Welo Global

Korean into English Copywriter

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In-Office or Remote

Mid level

Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Professional Services

The Role

Freelance Korean→English copywriter/transcreator to create culturally authentic English title options, copy-edit Korean content, provide bilingual rationales, collaborate with stakeholders, maintain brand voice and consistency, meet deadlines, and respond to feedback in a fast-paced localization environment.

Summary Generated by Built In

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

OVERVIEW

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Welocalize is looking for a Korean into English copywriter with proven experience to join our growing team.

This is an on-going freelance and remote position.

Project Details

Location: Remote
Expected Volume: The goal of this project is to create 8 English titles options across two distinct creative exploration groups for Korean content that resonate with both English-speaking and Korean-speaking audiences.Titles should balance natural English with cultural authenticity, reflecting the original Korean title's core meaning and storyline. The focus is on delivering titles that are meaningful, culturally relevant, and universally appealing. There will be some vetting with relevant client stakeholders so candidate must be readily available to answer any questions in English (Korean language support will be provided).
Employment Type: Freelance/Independent Contract
Task type: Copy-Editing (CE)

Requirements

Native proficiency in English with excellent command of Korean
Proven experience with copy editing Korean (ko-KR) to English (en-US) content
3+ years of professional experience in translation with a degree in Translation, Linguistics, or a related field OR
5+ years of professional translation experience without a formal translation degree
Demonstrated experience as copywriter
Strong understanding of marketing tone, brand voice, and customer‑facing communication
Excellent attention to detail, terminological consistency and linguistic accuracy
Ability to deliver high‑quality copy edits while meeting deadlines
Flexible, reliable, and responsive in a fast‑paced localization environment
Strong communication skills and openness to feedback and revisions
When requested, the candidate would need to provide rationales for title choices, which should be added to title exploration or analysis documents (ie: for Korean-to-English localization, rationales must be written in both English and Korean)

WHAT DO WE OFFER

Steady volume of projects with the opportunity for a long‑term partnership
Collaboration with global production and localization teams
Work within a multicultural, international environment covering a wide range of content types and domains
On‑time, reliable payments
Onboarding and ongoing training
Access to well‑defined linguistic assets
Exposure to high‑visibility, large‑scale global products

Qualifications

Here is how we imagine our ideal candidate:

Transcreator/copywriter with vast experience in copywriting;

Transcreator/copywriter with passion for marketing and mother tongue language.

We also need you to be good at:

Teamwork: The end copy must be the result of true collaboration between the different stakeholders involved.

Language: must be bold, brave, effective and resonate with audience

If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, please apply below.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Welocalize Talent Management Team

Job Reference: #LI-JC1

Skills Required

Native proficiency in English with excellent command of Korean
Proven experience copy-editing Korean (ko-KR) to English (en-US) content
3+ years professional translation experience with a degree in Translation, Linguistics, or related field
5+ years professional translation experience without a formal translation degree (alternative to degree requirement)
Demonstrated experience as a copywriter/transcreator
Strong understanding of marketing tone, brand voice, and customer-facing communication
Excellent attention to detail, terminological consistency, and linguistic accuracy
Ability to deliver high-quality copy edits while meeting deadlines
Flexible, reliable, and responsive in a fast-paced localization environment
Strong communication skills and openness to feedback and revisions
Availability to answer client stakeholder questions in English and provide rationales for title choices in both English and Korean when requested