Writing & Translation job descriptions
Writers and translators make your message clear in every language. Share the audience, the tone, the volume and the review process.
Copywriter
Words for ads, websites and campaigns.
- Write copy for web, ads, email and product.
- Adapt tone of voice to the brand and audience.
- Test headlines and messages with the team.
- Edit and proofread to a high standard.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Product documentation, 6 weeks
- Website copy for a relaunch
- Blog articles for a fintech brand
- UX writing for an app
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you start a brief for a landing page?
- Show us two versions of a headline and explain the difference.
- How do you work with brand guidelines?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Words for ads, websites and campaigns. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Write copy for web, ads, email and product.
- Adapt tone of voice to the brand and audience.
- Test headlines and messages with the team.
- Edit and proofread to a high standard.
- Advertising copy
- Website copy
- Brand voice
- Taglines
- Email copy
- Landing pages
- Conversion copywriting
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Content writer
Articles, blog posts and newsletters.
- Plan and write articles, guides and newsletters.
- Research topics and cite sources.
- Optimise content for search intent.
- Update and improve existing content.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Product documentation, 6 weeks
- Website copy for a relaunch
- Blog articles for a fintech brand
- UX writing for an app
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you research a topic you do not know?
- How do you write for both readers and search engines?
- How do you decide when to update rather than write new content?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Articles, blog posts and newsletters. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Plan and write articles, guides and newsletters.
- Research topics and cite sources.
- Optimise content for search intent.
- Update and improve existing content.
- Blog posts
- Articles
- SEO writing
- Newsletters
- Research
- Case studies
- White papers
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Technical writer
Documentation, guides and help articles.
- Write user guides, API documentation and release notes.
- Work with engineers and product managers to understand features.
- Structure documentation for findability.
- Maintain a style guide and docs-as-code workflow.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Product documentation, 6 weeks
- Website copy for a relaunch
- Blog articles for a fintech brand
- UX writing for an app
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you document an API for developers who have never used it?
- How do you get time from busy engineers?
- How do you measure whether documentation works?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Documentation, guides and help articles. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Write user guides, API documentation and release notes.
- Work with engineers and product managers to understand features.
- Structure documentation for findability.
- Maintain a style guide and docs-as-code workflow.
- API documentation
- User guides
- Markdown
- Docs as code
- Help centres
- DITA
- Release notes
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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7 more Writing & Translation roles
Each card copies a job description with the role summary, the skills and the practical details; write the outcomes in the bracket.
Interface text, onboarding and error messages.
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Interface text, onboarding and error messages. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- UX writing
- Microcopy
- Content design
- Onboarding
- Error messages
- Figma
- Voice and tone
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Structure, clarity and style of a text.
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Structure, clarity and style of a text. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Editing
- Structure
- Style guides
- Fact-checking
- Long-form content
- Publishing
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Spelling, grammar and consistency checks.
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Spelling, grammar and consistency checks. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Proofreading
- Spelling and grammar
- Consistency checks
- Style guides
- Academic texts
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Translation between languages, in the right tone.
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Translation between languages, in the right tone. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Translation
- French
- Spanish
- German
- Arabic
- Portuguese
- Italian
- CAT tools
- Trados
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Products and content adapted to a market.
Customise it in the generator[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Products and content adapted to a market. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Localisation
- Software localisation
- Phrase
- Crowdin
- Transcreation
- Cultural adaptation
- Linguistic QA
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Texts written in your name and voice.
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Texts written in your name and voice. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Ghostwriting
- Thought leadership
- LinkedIn posts
- Books
- Speeches
- Interviews
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Grant applications and funding proposals.
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Grant applications and funding proposals. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Grant applications
- Funding proposals
- EU funding
- Budgets
- Research proposals
- Non-profit
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Research, Editing, Style guides, SEO writing, Google Docs, Tone of voice
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Questions about these roles
What does a copywriter do?
Words for ads, websites and campaigns. Write copy for web, ads, email and product. Adapt tone of voice to the brand and audience.
What does a content writer do?
Articles, blog posts and newsletters. Plan and write articles, guides and newsletters. Research topics and cite sources.
What does a technical writer do?
Documentation, guides and help articles. Write user guides, API documentation and release notes. Work with engineers and product managers to understand features.
Which other Writing & Translation roles can I hire on FreelanX?
UX writer, Editor, Proofreader, Translator, Localisation specialist, Ghostwriter, Grant writer. Browse the profiles on the Writing & Translation category page.
Where do the day rates come from?
From the profiles of each role on FreelanX: the page computes the median day rate by seniority in your browser. Rates depend on country, experience and the mission; they are a starting point for your budget, not a quote.
Is it free?
Yes. Every template is free to read and copy: no sign-up, no email, no download.