Become a translator for lingoking

lingoking employee holding two stamps for certfied translations

Are you a court-sworn and/or specialist translator? Do you care about quality and reliability? Then join our worldwide network of translators and help us break down language barriers!

 

Please note that lingoking is specialized on certified translations, thus we are mainly looking for court-sworn translators.

We are looking for you!

Freelance translators (all genders) 
for Arabic/French-German
Your skills
  • You are a graduate in linguistics and translation studies, preferably in the field of law.
  • Ideally, you are a sworn translator for Arabic and French.
  • Ideally, you have already gained work experience as a translator - whether as a freelancer or in a permanent position.
  • Your way of working is characterized by structure and diligence.
  • You keep a cool head even with tight deadlines.
  • You have an affinity for digital processes
  • You are registered as a freelancer.

What to expect when working with lingoking

We place jobs with translators through our intuitive platform and offer hands-on support for all assignments.

Support

Our specialists are here to support you with your project from start to finish. Need a helping hand? Just ask.

Flexibility

Our translators work on a wide variety of translation projects: from technical texts to certified documents. Plus, they get to work from all over the world!

Automatic invoicing

Our freelance translatos do not have to issue invoices. They receive a credit note at the end of the month.

Linguist Area

As a translator for lingoking, you get your personal login that takes you to an overview of all your jobs. This is where you can accept new requests and view recent and ongoing tasks as well as payments.

View of the dashboard in the linguist area of lingoking
Easy-to-use dashboard

Your dashboard shows you all your recently updated translation jobs.

Dashboard in Linguist Area
All your tasks in one place

Your personal login gives you access to all your ongoing and completed translations as well as new job requests and payments.

Menu in linguist area
Your personal login area

Simply log in using your personal login credentials and manage all your translation jobs and payments.

Log into linguist area

Our linguists speak for us

Andrea, Teamlead Inhouse Translation & Project Management
No borders
"There are no limits for translators at lingoking. Our linguists get to fulfill their potential and express their love of language!"
Andrea, Teamlead Inhouse Translation & Project Management
Johanna, Inhouse Translator at lingoking
Freedom to grow
"What I like most is that every team member has the opportunity to grow as a professional and contribute their ideas."
Johanna, Inhouse Translator at lingoking
Valentin Zamfirescu, Translator
Great way of working
"I love the way we work in the 'lingokingdom'! I'm very grateful for the many successful projects I've been a part of. "
Valentin Zamfirescu, Translator
Aleksandar Ivkovac, Translator
Young and competent
"Lingo has become a hobby for me: we get to make things more efficient, outwit AI (so it doesn't come for our jobs) and learn new things all the time!"
Aleksandar Ivkovac, Translator
Jonas, Inhouse Translator
Variety every day
"lingoking offers something new every day. Working at lingoking allows me to hone and apply my translation skills every day across a variety of projects."
Jonas, Inhouse Translator

What do we expect from you?

At lingoking, we care about quality and customer satisfaction. That is why we expect our lingoking translators to meet the following criteria:

Qualifications
Qualifications

Degree in translation or 

professional experience as a translator

Computer skills
Computer skills

MS-Office, CAT tools, DTP tools

Further Qualifications
Further Qualifications

Sworn in at a German court 

Registered as a freelancer 
Registered as a freelancer 
Soft Skills
Soft Skills

A diligent and reliable way of working

Customer and service-oriented behaviour

Are we speaking your language?

Your registration checklist

Application documents

CV

University transcripts

Written references

Certificate of appointment

only applies for sworn translators

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Registration with lingoking in a few steps

Your task
Prepare

Have your application documents ready (see checklist above)!

Our Task
Review

Our project management team will review your documents.

Your Task
Take a translation test

We may ask you to perform a short test translation.

Our task
Accept

Welcome to our network! We look forward to working with you!

Looking to join us as an in-house translator?

Please browse our in-house job vacancies.  

We look forward to your application!

See job vacancies

Do you have any more questions?

Get in touch if you have any questions about working with us or the application process itself.

Claudia, Vendor Managerin
Claudia Richter
Vendor Managerin

Frequently asked questions

FAQs: Registration

We have a three-step registration process:

 

  • Enter your contact details.
  • Specify your language combinations, subject area and language service type.
  • Upload your application documents, including your CV and references/testimonials.

 

Once you have completed these steps, you are registered on the platform.  

A lingoking team member will then check your profile.

Registering on our platform offers you the following advantages:

 

  • You can communicate with the lingoking team at any time.
  • You also have a direct line of communication with clients (anonymised).
  • You can accept new orders whenever it suits you.
  • It allows us to expand our customer base by taking on orders from new clients.

Anyone looking to translate for lingoking must meet certain criteria. To add you to our platform as a freelance translator, we need certain documents from you, such as certificates and references, which we will then review.  

 

You can upload these files on the platform and rest assured that any information you share with us is data-protected.

 

Registration guarantees smooth communication with the lingoking team as well as with customers.

We care about delivering impeccable quality to our customers. We cannot assume that all applicants are qualified translators or interpreters. That is why we need proof in the form of a degree and reference letters.

You need a translation or interpreting degree from an ATA-certified university/college or several years of proven work experience.

 

After your registration process, our team will review your documents and contact you to discuss the next steps.

All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. This means that you must fill them in to continue the registration process.

To make sure that our systems display the delivery or start date of an order in your time zone,  we ask you to set your time zone when you register.

 

For text translation orders, the delivery date will be displayed according to your time zone. The time you see may differ from what the client sees, depending on their time zone.

If you do not want to work as a freelance translator for lingoking anymore and want your account to be removed, please get in contact with us. We will take care that your account will be removed.