2027 Internship – German language expert and terminologist – Zurich

UBS; Zürich; Sur place; CHF 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UBS in Zurich seeks a multilingual content specialist focused on English-to-German translation with nuanced, authentic voice. You will help shape a consistent terminology across UBS digital products while collaborating with UX writers and engineers.

The role emphasizes translation around 50% and terminology management around 40%, with exploration of AI tools and language technologies to drive efficiency and innovation in daily work.

Qualifications

• Must have completed at least 4 semesters of a bachelor’s degree
• Graduated no longer than 12 months ago (Bachelor’s or Master’s)
• Swiss grading GPA 4.5 or higher
• Native German with excellent English (native/near-native)
• Experience with CAT tools and AI tools for language work
• Interest in multilingual terminology and terminology databases

Responsabilités

• Edit and translate content from English into German with nuance and human tone
• Develop and manage multilingual terminology databases
• Collaborate with UX writers, localization professionals, designers, engineers and business stakeholders
• Explore and leverage AI tools to enhance content creation and streamline workflows

Connaissances

Translation

Terminology management

Localization

AI tool usage

Editing

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed within last 12 months

Outils

CAT tools

AI-powered language tools

Description du poste

Your role

• Edit and translate content from English into German with nuance and creativity, ensuring every interaction feels natural, authentic and human shape and evolve a consistent voice, tone and terminology across our digital products to create an intuitive, seamless experience for users
• Develop and manage our multilingual terminology database, collaborating with team members to ensure accurate, up-to-date and consistent terminology across languages
• Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of UX writers, localization professionals, designers, engineers and business stakeholders
• Explore and leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance content creation, streamline workflows and drive innovation in your everyday work

Your role will focus primarily on translation (around 50%) and terminology management (around 40%), complemented by work involving language tools, technology, and innovation initiatives.

Your team

Join the software localization team in Zurich and help shape our world-class multilingual user experience on UBS Digital Banking. We are a team of passionate language experts dedicated to making UBS products and services accessible, intuitive and engaging across languages and markets. Through our work, we help users feel confident and supported, ensuring every interaction is as seamless and meaningful as possible, regardless of the language they choose.

We’re Looking For a Candidate

Has completed at least 4 semesters of a bachelor’s degree, and graduated no longer than 12 months ago (bachelor’s or master’s degree) has a competitive minimum GPA of 4.5 according to the Swiss grading system has values that align with ours: hard-working, trustworthy, dedicated and collaborative is a strategic thinker with strong communication skills is motivated to work in a business with high demands and tight deadlines can evidence how experimental and responsible use of AI can improve outcomes and efficiency is a native German speaker with excellent English skills (native or near-native proficiency). Additional language skills, such as French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese or Chinese are a plus has outstanding localization and editing skills and can critically evaluate content to ensure it is accurate, engaging, and fit for purpose is sensitive to the needs of audiences from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds has an interest in multilingual terminology and terminology database management can effectively adapt AI-generated content into engaging copy tailored to the target audience has experience with CAT tools and AI-powered language tools is committed to staying up to date