Freelance Swedish Translator

We are one of the leading tech-driven media and entertainment companies, producing uplifting content in 17 languages for people of all ages. Known for award-winning art and pop culture magazine boredpanda.com and TOP DIY channel Crafty Panda, we fight the world's boredom at an unprecedented speed: 160 million site views per month and 62 billion video views per year. Our team comprises over 500 creative individuals who work from 42 different countries and 3 offices, located in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Are you fluent in Swedish and passionate about adapting stories for young audiences? We’re looking for a Freelance Swedish Translator to translate and refine our video scripts and descriptions from English to Swedish. Join our team of Pandas and help us spread joy, laughter, and creativity to millions worldwide.
What You Will Do:
- Translate scripts and descriptions from English to Swedish using AI tools such as ChatGPT;
- Proofread and refine AI-generated translations to ensure natural and accurate language;
- Maintain the original meaning and tone of the source material while adapting sentence length for dubbing suitability;
- Ensure translations are culturally relevant and engaging for the local Swedish audience;
- Deliver high-quality translations on demand and meet set deadlines.
What We Expect:
- Native Swedish speaker;
- Proven experience translating from English to Swedish;
- Familiarity with AI tools (especially ChatGPT) for translation assistance;
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring the translated text reflects the tone and meaning of the original script;
- Ability to read, listen, and comprehend source material thoroughly;
- Experience translating or localizing content for a young audience is a plus;
- Knowledge of Swedish pop culture, slang, idioms, and trendy terms is an advantage;
- Self-motivated, reliable, and able to deliver quality work independently.
What We Offer:
- Remote and flexible work opportunities;
- Videos typically 10–20 minutes long, with translation tasks across around 4 projects - approximately 1 video per project each week;
- A supportive and diverse international team of talented creatives;
- An opportunity to contribute to and grow with an exciting new project.
Compensation:
- Script translation rate: $1 per minute of video;
- Description translation rate: $5 per document (includes title variations- usually around 5 titles per video, video description, and tags).
If you meet these requirements, we will wait for your application! (Kindly provide your CV exclusively in English).
*Selected candidates will be required to complete a test task.
- Team
- Multi-Language
- Role
- Translating
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
- Employment type
- Contract

About Bored Panda
We are one of the leading digital media and entertainment companies globally, producing positive, engaging and original content in 17 languages for people of all ages.
Known for award-winning art and pop culture magazine Bored Panda and TOP DIY channels like Crafty Panda, we fight the world's boredom at an unprecedented speed: 160 million page views per month and 62 billion video views per year.
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