Telugu Video Localization Expert, Maths

Summary

Join our team as a freelance video localization specialist and help us make Khan Academy's content accessible in Telugu! We're looking for someone who loves math, is fluent in Telugu, and has experience with video making and editing. As a freelancer, you'll work remotely and have the flexibility to create high-quality localized videos while interacting with state teachers to better understand their needs.

Requirements

• Loves Math and talking about this subject [Comfortable in the subject up to class XII level]
• Is fluent in Telugu language (speaking and writing)
• Is native Telugu speaker
• Can localize videos in Telugu
• Have video making experience

Responsibilities

• Localizing English Math videos into Telugu
• Reviewing and Editing KA Math Telugu content and/or creating and localizing new content (videos) as needed; keeping quality metrics in mind
• Collect on-ground feedback on content by interacting with state teachers and incorporating the feedback into the content
• Going through Telugu Math textbooks to highlight any modifications needed before localisation
• Reading through original material, reviewing it and recreating it in the target language in case needed, ensuring that the meaning of the source is retained
• Along with State Board and NCERT Books using specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used
• Researching on relevant phraseology to find the correct localization
• Proofreading and editing final translated versions on the basis of the basic quality parameters (Meaning, Readability, Compliance, Terminology, Consistency and Linguistics)
• Retaining and developing knowledge on specialist areas of video localization
• Developing glossary for the specific terminologies to be used in Khan Academy’s localization process and continuously update it with new terminology

Preferred Qualifications

• Having studied and/or taught in a Telugu medium school
• Experience in online teaching, video creation/Localization
• Being tech-savvy and tech-curious
• Proficiency in understanding the English language to be able to recreate videos
• Knowledge of Video making, video editing softwares

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Remote-friendly workplace, i.e. option to work from home
• Fun team events and board game nights!