German Translator

Welocalize, Inc.; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Welocalize, Inc. in Barcelona is seeking a German Translator to deliver high-quality translations across marketing, help, UI, and regulated content in line with client guidelines.

You will use standard CAT tools (XTM, SDL Studio), collaborate with the team, support copy-edit tasks, and continually improve quality while meeting productivity and deadline KPIs.

Formación

• Native-level fluency in German required.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• 2–4 years of translation/localization/editing experience.
• Good understanding of the localization workflow.
• Proficient with Windows and MS Office.
• Experience with CAT tools such as XTM or SDL Studio.

Responsabilidades

• Perform translations for assigned clients and projects.
• Translate content types such as marketing, help, UI, or regulated content.
• Support copy-edit tasks on selected content types.
• Follow established translation processes and guidelines.
• Meet KPIs for productivity, quality, and timeliness.

Conocimientos

German (native)

English (fluent)

Translation experience

Localization process

Office software familiarity

Herramientas

XTM

SDL Studio

Descripción del empleo

About Welocalize

Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale. Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.

welocalize.com Overview

The German Translator role focuses on delivering high-quality translations across various content types using standard CAT tools and adhering strictly to client-specific guidelines and processes. It involves continuous quality improvement through feedback, training, and collaboration, while meeting key performance indicators in productivity, quality, and timeliness.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform translations in various translation tools for assigned clients and projects
• Translate various types of content, e.g. marketing, help, UI, or regulated content
• Support the team with copy-edit tasks on selected content types
• Master the standard CAT tools and tools associated with translation work for internal clients (e.g. tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements)
• Precisely follow the established translation process, e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to
• Precisely follow the style guide and overall client requirements
• Improve based on the corrections made by senior team members as well as the client reviewers
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spots
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the clients
• Participate in the error arbitration process
• Meet the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery and quality
• Take part in the internal quality meetings and the quality calls organized by the client for the whole team
• Constantly analyze own gaps and think of what assistance the senior members can provide to help address those
• Meet the goals set by the team manager

Experience and Skills

• Native-level fluency in German language
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• 2-4 years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
• Good 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 ma