Financial Translator - Arabic & English, Part-time (6 months FTC)

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Translator proficient in Arabic and English for a part-time role. This position involves assessing and improving the quality of auto-translated financial content, with a focus on Arabic dialects. You will collaborate with global teams to enhance translation quality and efficiency. If you have a strong background in financial terminology and experience in machine translation, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to innovative projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of financial & economic news & terminology in English and Arabic.
• Experience in a financial-focused newsroom is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess translation quality of financial news from English to Arabic.
• Implement correction policies for Arabic products and build glossaries.

Skills

Fluent in Arabic

Fluent in English

Financial terminology knowledge

Experience with machine translation

Tools

GenAI

Job description

Financial Translator - Arabic & English, Part-time (6 months FTC) in London , United Kingdom

Financial Translator - Arabic & English, Part-time (6 mos)

London Bridge / Hybrid based

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a person fluent in Arabic and English to work on the quality assessment of our auto-translation model.

The successful candidate will assess the translation from English to Arabic of Dow Jones Newswires financial, business and economic news.

The model is based on standard and Arabian Gulf dialect

This is a part-time contract that requires some weekly work in our London Bridge location

You Will:

Be responsible for tasks related to R&D and QA for English-to-Arabic autotranslation, including:

Vet the initial QA results done by our Data Strategy team

Spot check autotranslated output on a daily basis

Implement correction policy for Arabic products

Build glossaries

Build prompts to improve translation outcomes

Regularly communicate and share ideas with global colleagues to enhance autotranslation quality and work efficiency

Interact with different stakeholders (Product, Editorial, customers, partners)

Map third-party content to enhance the Arabic language offering

Assist with translating pre-defined templates for generating automated content and other translation-related work that may be required by the business

You Have:

An excellent knowledge of financial & economic news & terminology in English and Arabic

Experience with using machine translation and GenAI

Preferably some experience in a financial-focused newsroom.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at [e-mail] . Please put “Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.