English to Japanese Translators/Editors for Children's Books
Publishing company is looking for English to Japanese translators and reviewers to translate children's books. The job requires the following: 1) Translate English words into Japanese in a way that's easy to understand for children 2) Provide phonetic spellings of each word into American English pronunciation. Example: こんにちは = kon-ni-chi-wa (Must have a good understanding of the American English accent.
Experience with romanization preferred
) 3) Act as a consultant and advisor regarding Japanese culture. We will ask you to recommend culturally relevant words to add to the book (food, traditional clothing, holidays, traditional items, etc.) We may occasionally ask you for suggestions for cultural references, such as nursery rhymes, common phrases, etc. 4) Experience with translating children’s book, being a parent, or other related experiences with young children and readers preferred We currently have 3 books to translate with potential for more books in the future. Job will be paid by your hourly rate. If you are interested, please send a proposal with the following information: 1) Your hourly rate 2) Do you have experience with romanizations/phonetic spelling? 3) Are you a parent of young children? 4) Are you comfortable with signing an NDA before starting work? We look forward to working with you! Thank you! Apply tot his job Apply To this Job