Linguist - English to Spanish - London, United Kingdom - Questel

Questel

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

NOTE:
This position can be done from anywhere in the UK

Position Overview:

Reporting to the relevant Team Leader and as an integral part of Questel's Language Services Team, this in-house linguist role is responsible for producing high-quality, accurate translations of technical documents, and for revising these documents when necessary.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

Perform translation and/or editing of documents provided by clients from English to Spanish
Read, revise, and evaluate translated documents to detect errors in meaning, accuracy, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone and syntax
Edit translated documents to ensure a true and accurate representation of source document content, adherence to style guides, and compliance with clientspecific and countryspecific publication specifications
Conduct quality control of translations
Evaluate incountry translator performance and provide support and guidance to translation vendors
Manage translation memory and term bases using Questel's internal system
When required, provide some training to new members of staff once fully trained
Work on special projects and other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications & Skills:

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 function._

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in languages, translation, or a technical discipline or excellent command of source and target languages, and at least 1 year professional translation experience.

In addition, any combination of education, experience and training which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Meticulous attention to detail
Ability to prioritize and to work to deadlines
Experience translating Life Sciences documents preferred
Experience with CAT tools preferred
Knowledge of editing and proofreading best practices
Ability to detect errors in meaning, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax
Ability to follow countryspecific editing guidelines and editing formats
Exceptional research skills, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to effectively multitask in stressful situations
Ability to work independently, but also collaborate with others as a team
Highly motivated with a willingness to take initiative and complete assignments
Ability to stay on task with mínimal supervision and regularly report on progress
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Willingness to participate in a culture of responsiveness to strengthen relationships and ensure the needs and time of others are met and respected

Supervision Received:

Supervision is provided by the relevant Team Leader, Language Services Manager, or Assistant Director

Supervision Exercised:

None

Physical/Sensory/Mental Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._
Consistently standing and/or sitting with the ability to meet with other team members
Consistently operating a computer and other office productivity machinery
Remembering names and details
Maintaining confidentiality of all information that is or will be confidential and proprietary to Questel or Questel's clients

Additional Requirements:

Verification of identity and criminal records check

Disclaimer

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice._

Questel

Equal Employment Opportunity - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.