Native Irish (Gaeilge) Translator & QA — Educational Website Content (English → Irish)

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We're building bilingual (English/Irish) educational websites — teaching and curriculum resources for schools — and we're looking for a native Irish (Gaeilge) speaker to translate and quality-check the content to a professional, publication-ready standard. What the work involves: - Translating website and learning-resource content from English into Irish (Gaeilge) - Proofreading and QA of Irish-language copy for accuracy, natural register, grammar and consistency - Keeping terminology appropriate for an educational/school audience — human translation, no machine output - Flagging anything better adapted than translated literally for an Irish-speaking audience Must-haves: - Native or fully bilingual Irish (Gaeilge) — this is essential - Professional English-to-Irish translation and proofreading experience - Excellent written English (the source language) - Strong attention to detail and consistency; comfortable working to a house style or glossary Nice to have: - Experience with educational, curriculum, or e-learning content - Familiarity with Irish-medium (Gaelscoil) education - A formal qualification or accreditation in Irish translation Practical details: - We'll start with a small initial piece (a short sample translation/review), with a larger ongoing body of bilingual content to follow as the project ramps up - Modest volume to begin, with potential for a longer-term working relationship - We're glad to credit you as the project's named Irish-language specialist To apply, please: 1. Confirm you're a native or fully bilingual Irish speaker 2. Share 1–2 short samples of Irish-language work (education or web content ideal) 3. Note your availability over the next two weeks We'd like to move quickly, so responses this week are ideal. Go raibh maith agat!

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  • 1-3 months
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Native Fluency
Irish
Document Translation
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About the client
Member since Mar 23, 2011
  • Ukraine
    Kiev1:34 PM
  • $5.3K total spent
    9 hires, 0 active
  • 174 hours

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