Junior Linguist

Summary

Join Mango Languages as a Linguist to lead a content development initiative. You will plan and execute a content strategy for multiple products, maintaining high quality standards across various languages. Collaborate with linguists, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams, ensuring projects stay on schedule. Ideal candidates possess a linguistics background, a passion for global cultures, and experience with language-learning tools. Cultural sensitivity, organizational efficiency, and a collaborative spirit are essential. The contract is project-based (6-9 months), with potential for extension or conversion to full-time employment.

Requirements

• B.A. or M.A. in Linguistics or a related field
• Exceptional instincts for what constitutes engaging content
• Affinity for using AI tools, balanced with an understanding of their limitations
• Must have a global mindset and be eager to learn about other cultures
• Must have general linguistic knowledge of languages from different families
• Experience creating articles, stories, passages, songs, or other content
• Experience using language-learning products
• Native or near-native English speaker
• Reliable internet connection

Responsibilities

• Lead content development efforts by working with subject matter experts to generate educational content for world language and ESL learners
• Craft engaging, culturally-rich, fiction and non-fiction texts for language learners on a wide range of topics
• Develop and deliver on a content strategy for multiple products while keeping to a release calendar
• Ensure that content adheres to Mango Languages’ high quality standards, including content in languages you are not familiar with
• Plan and organize work so that teams keep project timelines
• Collaborate closely with other linguists and stakeholders to drive the project toward the desired goal
• Communicate effectively so that all teams understand expectations
• Create and maintain organized documentation
• Attend and participate in regular team meetings
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding content development team members

Preferred Qualifications

Strong proficiency in one or more non-Indo European languages