Senior Japanese Linguist
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Senior Japanese Linguist managing translation, copy-editing, and linguistic quality for Welocalize’s AI-enabled multilingual content solutions. Coordinating linguists, maintaining language resources, and improving localization workflows.
Responsibilities:
- Perform copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
- Perform on-demand translation tasks
- Perform the lead linguist role on assigned accounts
- Take ownership of deliveries translated internally or by external partners into the target language
- Prepare, manage, and maintain language materials, including glossaries, Style Guides, and work instructions
- Manage project-related queries
- Resolve terminology and language questions
- Coordinate with freelancers, agencies, and internal linguists
- Test and qualify new freelancers and vendors
- Develop and train internal linguists and new and existing freelancers
- Interact with clients on linguistic matters
- Participate in developing improved working processes and propose process improvements
- Meet or exceed productivity, on-time delivery, and quality KPIs
- Achieve goals set by the team manager
Requirements:
- 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)
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Native fluency in TARGET language
- 8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
- 5+ years of review experience
- Thorough understanding of the localization process
- Excellent knowledge of terminology used various subject matters
- Subject-matter expert within company for assigned content specialities, service lines and processes
- Excellent 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 user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
- Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
- Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge
- Ability to work with tight deadlines
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists
- Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to work in a virtual team
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