Junior Irish Translator
Welocalize, Greece, NY, United States
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 400,000 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 JOB The Translator role is central to Welocalize’s success. As a localization company specializing in software localization and technical translation, we play a critical role in bringing IT products to global audiences. Translators make up nearly 40% of our workforce, and their expertise and performance are essential to the company’s overall success.
This role also serves as a strong foundation for career growth within Welocalize. It offers opportunities to develop skills that can lead to advancement not only in language-focused positions, but also in management and broader business functions.
MAIN DUTIES
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
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Hourly and daily productivity
On time delivery
Quality scores
OVERALL PERFORMANCE The Translator’s overall performance will be evaluated by the Team Lead, taking into account factors such as work attitude, sense of responsibility, communication skills, teamwork, attendance, and other relevant performance criteria.
Translators are expected to consistently meet clearly defined performance standards and deliver high-quality results.
REQUIREMENTS Education Level
University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience
Fluent in host language, both written and spoken, fluent in respective translated language, both written and spoken
Experience & Relevant Skills
Native fluency in Irish Gaelic and English, both written and spoken
0-2 years of experience in translation or creating easy-to-read texts
Passion for the world of language and technology
Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
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 situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Fast learner, motivated, versatile
If home based, ability to work with a remote team
IT knowledge
Job Reference: #LI-JC1
#J-18808-Ljbffr
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 JOB The Translator role is central to Welocalize’s success. As a localization company specializing in software localization and technical translation, we play a critical role in bringing IT products to global audiences. Translators make up nearly 40% of our workforce, and their expertise and performance are essential to the company’s overall success.
This role also serves as a strong foundation for career growth within Welocalize. It offers opportunities to develop skills that can lead to advancement not only in language-focused positions, but also in management and broader business functions.
MAIN DUTIES
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
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Hourly and daily productivity
On time delivery
Quality scores
OVERALL PERFORMANCE The Translator’s overall performance will be evaluated by the Team Lead, taking into account factors such as work attitude, sense of responsibility, communication skills, teamwork, attendance, and other relevant performance criteria.
Translators are expected to consistently meet clearly defined performance standards and deliver high-quality results.
REQUIREMENTS Education Level
University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience
Fluent in host language, both written and spoken, fluent in respective translated language, both written and spoken
Experience & Relevant Skills
Native fluency in Irish Gaelic and English, both written and spoken
0-2 years of experience in translation or creating easy-to-read texts
Passion for the world of language and technology
Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
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 situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Fast learner, motivated, versatile
If home based, ability to work with a remote team
IT knowledge
Job Reference: #LI-JC1
#J-18808-Ljbffr