Freelance Market Specialist - Sweden (remote) at KAYAK

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings, seeks a Freelance Market Specialist for the Swedish market. This role supports the Localization and Product Marketing teams by improving messaging, positioning, and in-product communications. The ideal candidate ensures high linguistic quality and cultural relevance in localized content.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine user-friendly messaging for KAYAK’s features.
• Collaborate with teams to create a unified product positioning framework.
• Audit and update product messaging for clarity and consistency.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis.
• Review, proofread, and resolve linguistic issues in translations.
• Ensure translations meet brand quality standards and are culturally appropriate.
• Provide feedback to translators and maintain language-specific style guides.
• Evaluate and localize Machine Translation (MT) or AI-generated content.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product marketing or copywriting.
• Proven experience as a translator or reviewer.
• Native-level proficiency in Swedish and excellent command of English.
• Strong writing, communication, and proofreading skills.
• Understanding of cultural nuances and ability to adapt content.
• Familiarity with CAT tools is a plus.
• Understanding of the challenges when working with MT or AI-generated content.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting.
• Ideally based in the local market.