Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This freelance Translator and Linguist role stands out in the SaaS landscape because it sits at the intersection of productized AI tooling and human quality control. ElevenLabs operates an AI audio platform used by both individual creators and businesses, and the listing points to a marketplace-style workflow where language specialists help deliver production-ready outputs at scale across many languages and formats.
For SaaS career development, the work builds fluency in how AI-assisted services are operationalised: translating is only one part of the value chain, with editing, terminology management, and consistency checks shaping the end-user experience. Experience with AI-supported localization workflows and cross-functional handoffs into audio and dubbing teams is increasingly transferable as SaaS products expand internationally and embed generative models into customer-facing features.
The position is best suited to linguists who prefer independent, task-based delivery and who enjoy refining machine-generated drafts into polished, culturally accurate language. It will appeal to professionals who want ongoing exposure to modern localization practices in a software-led environment, particularly those comfortable balancing speed with high editorial standards across varied content types.
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Job Description
About ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology.
We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses - from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $11B - multiples of 11, always.
We have expanded from voice into three main platforms:
ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale.
ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages.
ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models.
Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team - builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you.
How we work
High-velocity: Rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy.
AI first: We use AI to move faster with higher-quality results. We do this across the whole company—from engineering to growth to operations.
Excellence everywhere: Everything we do should match the quality of our AI models.
Global team: We prioritize your talent, not your location.
About the role
We are looking for freelance Translators and Linguists to join our fast-growing Productions team.
Productions is a new marketplace that brings together our AI audio tools and a network of human experts to unlock high-quality, human-edited transcripts, subtitles, dubs, audiobooks, and more at scale for our users and customers. While Productions is just getting started, we already manage content workflows for some of the world’s top YouTube channels, book publishers, and media & entertainment businesses.
As a Translator / Linguist, you will play a critical role in ensuring that content translated with the support of AI meets the highest standards of linguistic accuracy, cultural nuance, and natural flow.
Here’s what you can expect on our team:
Editing and refining AI-assisted translations for fluency, tone, and cultural appropriateness
Localizing scripts for dubbing, voiceover, and multimedia content
Ensuring terminology consistency across projects and maintaining glossaries where needed
Collaborating with dubbing and audio teams to ensure translations perform well in spoken form
Competitive task-based compensation
Flexible workload and scheduling - claim and complete jobs directly on our platform
Requirements
Native or near-native fluency in one or more supported languages
Proven experience in professional translation and/or localization
Strong understanding of cultural nuance and audience adaptation
Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to linguistic accuracy
Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality work on time
Bonus
Experience translating audiovisual content (film, YouTube, e-learning, podcasts, audiobooks)
Experience working with language service providers, localization teams, or media companies
Familiarity with subtitle editors, CAT tools, or AI-assisted translation workflows
Experience using the ElevenLabs platform and/or other AI-powered localization tools
Background in linguistics, translation studies, or language technology
Location
This role is remote and can be executed globally.
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