Duolingo French 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 Vietnamese localization.

This is a contract role that can be based anywhere in the world.

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

Requirements:
Native fluency in Vietnamese and full working proficiency in English
2+ years professionally teaching Western music with theory and/or Western music theory alone in Vietnamese
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)
Applications must be submitted in English.

About Duolingo:
Duolingo is the most popular language-learning application in the world, with over 500 million users and over half a billion exercises completed daily. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

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