Looking for freelance (NO agencies please) English into Japanese translators and revisors for a 45 minute Baseball DVD featuring game highlights and interviews. The voice-over script consisting of an off-camera narrator and on-camera voice-overs needs to be translated into Japanese and will be used as a voice-over script.

The English script is anticipated to have approx 6000 words and will be split among two translators who each translate 3000 words and then switch to check each other’s work followed by a final review of the complete script by a second revisor.

We are seeking native speakers of Japanese with extensive experience translating voice-over/dubbing scripts from English into Japanese. Familiarity with baseball terminology is a plus.

Translators and revisors need to have availability between Tuesday March 31st and Thursday April 2nd, schedule hours to be confirmed.

We are currently not accepting resumes for other languages/specializations.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- native speaker of Japanese
- voice-over/dubbing scripts professional translation experience is required
- familiarity with baseball terminology is a plus.
- access at home to pc, email and high speed internet (cable/DSL/T1)
- good typing skills and proficient with MS Word lay-out/formatting tools
- internet research skills
- must reside in United States or Japan
- Candidates are required to have worked/studied for approximately 2 years in United States

Application instructions: To be considered for this job please carefully follow below instructions:

1) Please send your resume and cover letter (in email body, NO attachments) to: setbon@iprobesolutions.com.

2)(a) In the cover note describe previous experience translating English (US) voice-over/dubbing scripts into Japanese. Please also mention any relevant baseball translation experience. Please provide examples with specific client references.
(b) Please mention where you grew up, how you learned Japanese and how you learned English.

3) Below the cover letter please paste the translation of the below 55-word sample

4) The subject field of your email must include:
Honyaku + Translation + EN>JPN + VO script + “your native language” + "the city, state where you reside" + “your rate in USD per source word for translation” + “your rate in USD per source word for revision”
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Sample text (applicant must translate):
NAR – When the inning finally ended, Team Korea found itself in a deep hole with Uehara looking to bury them…
VO – No matter what, I wanted to contain them to zero runs. That strong will led me to success in the bottom of the seventh…
NAR – Uehara would throw a remarkable 68 of 86 pitches for strikes…
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