{"id":168023,"date":"2015-05-22T01:15:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T01:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/call-for-applications-freelance-translators\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T12:17:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:17:26","slug":"call-for-applications-freelance-translators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/call-for-applications-freelance-translators\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications (Freelance Translators)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/24972\/\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24972\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Job Title: Freelance Translators (Azerbaijani to\/from English and Azerbaijani to\/from Russian)<br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    Location: Flexible<br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    Initial Salary: $20.00 per 300 words, calculated on length.<br \/>\n  <\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Background<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  <br \/>\n  Meydan TV, an independent Azerbaijani media outlet, is looking for a Translator for its English and Russian sites. The Translator will work on an international online media platform that produces a range of content including video reports, investigations, interviews, news features, analytical opinion articles, and infographics about the South Caucasus.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Job Description<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  <br \/>\n  The Translator will translate content from English to Azerbaijani and vice versa for a web-based media platform focused on Azerbaijan which publishes in Azerbaijani, Russian and English. Other tasks include flagging references that may be unfamiliar when translated and providing footnotes as necessary. The Translator will work under the English\/Russian site Editor and the Azerbaijani Editor, who will provide material for translation based on an agreed deadline.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Main Duties and Responsibilities<br \/>\n  <\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      Translation of investigations, interviews, analysis, op-eds, news items and other content from Azeri into English\/Russian and vice versa;\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      Identifying references that may be unfamiliar when translated and providing footnotes.\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Essential Criteria<br \/>\n  <\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      A Bachelor&#8217;s degree in translation, English\/Russian language or a related field, and demonstrable written translation experience for web or print news publications;\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      Fluency in English\/Russian and Azerbaijani;\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      Ability to work quickly and independently under deadline pressure;\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      Sympathy with Meydan TV\u2019s organizational values of objectivity and editorial independence.\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    Application Procedure<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  <br \/>\n  Please e-mail an updated curriculum and a letter (in English) detailing your interest in the position to<br \/>\n  <b><br \/>\n    job@meydan.tv<br \/>\n  <\/b><br \/>\n  with the subject line \u2018Translator\/English\u2019 or \u2018Translator\/Russian\u2019 respectively. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interviews and a short written test will be conducted via Skype or Meydan TV&#8217;s office in Berlin.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <b><br \/>\n    These positions will<br \/>\n    <i><br \/>\n      remain open until filled<br \/>\n    <\/i><br \/>\n    .<br \/>\n    <i><br \/>\n      Applications<br \/>\n    <\/i><br \/>\n    will be reviewed on a rolling basis, starting after 27 May 2015.<br \/>\n  <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job Title: Freelance Translators (Azerbaijani to\/from English and Azerbaijani to\/from Russian)<br \/>\nLocation: Flexible<br \/>\nInitial Salary: $20.00 per 300 words, calculated on length.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":24972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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