Swiss French Translator, Localization Expert – Freelance

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Swiss French Market Editor enhancing content for the French-speaking Switzerland market with a focus on localization and brand consistency. Collaborating with various marketing teams to optimize engagement and performance.

Posted 4/22/2026contractRemote • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own local market content
Adapt tone, structure, and messaging to local expectations — produce high-quality, market-native Swiss French rather than literal translations
Provide voiceovers for ads
Ensure brand consistency while maximizing local relevance
Serve as the market expert
Provide feedback on customer needs, objections, and cultural nuances
Flag messaging, offers, or UX elements that do not translate well locally
Advise on influencer and creator content to ensure cultural relevance and brand alignment
Optimize for performance
Improve conversion-focused content on landing pages and key funnels
Support SEO localization: search intent, phrasing, and keyword nuance
Collaborate with CRM to optimize email and lifecycle messaging for engagement
Enable scalable expansion by helping build repeatable localization workflows
Document learnings and market insights for future rollouts
Collaborate with the central content team to improve AI + human localization processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Native-level Swiss French with excellent written grammar, clarity, and nuance — applicants must be from French-speaking Switzerland
Fluent in English as a working language
Able to turn English-first content into natural, market-native copy rather than literal translations
Strong instinct for tone, persuasion, and customer/user motivations
Performance- and audience-aware; understands how local language choices impact conversion, engagement, and trust
Familiar with SEO localization, including search intent and phrasing differences
Able to identify underperforming messaging and proactively suggest improvements
Comfortable working on localizations at scale
Experienced with AI-assisted or translation-first workflows
Strong skills in structuring information and designing workflows
Able to balance speed and quality in a fast-moving environment
Minimum 4+ years’ experience working independently in editorial, localization, copywriting, or content roles
Ideally experienced in DTC, food, wellness, subscription, e‑commerce, or consumer tech
Comfortable making independent editorial decisions

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

SEO localizationcopywritingcontent optimizationlocalization workflowsvoiceover productionmarket-native content creationperformance optimizationcustomer engagement strategieseditorial decision-makingAI-assisted localization

Soft Skills

tone adaptationpersuasioncustomer/user motivation understandinginformation structuringworkflow designspeed and quality balancecultural nuance awarenessfeedback provisioncollaborationindependent working