Japanese Linguist

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Job Responsibilities:

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Perform translations in various translation tools for assigned clients and projects
• Translate various types of content e.g. marketing help UI or regulated content
• Support the team with copy-edit tasks on selected content types
• Master the standard CAT tools and tools associated with translation work for internal clients (e.g. tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements)
• Precisely follow the established translation process e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to
• Precisely follow the style guide and overall client requirements
• Improve based on the corrections made bysenior team members as well as the client reviewers
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spots
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the clients
• Participate in the error arbitration process
• Meet the KPIs in terms of productivity on time delivery and quality
• Take part in the internal quality meetings and the quality calls organized by the client for the whole team
• Constantly analyze own gaps and think of what assistance the senior memberscan provide to help address those
• Meet the goals set by the team manager

Additional Job Details:

REQUIREMENTS

Education Level

• University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating)

Experience and Skills

• Native fluency in TARGET language
• Fluency in English both written and spoken
• 2-4 years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
• Good understanding of the localization process
• Good user experience of standard software such as Windows and Office applications
• Good user experience of standard CAT tools e.g. XTM SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools e.g. JIRA
• Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers linguists
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in
• Ability to work within a virtual team
• Fast learner motivated versatile