If you are bilingual, this opens a lot of possibilities for work from home jobs, such as bilingual call centers, translation jobs, online teaching and more. Many translation jobs are done by freelancers, but some companies do hire home-based translators as employees. This list of companies with translations jobs includes positions for independent contractors and employees. For more language jobs, see this list of work at home bilingual jobs.
1-800-Translate
Hires freelance translators and on-site interpreters. College degree required. Email resume for consideration.
Languages include: English, Dutch, Haitian Creole, Korean, Hebrew, Farsi, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Japanese, Arabic, Mandarin, French, Amharic, Portuguese….See full list
Acclaro
Localization and translation agency hires experienced freelance translators and other localization professionals to work from home.American High-Tech Transcription and Reporting
Firm offering transcription and translation services to government, law enforcement, corporations and other organizations hires both on-site and work-at-home translators. Applicants must pass and pay for FBI and state criminal background checks with fingerprints. Translators must be certified in their language through either a state or federal court interpreter's program, ATA, ATLA, ACTFL, or other certifying agency.Appen Butler Hill
In addition to translation, this company hires language professionals in search evaluation, transcription and interpretation.
Languages include:Arabic (Egyptian, Gulf, Iraqi, Levantine, MSA, Syrian, Maghrebi Algerian, Libyan, Moroccan, Tunisian), Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Bakhtiari (Iran), Basque, Bulgarian, Cantonese, (China PRC, Hong Kong), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English (Australian, Canadian, Gulf, Indian, Irish, New Zealand, Singapore, South African, UK, US), Estonian, Farsi, Finnish...See full list
Clickworker
Worldwide crowdsourcing company hires independent contractors for data entry as well as writing, translating, and researching. Pays on a per piece basis. Registration and an assessment are necessary before "clickworkers" can begin accepting tasks for payments.CSC
Company offers IT-enabled business solutions and services to businesses. Jobs in its database indicate whether remote. Hires for telecommute jobs in IT, management and translation.
Languages include: Arabic, Armenian, Azeri, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
GlobaLink Translations Ltd.
Canadian company assists clients with translation and cultural adaptation needs. Its translation jobs are for both translators and translation reviewers.
Languagesunlimited.com
Company hires linguists on a freelance basis for translation jobs as well as on-site and telephone interpretation and transcription services. To apply, register in company’s database.Languages include: Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, English, French, German, Russian, Bengali, Hindi, Portuguese….See full list
Linguistic Systems Inc.
Requirements for freelance translators and interpreters include two years experience, college degree, access to email and knowledge of use basic translation software tools. Company seeks "language professionals with in depth knowledge in a professional field (such as medicine, software, finance, and engineering, interpreters or narrators (voice-over professionals) living in the New England area." Online application includes translating a short text for each language pair you wish to qualify in. Permit to work in U.S. required.
Languages include: Korean, Farsi, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Japanese, Arabic, Mandarin, French, Amharic, Portuguese, Esperanto…See full list
Lionbridge
Global localization company provides translation and localization to business clients as well as "global crowdsourcing solutions for clients with international search engines and online marketing initiatives." Its Internet assessor jobs (similar to Google's ads quality rater).Languages include: English, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Faroese, French, German, Icelandic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kurdish, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Spanish, Mongolian, Quechan, Portuguese, Russian, Tatar, Zulu, Basque, Catalan, Galician, Swiss German, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Dutch, Danish, Polish and Welsh.
