You need native/bilingual English/German fluency, legal translation experience, website/app localisation skills, fintech content experience, CAT tool proficiency, and basic SEO knowledge.

You will be translating, proofreading, and ensuring cultural relevance for German content across various platforms, while being the voice of the company in German-speaking markets.

Marketing

Germany

Berlin

Stock options

Full flexibility

International team events

Enhanced parental leave

Private medical insurance


Scaleup

Finance

Lightyear

Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers or fees.

About LightyearWe’re on a mission to make investing better for everyone in Europe. More specifically, we’re making it light years better (sorry… we had to!). We’re combining multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so that everyone in Europe can invest without sneaky hidden fees or unnecessary barriers.Over the last 2 years, we’ve grown from being just an idea to a regulated business in both the UK &amp; the EU, launching in 22 countries and raising $35M along the way. And we’ve hired a team of 50+ people from some of the best fintechs and startups in Europe.We’ve got a stellar group of investors behind us including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sir Richard Branson, Mosaic Ventures, Taavet Hinrikus, Jaan Tallinn, Sten Tamkivi, Eileen Burbidge as well as a host of angel investors. In 2022, we raised a $25M Series A round and have been covered in&nbsp;CNBC,&nbsp;TechCrunch,&nbsp;Business Insider&nbsp;and&nbsp;City AM.What you will doWe're looking for a freelance localisation specialist to help us make investing easy for all&nbsp;German-speaking customers, and to help us out with the legal translations. If abbreviations like CPI, VC, and MMF don’t scare you but rather make you want to roll up your sleeves and start translating, then it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you and we would like you to reach out to us!<ul><li>Be the voice of Lightyear in&nbsp;German</li><li>Translate, transcreate and proofread content to&nbsp;German&nbsp;(app, web, comms, ads, blog posts, etc.)</li><li>Conduct MTPE, reviews and LQA</li><li>Ensure accuracy and cultural relevance across performed tasks</li></ul>VolumesIn the first 2 months, the approximate workload is 20+ hours a week (to get minimum legally required translations done), and after that 1-2h per week, depending on the incoming requests.Requirements<ul><li>Native/Bilingual proficiency in English and&nbsp;German</li><li>Previous experience with legal translations</li><li>Previous experience in website and/or app localisation and translation</li><li>Previous experience translating fintech content</li><li>Fluency in different CAT tools</li><li>Basic knowledge of SEO best practices</li></ul>Perks<ul><li>Fully paid onboarding session</li><li>Daily support for questions related to copy and context</li><li>Work whenever and wherever you want to, given that you meet the deadlines</li><li>Timely payments for the jobs delivered</li><li>50€ worth of your favourite stocks on Lightyear</li></ul>

About LightyearWe’re on a mission to make investing better for everyone in Europe. More specifically, we’re making it light years better (sorry… we had to!). We’re combining multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so that everyone in Europe can invest without sneaky hidden fees or unnecessary barriers.Over the last 2 years, we’ve grown from being just an idea to a regulated business in both the UK & the EU, launching in 22 countries and raising $35M along the way. And we’ve hired a team of 50+ people from some of the best fintechs and startups in Europe.We’ve got a stellar group of investors behind us including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sir Richard Branson, Mosaic Ventures, Taavet Hinrikus, Jaan Tallinn, Sten Tamkivi, Eileen Burbidge as well as a host of angel investors. In 2022, we raised a $25M Series A round and have been covered in CNBC, TechCrunch, Business Insider and City AM.What you will doWe're looking for a freelance localisation specialist to help us make investing easy for all German-speaking customers, and to help us out with the legal translations. If abbreviations like CPI, VC, and MMF don’t scare you but rather make you want to roll up your sleeves and start translating, then it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you and we would like you to reach out to us!Be the voice of Lightyear in GermanTranslate, transcreate and proofread content to German (app, web, comms, ads, blog posts, etc.)Conduct MTPE, reviews and LQAEnsure accuracy and cultural relevance across performed tasksVolumesIn the first 2 months, the approximate workload is 20+ hours a week (to get minimum legally required translations done), and after that 1-2h per week, depending on the incoming requests.RequirementsNative/Bilingual proficiency in English and GermanPrevious experience with legal translationsPrevious experience in website and/or app localisation and translationPrevious experience translating fintech contentFluency in different CAT toolsBasic knowledge of SEO best practicesPerksFully paid onboarding sessionDaily support for questions related to copy and contextWork whenever and wherever you want to, given that you meet the deadlinesTimely payments for the jobs delivered50€ worth of your favourite stocks on Lightyear

German Localisation Specialist (freelance)

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