Arabic Translator - UAE National

Ounass; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retailer in Dubai is looking for a translation specialist to manage the Arabic content quality across all online platforms. The role requires a native Arabic speaker with 4+ years of experience in translation and familiarity with the fashion retail sector. Responsibilities include translating content, ensuring brand tone consistency, and liaising with the content marketing team. Strong attention to detail and experience in e-commerce are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a translator, copywriter and/or language specialist.
• Native speaker of Arabic and fluent in English.
• Experience working in an E-Commerce environment, preferably fashion retail, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the translation of English content into Arabic across all channels.
• Reinterpret the brand voice for the Arabic audience while maintaining a native tone.
• Liaise with the Online Content Marketing team on tone consistency.
• Sub-edit and translate product pages according to style guides.
• Audit the website for missing translations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Post-editing

Fluent in English

Knowledge of MS Office

Digital translating

Education

Degree in Foreign Languages, Communication or Translation

Tools

CMS systems

Job description

About Us

As a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, Al Tayer Group's retail division, Al Tayer Insignia, hosts a portfolio of some of the world’s best luxury brands in the fashion, jewellery, home and department store categories. Complementing its position in luxury retail, Al Tayer Insignia has also built new frontiers in lifestyle retail, representing leading brands in the Beauty, Home, Fashion and Hospitality sectors. Our brands include Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols and Armani to name just a few!

About The Role

Responsible for tracking, improving and safeguarding the quality of Arabic content of the web sites which includes translation, editing and performing quality check. Understand the brand’s tone of voice and be able to translate it seamlessly for a native audience, aware of the differences between our Arabic and English audiences.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage the translation of the English content into Arabic across all channels including but not limited to landing pages, website/app content, microsites, emails, social media, to optimize the customer experience, contribution to conversion, engagement, page view, bounce rate, time spent on page and click through.
• Reinterpret the brand voice for the Arabic audience whilst maintaining an entirely native tone. Ensure the brands tone of voice is accurate, informative and consistent throughout the site.
• Liaising with the Online Content Marketing Guru & Online Content Marketing Manager on tonality of copy across the site.
• Sub edit and translate the product page according to in-house style guides; checking accuracy of copy against images as well as grammar and spelling. Ensuring all copies are clear and concise and localized where relevant.
• Ensuring that the editorial content across all channels reflect the aims, values, house style and tone of each site.
• Where possible, check accuracy of upload by checking all click-through functionality, size and fit tabs and dropdowns on the product page.
• Support with any other copy update needed on the Arabic web site.
• Translate the weekly email copy.
• Audit the web site to determine where translations are missing.

About You

Education

• Degree in Foreign Languages, Communication or Translation

Experience

• 4+ years of experience as a translator, copywriter and/or language specialist
• Native speaker Arabic and fluent in English
• Experience working in an E-Commerce environment, preferably fashion retail, is a plus.

Functional Skills

• A proven ability to work quickly and efficiently with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to post-edit and/or translate from English
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and CMS systems
• Proven experience of digital translating/trans creating and sub editing
• Sound knowledge of women's luxury fashion, seasonal trends, designers and brands as well as strong commercial awareness
• Experience working in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment with competing deadlines and priorities
• Self‑motivated, takes initiative