Irish Translator

Welo Global; España; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading localization company in Spain is seeking a Translator to handle software localization and technical translation. You will perform translations for various content types, support editing tasks, and contribute to the team's quality assurance processes. The ideal candidate is fluent in both Irish and English and possesses a university degree in Translation or Applied Languages. This role offers opportunities for career advancement within the company and requires strong collaboration and communication skills.

Formación

• 2-4 years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing.
• Fluent in both written and spoken forms of the host and translated languages.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Native-level in Irish

Fluent in English

Translation tools proficiency

Copy-editing skills

Educación

University degree in Translation/Applied Languages

Herramientas

CAT tools

Descripción del empleo

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Translator role is central to Welocalize’s success. As a localization company specializing in software localization and technical translation, we play a critical role in bringing IT products to global audiences. Translators make up nearly 40% of our workforce, and their expertise and performance are essential to the company’s overall success.

This role also serves as a strong foundation for career growth within Welocalize. It offers opportunities to develop skills that can lead to advancement not only in language-focused positions, but also in management and broader business functions.

MAIN DUTIES

• 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 bysenior 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 memberscan provide to help address those
• Meet the goals set by the team manager

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Hourly and daily productivity
• On time delivery
• Quality scores

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

The Translator’s overall performance will be evaluated by the Team Lead, taking into account factors such as work attitude, sense of responsibility, communication skills, teamwork, attendance, and other relevant performance criteria.

Translators are expected to consistently meet clearly defined performance standards and deliver high-quality results.

REQUIREMENTS

Education Level

• University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Fluent in host language, both written and spoken, fluent in respective translated language, both written and spoken

Experience & Relevant Skills

• Native-level in Irish and English, both written and spoken
• 2-4 years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing