English into Japanese Technical MTPE Translator - Marketing Content

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As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 77,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
 
We are looking for several English into Japanese (Japan) translators to join a newly formed team for one of our exciting global tech clients. They will take ownership of the incoming work on this account, and will actively contribute to the success of the programme.
 
Hiring Requirements
 
MAIN DUTIES
 
o    Translate content from English into Japanese (Japan) with original meaning conveyed in a manner that is readable and understandable to target audience.
o    Minimum three years' experience translating and reviewing content in the specified subject matter areas or verticals: Marketing, Technical documentation/instruction, Technical Specifications, Training Material, User Manual working with MTPE in Across and the content type is technical data sheets, website, training videos, etc.  
o    Experience translating for an enterprise technology client preferred
o    Effective, proficient communicator in English
o    Native fluency in target language
o    Degree in linguistics, translation or equivalent experience
o    Experience working in a multi-vendor scenario a plus
 
Additional Job Description
Tool: experience in Across (we can provide licenses and training if needed)
Capacity per month: 2-5K with ongoing and steady weekly workload 
 

Required skills:

  • Minimum3 years' experience translating and reviewing content in the specified subject matter.   
  • Proficient in all areas of expertise: Technical documentation/instruction, Technical Specifications, Training Material, User Manual
  • Well-versed in various translation & terminology tools.
  • Excellent communications skills in English (spoken and written). 
  • Native fluency in target language.  
  • Degree in linguistics, translation or equivalent experience. 
  • Able to follow instructions, eg. character restrictions, etc. 
  • Able to communicate effectively the rationale behind their translation skills. 
  • Experience working in a multi-vendor scenario a plus.
    • When you join Welocalize, you have the opportunity to bring your career to the next level:
    ... receive steady volume of work and long-term partnership {where this applies} 
    ... professional development: work on exciting projects that will empower you keep learning and growing
    ... work with multicultural, international team with a great variety of documents and content types  
    ... 24-hour 6-day a week support from our Community team.

    If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, apply below.