English to German In-house Translator - London, United Kingdom - Mintel

Mintel

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Mintel is a global market intelligence company, headquartered in London, UK. Mintel works with the world's most renowned consumer packaged goods companies, suppliers and academic institutions. Building on its success, we're looking for an English to German Translator to join our growing Digital Publishing team.

This opportunity will offer you the chance to develop your expertise as a linguist, specialising in translation with advanced technological skills, as well as building knowledge on market trends and consumer behaviour.

Responsibilities:

Translating Mintel content from English to German in TMS (Translation Management System) and CMS (Content Management System) environments, ensuring that the target text is of maximal fluency and free of errors, literal translations and cumbersome expressions so the German content is readily comprehensible to all readers
Proofreading, editing, revising and finalising translated content of various file types (e.g. Word, JSON) to ensure consistent formatting (e.g. font and structure), language accuracy and fluency(e.g. spelling, grammar, punctuation, industryspecific terminology)
Reviewing and validating freelancers' translation
Collaborating with the Localisation project coordinator to provide feedback to freelancers for continuous quality improvement
Post editing machine translation for accuracy, clarity, flow, and local resonance
Ensuring that all content across Mintel German pages are consistent and in line with the Mintel Style Guide
Preparing, managing and maintaining German language resources (including Termbase, Style Guides, Translation Memories) up to quality standards and up to date
Collaborating with other translators and localisation specialists to resolve questions on terminology, language and TMS matters
Liaising effectively with analysts in different offices and time zones to discuss any unclear points
Working as part of the team to ensure all departmental deadlines are met
Participating in the development of new working processes

Language:

Professional proficiency in German and in English coupled with an excellent ability to write in German and English fluently and idiomatically.

What we'd like from you if you have the following:

Heightened attention to detail
Good command of CAT tools, especially Trados is a strong advantage
Knowledge of TMS and Translation Quality Assurance is desired
Comfortable with digital work on an inhouse CMS
Previous translation/proofreading experience in the market research/business filed is a plus but not essential
Ability to respond and work effectively to changing priorities
Ability to analyse the macrostructure of the content and its overall coherence; read critically and ask questions
Strong commercial awareness
Strive for continuous improvement

What you'll get in return:

A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working with a company wide hybrid working week.
Flexi-Time working hours (start working between 7:00am and 11:00am).
Blended (home/office) approach to work post Covid.
Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they've learned.
Social events, both within the department and across the company
Home Office allowance, as the working model will be a blend of home and office working
Generous holiday allowance with the opportunity to buy back additional holiday.
A day off to celebrate your birthday
Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind Mintel gives each employee 2 days per year to give to a worthwhile cause.
Open plan office with breakout areas, coffee machines, pool table and table tennis

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