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer
- When you are paid
- Paid every two weeks after approved work.
- Fees to you
- Never, at any stage. If someone asks, it is not us
- Who hires you
- YPAI, a registered Norwegian company that collects and annotates data for AI
Application received
Thank you for applying for Machine Translation Post-Editor. Our team will review your application and contact you by email if you are selected.
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Your application, and any CV you uploaded, are deleted no later than 2 years after you applied.
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