Linguist - Shona - UI Technical / Marketing

About the role

LILT is seeking skilled Shona-language professionals to join their talent network for user interface, marketing localization, and retail content projects. Linguists will adapt complex software interfaces, marketing campaigns, and e-commerce copy to ensure cultural relevance and terminological accuracy for native Shona speakers. This role involves collaborating with production leads to deliver high-quality, audience-centric content on an independent contractor basis.

Responsibilities

• Adapt complex software interfaces and support documentation with terminological rigor.
• Transform global marketing campaigns to maintain creative spirit while maximizing local relevance.
• Localize product and UI listings applying regional naming logic and formatting standards.
• Uphold quality benchmarks to provide engaging, audience-centric content.
• Coordinate with production and quality leads to execute projects on schedule.

Required skills

• Shona
• Translation
• Localization
• UX writing
• Marketing localization
• Software localization

Nice to have

• Mobile UI localization
• Social media content
• Web content localization

Qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in Shona
• Graduate qualification in translation, linguistics, or language studies
• Graduate qualification in another field plus 2 years of full-time professional translation experience
• 5 years of full-time professional translation experience

About the Company

LILT is a company focused on AI and language technology, with a mission to make the world's information available to everyone regardless of the language they speak. They provide multilingual AI and human-verified services to enterprises, governments, and AI developers.