About this role
OVERVIEW
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)