Translator, English to Korean

Alpha

Translator for translating a variety of text types including marketing materials and IT content. Work focuses on translating and transcreation as part of a dedicated translation team.

Posted 4/25/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate a variety of text types and subject matters
Transcreation
Review and post-edit machine-produced translations
Conduct terminology research
Create and maintain translation memories and termbases
Create and maintain style guides
Participate in occasional meetings with client contacts
Make occasional visits to clients for product demos or briefings

Requirements

What you’ll need

Translators must master Korean at mother-tongue level
Excellent grammar and fluent writing style
Translation qualification and minimum of three years’ experience
Willingness to learn new things and to go the extra mile
Ability to review work of others, edit and provide feedback
Ability to work under pressure without impacting quality
Good time management and versatility
Professional approach and commitment to quality
Able to work autonomously as well as within a team
Good eye for detail and ability to pay attention to multiple references
Cultural awareness
Client orientated and a team player

Benefits

Comp & perks

Alpha has been at the forefront of the translation, localization and now globalization industries since 1987, and is now a global top-ten localization provider.
We’ve built an in-house production model for the world’s most demanding companies.
Alpha is a warm, lively and welcoming firm with over 30 nationalities represented in its 18 offices.
Every individual adds their own personality to our culture, and allows us to paint a bright, vivid and multi-faceted picture of the world, in micro, in each place.
In the end, being part of the team is about more than work. We service an impressive range of internationally known clients in various sectors.

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Hard Skills & Tools

translationtranscreationpost-editingterminology researchtranslation memoriestermbasesstyle guidesKorean language proficiencygrammarwriting

Soft Skills

attention to detailtime managementversatilityclient orientationteam playerability to work under pressureautonomycommitment to qualitycultural awarenessfeedback provision

Certifications

translation qualification