German Translator Job at Welocalize, United States

  • Welocalize
  • United States

Job Description

German Translator

The German Translator role focuses on delivering high-quality translations across various content types using standard CAT tools and adhering strictly to client-specific guidelines and processes. It involves continuous quality improvement through feedback, training, and collaboration, while meeting key performance indicators in productivity, quality, and timeliness.

Job Responsibilities

  • 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 by senior 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 members can provide to help address those
  • Meet the goals set by the team manager

Experience and Skills

  • Native-level fluency in German 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

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)

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work

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