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. Partners will collaborate on software localization and brand storytelling to ensure content is clear, consistent, and culturally impactful for native Shona users.

Responsibilities

• Adapt complex software interfaces and support documentation with terminological rigor.
• Transform global campaigns and brand voices for the Shona-speaking market.
• Localize product and UI listings applying regional naming logic and formatting standards.
• Uphold quality benchmarks to provide audience-centric content aligned with brand identity.
• Coordinate with production and quality leads to execute projects on schedule.

Required skills

• Shona
• Translation
• Localization
• Software localization
• Marketing localization
• E-commerce content

Nice to have

• Mobile UI localization
• Social media content
• Web content

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 an AI and language technology company 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.