Editor / German

Created on 26-02-2018

Location Berlin

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Description

With Babbel everyone can learn a new language. The top grossing online language learning app empowers learners to start speaking straight away. 73% of Babbel’s users feel they’d be able to hold a short conversation after just five hours of using the app. Recognised by Fast Company Magazine as the most innovative education company of 2016, Babbel's courses make it easy to learn 14 different languages from 7 display languages. Unique to Babbel, our team of language experts build individual courses for each language pair.

Available for web, iOS and Android, bite-sized lessons cover useful real-world topics, from introducing oneself and ordering food, to local colloquialisms and idioms. Founded in 2007, the company recently surpassed 1,000,000 active subscribers and has a team of over 500 people of 45 nationalities working in Berlin and New York.

Improving the way people learn languages is a great challenge — we’re looking for a new Editor for German content production to join our Didactics team.

Responsibilities:

Produce and review content for German as a learning language
Editing German language courses
Proofread & review texts in German as a display language
Localizing other language courses for German speaking markets

Requirements:

German is your mother tongue
Excellent English skills
Other languages, also on beginner's level, are a big plus
University degree in German as a foreign language, German studies, Education, Linguistics, Translations or a related field
Experience in teaching and production of teaching material
Experience in editing and translating
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Familiarity with the digital self-study market
A passion for languages and cultures