Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Started/@comment-25989503-20160107214757/@comment-1251315-20160107215315

Wikia Helpers are users of the non-English part of Wikia, who help Wikia to improve their presence in non-English communities. It is invite-only (afaik, could be wrong on this point) and only countries where English is not the primary language can join the Helper programme. If you live in the US or UK, then you cannot join Wikia Helpers, as that isn't what Helpers are for.

To put it another way, if English is a second language and not the primary spoken language of the country, then you are a candidate to join the Helper programme. A good example would be China. The primary spoken language of China is Chinese, but people there can learn English as a Second Language. Therefore you would be eligible.

If, however, English was the primary spoken language, you would not be eligible, because Helpers are there to "help" Wikia to expand in non-English communities. In this example, you would probably be expected to join Wikia Staff, which is a paid job but there is no requirement to be working at their HQ in San Francisco.

Hope this explains the programme. More can be found here: Help:Helpers