Being a Babelverse Interpreter

• Who can participate? from helping
  out informally to a new kind of work

  Babelverse needs millions of members in order to achieve the truly ‘universal translator’! Depending on your skills, you can join one of these 3 distinct groups:

  • Multilingual: Practice by helping people communicate in informal situations for free. Optional "thank you donations" help skilled language talent be discovered.
  • Experienced: Members who have proven experience on Babelverse earn per minute income.
  • Professional: Interpreters with specialised training, accreditation and/or real-world experience can make themselves available at premium rates.

  Besides a passion for helping people communicate, here are some of the skills needed to make a good interpreter:

  • Need to thoroughly speak at least one language other than your native one.
  • Should be able to understand, memorise, analyse and reproduce a message in real–time.
  • A capacity to transform idioms, expressions and other culturally-specific references into equivalent statements the listener will understand.
  • Communication skills and the ability to manage stress — you need to articulate well and have no problem with public-speaking.
  • Flexibility but also professionalism, passion but also neutrality and a respect for privacy.
  • Curiosity — an interest in the world around you and broad general knowledge (i.e. you often find yourself spending hours browsing Wikipedia!)

• Choose when & where you work

  On Babelverse you work remotely, from home or anywhere really—as long as it's quiet environment with a good connection to the internet. This gives you access to a global market and a total control over your schedule. Now you don’t have to spend time at home waiting for your next gig, only to spend more time and money on travel and accommodation to be on-site.

  We have made it easy for you to manage your own time. You can update your general availability on our platform (weekly & daily time–slots) at any time. We will then send you interpretation requests that match your language pairs & topics of expertise during those periods.

  Once again, you remain independent (i.e. not employees of Babelverse) and work remotely regardless of location. The whole world is your oyster!

• One community, many uses

  Babelverse brings together a diverse community of talented polyglots on one platform, and there are many different things that this awesome group of people can do, here are some examples:

  Example: Informal (liaison) or consecutive interpreting

  We’ll soon be launching a mobile app which will allow people around the world to access an “interpreter in their pocket” whenever needed. As an interpreter, you’ll also be alerted of interpretation requests on your smartphone and be able to instantly take the call.

  You’ll be helping people by interpreting over the phone or via the internet, during their everyday conversations, when travelling, doing business, or any situation where they find themselves needing to communicate in a different language. There will also be opportunities to volunteer to help with crisis response and non–profit causes.

  Example: Simultaneous conference or video interpreting

  If you’re a Black Belt qualified in simultaneous interpreting, you can now provide your service without having to be on–site, and we also make your interpretation available to remote viewers watching the live video online. You can help people around the world access conferences they would be unable to attend, let alone understand.

  All you need is a headset with a microphone plugged into a computer with a good internet connection and a quiet environment. You’ll watch the live video of the conference, and interpret in a similar way as you would in a traditional conference booth. A remote booth–mate will support you with notes, feedback, etc, directly on the screen and you can easily switch with them at any time.

  Awesome tools

  In every case, we want to provide you with easy–to–use, beautiful, and useful tools from which you can work in new and innovative ways. We’re working on new things such as a training platform, shared glossaries, video chat for sign–language interpretation, and more!

• Receive a fair income

  The rates of interpretation are set by Babelverse, with a unique "fair trade" approach. They are calculated for each language pair, according to several parameters such as cost of living and purchasing power in countries around the world. This is to find the sweet spot between being affordable to as many people as possible, while also being a fair source of income.

  As an interpreter, you will see the relevant rate when you receive a request, and after each job the total will be credited to your Babelverse account.

  When the credit on your account reaches a set threshold, you will be alerted and be able to withdraw your earnings to your PayPal account (we will also add other payment methods in the future).

• Have fun!

  The Babelverse team is a fun–loving bunch, and travel is one of our great passions (that is why we want to be able to communicate with everyone!) We are glomads, and while it's all part of our tireless efforts to become a successful global company, in today’s world of near–ubiquitous WiFi and 3G, we count ourselves very lucky to be able to work from anywhere, and choose to do so from the most awesome places (see #todaysoffice).

  Life and work don’t have to be at odds, and we’ll be very happy if we can allow you to choose the same lifestyle for yourself. Babelverse is a global...scratch that...universal project. We already collaborate with people in 100+ countries, and hope you will join the community too!