Posts in Translation Committee
The OTW is Recruiting for Open Doors Technical Volunteers, Tag Wrangling Volunteers, and Translation Translators
Do you know SQL and Python or other programming languages and want to rescue at-risk fan archives? Would you like to wrangle AO3 tags? Can you read and translate from Chinese to English? Would you like to translate AO3 tags from another language to English? Are you fluent in a language other than English? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Open Doors Technical Volunteer – closing 22 July 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 30 applications Tag Wrangling Volunteer – closing 22 July 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 110 applications Tag Wrangling Volunteer (Chinese)… Read more
Five Things Elin Said
Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today’s post is with Elin, who volunteers as a Communications Event Coordinator and Translation Volunteer Manager. How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does? I currently hold two different positions at the OTW. For one, I’m part of the Communication committee’s Events Coordination team. As an example for what we do, whenever you see a post… Read more
The OTW is Recruiting for News Post Moderators, User Response Translation Translators, and Translation Volunteer Managers
Are you interested in helping keep OTW news post spaces a welcoming and safe space for engagement? Are you fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Spanish, and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? Are you a skilled organizer who enjoys working in a team? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: News Post Moderator – closing 18 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applications User Response Translation Translator – closing 18 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC Translation Volunteer Manager- closing 18 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC… Read more
IVD 2025 Volunteer Q&A—Translation Spotlight
Last November we asked the community to submit questions to our OTW volunteers in celebration of International Volunteer Day. In this series of posts we will spotlight some of our committees’ responses. The Translation committee’s main responsibility is making content from the OTW and its various projects accessible to fans who don’t speak English. This includes content for the organization’s main site, FAQs on AO3, Open Doors import announcements, and AO3 news posts, among other things. They also collaborate with other OTW committees, for example to help them communicate with non-English speaking fans and users. We asked the Translation committee for replies to your questions,… Read more
The OTW is Recruiting for Translation Translators, Fanlore Graphic Designers, Open Doors Import Assistants, and User Response Translation Translators
Are you fluent in a language other than English? Do you have graphic design skills and enjoy creating social media content? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? Are you fluent in a language other than English, passionate about AO3, and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Translation Translators – closing 29 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC Fanlore Graphics Designer Volunteer – closing 29 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC or after 40 applications Open Doors Import Assistant – closing 29… Read more