Start meeting people locally and spreading the word that you’re a translator. You can also start marketing yourself from those platforms. Clients will look you up when you pitch to them or meet them somewhere. Make it good and use copywriting best practices. Create a website or at the very least a or LinkedIn profile. When you have a small portfolio going, you can start applying for jobs at the above websites. If you have the resources, pay another translator to review your work and give you feedback. Compare them to other, official translations and learn how to improve. Find texts online in the subject-matter you want to specialize in and translate them. If you decide not to study translation officially, you still need to learn translation techniques. A degree isn’t essential, but it’s a big plus. Try to get some feedback on your translations. Start by doing some free (non-commercial) translations for NGOs or volunteer organizations. Here’s one suggested path to start getting paid freelance translation jobs: How you come into it also depends on which sector you’re going to translate for and how client relationships are structured in those sectors. Others come from long careers in other disciplines. 
To be a successful freelance translator, you need: How to become a freelance translatorīecoming a freelance translator with no experience takes some preparation and sometimes, some savings.įirst, you need more than just knowledge of two languages.
It’s okay to experiment, and every career takes a different path, but most established translators will agree that specialization is key. If you’ve already worked in one of the sectors, that’s your best bet, because you’ll know the lingo they speak. Figure out which one of these you know best and enjoy doing.
Finance: profit and loss reports, annual reports, financial presentations, and more.Įven within each sector, it’s unlikely you can specialize in all or even many of the types of documents. Business: articles of association, pitch decks, business presentations. Academic: research papers, dissertations, journal entries, reports, and more. Literary: fiction, non-fiction, self-help, any kind of publication. Food & beverage: restaurant menus, bodega websites, product sheets, wine labels, and more. Health: clinical documents, patient reports, academic texts, NGO reports, and more. Law: contracts, court transcripts, patents, legislation, litigation, academic texts, privacy policies, and more. Tech: apps, APIs, website localization, technical pitch decks. Marketing: websites, brochures, landing pages, sales copy, drip campaigns, blog articles, social ads, Google ads, advertisements, and more.
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