Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa)
DataForce jobs · Pretoria, ZA · Writing / editing
Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa) is an open role at DataForce jobs, located in Pretoria, ZA.
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At a glance
- Pay
- Not disclosedDataForce jobs doesn't publish a rate for this listing
- Location
- Pretoria, ZA
- Time commitment
- About 16.75 hours across 2 weeks
- Experience
- Proven writing or content creation experience
- Education
- Literature or creative writing degree, or proven writing experience
- Languages
- Native Afrikaans, working English
- Work type
- Writing / editing
- Field
- Writing / Creative
- Listed
- Since Aug 19, last confirmed Oct 24
The work
Write one short story of around 6,000 words.
What you would do
- Send a short plot outline for approval before starting the story
- Finish the story in the allotted time
- Revise the story when feedback calls for changes
You're a fit if you
- live in South Africa
- write Afrikaans natively with strong grammar and spelling
- can work in English
- hold a literature or creative writing degree, or have proven writing experience
Summarised by HumanSourcer from DataForce jobs’ listing. Check the listing before you apply.
From DataForce jobs’ listing
“Passionate about storytelling? DataForce by TransPerfect is seeking Freelance Short Story Writers! What is the project about? The purpose of this project is to create high-quality story content to help test and improve Machine Translation technology.”
About DataForce jobs: part of TransPerfect. See the full profile →
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for the Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa) role at DataForce jobs?
Applications go through DataForce jobs's own portal - HumanSourcer links to the listing and never collects applications or handles hiring. DataForce jobs's access model is "Apply" (Apply to listed roles). This listing was first seen here on August 19, 2026 and was still live at the last check.
Is the Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa) role at DataForce jobs remote?
This role is listed for: Pretoria, ZA.
What does the Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa) role at DataForce jobs pay?
DataForce jobs doesn't state a rate on this listing. HumanSourcer never fills that gap with an estimate, so the absence is the source's, not a hole in this page. DataForce jobs's profile shows what its rate-carrying listings do advertise.
What kind of work is Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa)?
Writing / editing. Data collection, annotation, linguistic and study-based projects
Is DataForce jobs a legitimate AI-training platform?
TransPerfect community jobs board - and that relationship is rated "Confirmed" here because it can be checked against dataforcecommunity.transperfect.com rather than taken on DataForce jobs's word. Confidence describes how well the ownership is evidenced. It is not a rating of how the platform treats the people who work for it, which no public source covers reliably.
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