English (UK) Part-Time Linguistic QA Tester (Onsite - Portland, OR)

About the job

About Welocalize

Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale.

Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide. welocalize.com

Role Overview

Welocalize is hiring part-time Linguistic QA Testers with native-level British English. Are you tech-savvy, with a sharp eye for detail and a love of language? Then this is for you.

You’ll be an important part of the QA process for emerging technology. Depending on the project, you could be testing never-before-seen apps and technology, e-courses, marketing materials, or whatever interesting task comes your way. Your work helps make sure products sound natural, look right, and work properly for British English speakers.

As a QA Linguistic Tester, you’ll mainly proofread and edit content that has already been localized into British English, catching anything that doesn’t feel right, such as:

• Grammar, typos, and syntax issues
• Punctuation and capitalization errors
• Culturally or politically sensitive wording
• Inconsistencies and stray extra spaces
• US-style spellings or phrasing that don’t belong in British English

You’ll also test user interfaces for functional issues, and occasionally adapt content from English into British English.

Main Responsibilities

• Test a variety of products, from apps and software to e-courses and marketing materials, by carefully following test instructions and test cases
• Find, write up, and report bugs and errors using best practices in client-specific bug tracking tools and our internal database system
• Evaluate language in the context of software, mobile apps, and documentation
• Act as the go-to expert for British English linguistic questions, researching and resolving issues as they arise
• Follow project-specific quality standards, trademarks, style guides, and client-preferred checklists and glossaries
• Troubleshoot basic problems, communicate clearly, and escalate testing issues when needed
• Prioritize tasks and issues quickly and efficiently
• Deliver assigned work on time and to a high standard

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

• Native-level British English fluency, spoken and written
• Up-to-date awareness of current, common technical language usage in British English
• Experience with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Comfortable navigating networks and websites across different browsers
• Basic knowledge of PC hardware (desktop and laptop) and smartphones (iPhone or Android)
• Flexibility to work onsite and/or remotely, depending on your location

Skills & Experience

What you bring

• Native British English skills and strong cultural awareness of the UK
• Good oral and written communication
• A highly organized approach, with attention to detail and a real commitment to quality
• Tech-savviness and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Localization, QA, or translation experience
• Advanced computer skills

What will help you shine

• Strong awareness of our company and industry
• The ability to establish and develop processes and procedures as part of a client program
• Sharp problem-solving skills, so you can find the best solution
• Excellent time management
• A Plan-Do-Check-Act approach to tasks and workloads
• Ownership of your deliverables, from start to finish