Translator – Learning Designer, Localization Project, German

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German localization specialist adapting business and sales-enablement learning content for TransPerfect. Translating, quality-checking, and rebuilding PowerPoint and Articulate Rise materials for German audiences.

Responsibilities:

  • Review and refine AI-pretranslated German content in Smartcat for accuracy, fluency, grammar, tone, and natural expression
  • Apply approved terminology consistently across skills, decisions, products, and specialized terminology
  • Adapt buyer-as-hero and “you” language naturally for German audiences
  • Rebuild finalized translations in existing PowerPoint decks and Articulate Rise modules
  • Test and repair animations, transitions, triggers, timing, and build sequences
  • Resolve layout issues caused by German text expansion and long compound nouns
  • Perform light image and screenshot text edits in PowerPoint
  • Deliver assets in a fully presentation-ready state
  • Collaborate with the internal team and other contractors
  • Work independently against milestones and participate in 1–2 weekly check-ins

Requirements:

  • Native-level German with excellent professional/B2B writing skills
  • Strong English reading and collaboration skills
  • Proven experience in business, sales-enablement, corporate learning, or professional localization
  • Comfortable working with terminology glossaries and style guides
  • Strong PowerPoint skills, including the Animation Pane and animation repair
  • Experience with Articulate Rise or similar authoring tools
  • Strong awareness of German text expansion and compound nouns in fixed layouts
  • Reliable overlap with Eastern Time (GMT-4) / Central European business hours
  • Localization QA experience with animated/interactive presentations is nice to have
  • B2B sales-enablement experience is nice to have