Vietnamese Linguist
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Vietnamese Linguist managing translation, localization, and copy-editing projects for Welocalize. Maintaining language resources, supporting linguists, and ensuring high-quality client deliverables.
Responsibilities:
- Perform copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
- Perform on-demand translation tasks
- Provide lead support on assigned projects or accounts
- Manage and maintain language materials, including glossaries, Style Guides, and work instructions, to required quality standards and keep them up to date
- Manage project-related queries
- Ensure good interaction among team members and resolve terminology and language questions
- Test and qualify new freelancers and vendors as required
- Develop and train internal linguists and external partners according to account and Welocalize needs
- Interact with clients on linguistic matters as required
- Participate in developing new and improved working processes
- 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)
- Native fluency in TARGET language
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken, in a variety of registers
- 4+ years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
- 2+ years of review experience
- Thorough understanding of the localization process
- Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
- Good 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 interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of terminology used in two or more subject matters
- Ability to work with tight deadlines
- Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
- 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 instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge
- Ability, willingness and experience in communicating positively with customers at various levels
- Ability to work within a virtual team
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