Translator Application

Contact Information

Name:

Email address:

Phone number:

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Qualifications

General Work Experience

In this section, please list the types of jobs/work you have had, regardless of whether they are related to translation work.

Training/Certification

Please name/describe the training and/or certification you have received that is relevant to written translation work.

Skills

What skills do you have that are relevant to translation, editing translations, and translation project management?

Personality

What characteristics of your personality are relevant to the work of translation, editing translations, and translation project management?

Translation Philosophy

What is your translation philosophy?

Languages

Name all languages for which you believe yourself to be qualified for written translation work.

Availability

If commissioned by SGC for a translation project, do you believe you will be able to dedicate the time necessary to complete translation and editing of a ~155 page or ~50,900 word document within two months?

Pay Rate

SGC pays translators based on the English word count in the source file(s). (Translators are paid on completion of each project.)

Name the price you would like to receive if SGC commissions you as a translator. (This pay includes both the work of translation, and the services of an editor whom you would be responsible to find/hire.)

(Receiving your desired pay rate is not guaranteed. Pay rate would be discussed and agreed upon prior to commission for your first project.)

Spiritual Questions

The SGC courses are theological training materials. It is important for commissioned translators to be capable of accurately translating theological concepts into the target language.

Theological Concepts

Do you believe yourself to be proficient in writing about theological concepts in the target language?

Salvation Testimony

Please provide your personal testimony of salvation.

Church

Name of your church:

Denomination (if applicable):

Pastor’s Reference

Pastor’s name:

Pastor’s contact info:

Please provide a written recommendation from your pastor in which he/she describes your reputation as a follower of Christ and your involvement in the local body of Christ and any other ministries.

Pastor's recommendation

Translation Experience/References

In the fields below, tell us about written translation projects you have previously done for hire.

Customer

This customer was (select one):

—Please choose an option—An individualA businessAn organization

Name of business/organization (if applicable):

Name of contact person:

Source language of project:

Target language of project:

Year project was completed:

Describe the written work(s) you translated for this customer (up to 5 items). Please give the title of the work, and note the type of material (for instance: an article, a book, an online resource, etc.)

If your customer is willing to be contacted by SGC, please provide contact information in the field below.