Language Consultant - Japanese

We are looking for native speakers of Japanese to help us localise our product.

what3words is a global addressing company that has given every 3m square on the planet an address of 3 random words – for example, our London office is located at ///filled.count.soap. what3words addresses are more accurate than street addresses or postcodes, but much easier to remember and communicate than 16 digit lat-long coordinates. Please see the map at https://what3words.com/ and click the light bulb in the bottom left corner of the page to learn more.

We already have a Japanese version of our product, which you can find at www.what3words.com (switch the what3words address language to Japanese) or via the App Store. However, if you explore the map in detail, you will find that while the land areas of the world are fully localised in Japanese, many areas in the oceans revert to English. Our task now is to find evaluate another 15,000 Japanese words to fill these areas with fully localised what3words addresses.

Work: freelance from home (computer and internet access needed)

Duration: there will be a small amount of training to undertake in December. If successful with the training, you will be offered further work for c. 6 weeks. This is on a part-time basis, around 5-10 hours a week.

Requirements

No specific qualifications are required, although of course you must be a native speaker of the language, and pride yourself on your written and spelling skills! It is helpful if you are passionate about language and/or technology, and you must be able to communicate confidently in English.

If you are interested in working with us, please apply via the application options below. Before expressing your interest in our project, please familiarise yourself with our website and explore our map. We’d love to hear what you think of what3words, including an example of when you think it might come in handy for you, and you’ll also be asked to upload a copy of your CV.

The deadline for applying to the role is Sunday 19th December, and successful candidates will start the project on Monday 20th December.

Equality, diversity and inclusion at what3words

Our mission is to help everyone talk about everywhere, and we believe diverse perspectives make for a better company and better products too. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are committed to equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes and company culture.