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Native English Proofreader & Editor (expired)

Nyle Inc

Nyle Inc

Job ID
113007
Location
品川区, Tokyo, Japan
Post date
Jun 9, 2016
Industry
Internet
Function
Web / Mobile Site Management, Content Development
Work Type
Part Time / Experienced (Non-Manager)
Salary
¥1,300 ~ ¥1,800 / Hour

Requirements

  • English: Native level (preferred)
  • Japanese: Business level (preferred)
  • Must currently reside in Japan
  • Native level English (at least 15 years of education in English)
  • Correct grammar, wide vocabulary, good style and the ability to proofread and correct articles quickly

Description

Company information:
Our company specializes in SEO (search engine optimization) and usability improvement. We provide SEO consultancy services and develop an app discovery platform called “Appliv” (http://www.app-liv.jp). Our company website is http://nyle.co.jp/en/

Our corporate mission is to bring forth novel ideas that create a lasting social impact, and we fulfill this by creating long-term web services that are usable by a wide range of people. With this in mind, we released Appliv in 2012. The website currently has around 6 million users, and our Appliv Smartphone App, released in April in 2015, now has over 3 million downloads.

Last year in June, we opened a branch office in the Philippines, and in October, we released our English version of the Appliv website. Since then, we have created customized versions of the site for 9 countries. In the future, we intend to open the website to more countries and languages.

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Work content:
*Checking, proofreading and editing Philippine writers’ English
You will be reviewing and editing the quality of the contents created by writers from the Philippines. The target audience for the articles are countries such as the USA and the UK, where English is natively spoken. For many writers from the Philippines, English is a second language, and there are often mistakes in the grammar or expressions used. Your job is to edit and correct the grammar and style in their articles. (40-50 articles per day.)
* Writing introductory articles for apps in English
* Inspecting articles
* Educating Phillippine writers through meetings and workshops
* Salary increase is possible


To work with us, you should...
* Communicate proactively, and be able to express your opinion
* Be able to follow the existing rules, while suggesting ways to improve them
* Enjoy using smartphone apps, and searching for new ones
* Want to help improve a global web service
* Be able to manage multitasking at an efficient pace
* Adapt and react flexibly to changes in procedures


Employment conditions:
Contract: Open Contract/Entry Level
Hours per week: 40 hours a week
Working Times: 10:00-19:00 (including 1 hour for lunch)
Salary: 1,300 - 1,800 yen per hour (approx 200,000 - 300,000 yen per month before taxes)
Working location: Gotanda, Tokyo
Number of vacancy: 1
*possible visa sponsorship


* You must live in Japan to apply
* In your resume, please indicate the following: Your citizenship and your visa status (visa-exempted, work permit, permanent residency, etc.)

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Desired skills/conditions:
* Experience working as an editor, proofreader or writer on Web contents
* Experience working as an English teacher
* Experience in the Web media field
* Be able to go to Cebu, Philippines for a business trip if required
* Conversational Japanese
* Experience in translating from Japanese into English

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