Thai Music Consultant (Localization)

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that's where you come in!

Come join our Localization team and help us create the best possible user experience for learners of Music through high-quality, pedagogically sound Thai localization.

This is a contract role (no benefits included) that can be based anywhere in the world.

• Use your knowledge of music teaching to provide localization support for Duolingo’s Music course; proofread localized content and verify that music concepts and approaches are accurately and compellingly represented for Thai speakers within Thailand as a target region
• Contribute to the development of a Thai music glossary based on the English course content and in-house style guides
• Consult with Music team and Thai localization team members to align on key pedagogical approaches that should be captured in translation
• Conduct Quality Assurance (QA) to ensure that exercises are not only understandable for Music learners in Thai, but also engaging and pedagogically sound

• Native fluency in Thai and full working proficiency in English
• 2+ years professionally teaching Western music with theory and/or Western music theory alone in Thai
• Familiarity with pedagogical approaches to music, beginner piano, and Western music theory
• [Preferred] Experience localizing online, mobile, and/or game products
• [Preferred] Experience developing music curricula
• Strong interest in Duolingo and our mission
• Ability to work 5-20 hrs/week for a 2-5 month contract (flexible; workload may vary from week to week)

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Applications must be submitted in English.

Not disclosed.

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