In-House German Translator

Language Insight; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Language Insight in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced German Translator to support our Translation teams. You will translate from English into your native German, proofread, and perform quality assurance, meeting deadlines and KPIs for medical market research projects.

The ideal candidate holds an MA in Translation, is native German with strong English (C1), and has at least 2 years of full-time human translation experience.

Qualifications

• MA in Translation.
• Native German and strong English (C1).
• Minimum 2 years of full-time human translation experience.
• Familiarity with Phrase and memoQ CAT tools.
• Confidentiality and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Translate from English into German for medical market research materials.
• Proofread translations and provide feedback.
• Post-edit machine translations per client requirements.
• Perform quality assurance checks and meet deadlines.
• Maintain records and support translation and QA processes.

Skills

German (native)

English (C1)

Time management

Communication

Education

MA in Translation

Tools

Phrase

memoQ

MS Office

Job description

At Language Insight, we put our clients and our team at the heart of everything we do.We’reproud to deliver high-quality, professional language services, driven by innovation,careand a genuine commitment to doing things well, testified by ourISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 17100, and ISO 18587 certifications.

We’rebased in Kirkham, Lancashire – just a short walk from the train station and well connected to Preston,Manchesterand Liverpool –but our teams arelocatedacross the world. This role can either be office-based or remote, within theUK.

We believe in hard work,collaborationand having fun along the way, whetherit’sthrough team lunches,quizzesor our volunteering days. Ifyou’repassionate about quality and want to be part of a friendly, supportive team where you can learn and grow,we’dlove to hear from you.

About the Role

As Translator, your main role will be to support Language Insight’s Translation teams and work independently alongside your colleagues on Translations, Proofreading, Quality Assurance checks and other language-related tasks, maintaining high-quality standards and ensuring deadlines and KPIs are met. Language Insight’s core client base requires work in Medical Market Research.

Tasks/Duties include:

• Translating from English into your native language, working on quantitative and qualitative Market Research screeners, questionnaires/discussion guides and stimuli/profiles, reports, presentations, etc.
• Proofreading from English into your native language and providing feedback to translators in a professional and constructive manner.
• Implementing edits and client feedback, addressing queries in a professional and clear manner.
• Carrying out various other language-related tasks as required, such as but not limited to overlays, link checking and quality checks in your native language as well as other languages.
• Understanding basic to intermediate technical challenges and code structure in multiple file formats.
• Working on programming tools and platforms to implement client changes.
• Post-editing machine/AI translations following clients’ requirements.
• Maintaining your own records and admin, where needed.
• Taking responsibility for the quality of your own work, incorporating quality assurance checks and feedback into your work.
• Carrying out translation and quality assurance checks into English (for Open Ends and when appropriate).
• Meeting deadlines, quality standards and KPIs at all times.
• Adhering to our ISO and quality standards and flagging to Project Managers any concerns.
• Showing independence and proactivity in your work once signed off.
• Being a team player, helping the team meeting deadlines and sharing the workload, not only for your language tasks but also for all the general in-house tasks.
• MA in Translation.
• Native in German and proficient (C1 level) in English.
• A minimum of 2 years of full-time experience in human Translation.
• Strong time-management skills and ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to effectively resolving issues and working within a team.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Familiarity with CAT tools, in particular Phrase and memoQ, and standard translation workflows.
• Commitment to confidentiality, information security and professional ethical standards.
• Excellent Writing and Communication skills to convey complex information clearly across languages and audiences.

Desired experience

• Experience in translating content in one or more of the following: Medical Market Research, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Medical or Diagnostic Devices.
• Knowledge of market research programming tools and platforms.
• 1-2 years of experience in post-editing (separate and in addition to 2 years of experience in Human Translation).

If you are an experienced German Translator with a passion for delivering high-quality work and would like to develop your career in medical market research translation, we would love to hear from you.

Job features

Job Category Translation

Position Full time in-house German translator

Employment term Full-time

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