Calm is looking for a freelance Italian Language Consultant to assist our team in delivering a high-quality Calm product and supporting materials in the Italian language.

Calm is the leading mental health brand, on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. With the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation, Calm’s transformational mindfulness content supports users across seven languages in more than 190 countries.

What you will do:

• Review translated Italian scripts and promotional content to ensure linguistic quality and accuracy concerning vocabulary for meditation, mindfulness, and mental health

• Review translated Italian app and web products to ensure linguistic quality and accuracy and a smooth user experience

• Work with vendors to align their work product with Calm’s brand and style

• Discuss difficult translations with vendors and the Calm team

• Create and maintain the Italian glossary, ensuring vendor adherence

• Create and maintain the Italian style guide, ensuring vendor adherence

• Attend audio recording sessions to guide narration talent and ensure alignment between scripts and voiceovers

• Evaluate and approve final recorded target audio content

Who you are:

• A native-level Italian speaker with a profound understanding of English

• Have experience as a linguist, ideally as both a translator and proofreader

• Have experience working with Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools

• Have Italian writing experience, ideally with both fiction and nonfiction

• Have experience localizing app user interfaces, and are familiar with best practices

• Have personal experience with meditation, mindfulness, and/or mental health in Italy and in the Italian language

• Are excited about how Calm can make a positive impact in the lives of Italian speakers

• This role will be paid on a project basis

• This is freelance/contract work only. Calm’s budget is approximately $27 – $55 per hour. Please note, the hourly rate will be contingent on the Consultant’s location, services & deliverables and hours required, which will be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

• Professionals providing the above services typically perform similar services for other clients at the same time – this is welcome and invited.

• Please submit:

• CV & link to portfolio

$50,000 — $72,500/year