Japanese Translator

Fisher Investments UK; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a vital member of the in-house translation team! This exciting role will have you translating educational and promotional content while supporting globalisation efforts. You'll work closely with internal clients across various departments, ensuring that communication is clear and effective. With a focus on quality management and collaboration, you will help shape the language style for different markets. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment that values employee wellbeing and offers a range of benefits. If you are passionate about translation and want to make a difference, this role is for you!

Benefits

100% paid premiums for medical and dental plans

28 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity pay package

$10,000 fertility and family-forming benefit

9% company contribution to retirement pension

Gym subsidy of up to £50 per month

Employee Assistance Program

Ongoing training and educational support

Employee appreciation events

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in translation, editing, or content production.
• Experience in finance and capital markets is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Translate capital markets content from English into Japanese.
• Develop tone and language style guides for each market.

Skills

Fluency in English

Japanese native speaker

Excellent written and verbal communication

Editing and proofreading

Client focus

Ability to manage complexity

Education

Degree in Translation

Degree in Linguistics

Degree in Communications

Tools

CAT tools

TMS technology

Job description

Overview

The Opportunity:

As part of the firm's in-house translation team, you will provide translation services to internal clients across Sales, Service, Research, Content, Marketing, Legal and Compliance, and others. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company and support Fisher Investments in our globalisation efforts and communications strategy. You will quickly learn about our business, industry, and writing style as you translate our educational, promotional, and service-oriented content across the markets we operate in. You will be paired up with countries or markets that match your linguistic background and serve as the primary language expert for internal clients across the firm, while playing an important role in our ability to fulfil translation needs. You will report directly to the in-house translation team leader.

The Day-to-Day:

• Be the primary language expert for internal clients and help facilitate all translation-related requests
• Develop tone and language style guides for each market you service
• Develop and maintain terminology bases for your target language
• Showcase excellent written and verbal communication skills to localise multiple content types such as financial, marketing, legal and educational materials
• Be a reviewer for specialised materials by editing translated material produced by in-house colleagues and external translation vendors
• Excel in quality management and proofreading
• Translate capital markets related content such as educational brochures, articles, marketing ads, websites and presentations from English into Japanese
• Ad-hoc projects as directed by management

Your Qualifications:

• Japanese native speaker; fluency in English is required
• Degree in Translation, Linguistics, Communications, or other professional certification related to translation or localisation
• 2+ years of experience in translation, editing, or content production
• Experience in the field of finance and capital markets is advantageous
• Knowledge of CAT tools, TMS technology, and translation practices is beneficial
• Experience editing for clarity, grammar, spelling, consistency and accuracy with few revisions needed
• Manage complexity and coordinate across several departments under strict timelines
• Client focus with desire to support our global growth

Why Fisher Investments Europe:

The global Fisher organisation distinguishes itself by putting clients first, providing unmatched service, and taking a personalised approach to investing. You can feel confident knowing that we align with our clients’ best interests by using a simple and transparent fee structure and recognised European custodians.

It’s the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and to help our employees meet their long-term goals, we offer an array of benefits, including:

• 100% paid premiums for our top-tier supplemental medical, dental and annual health screening plans for employees and their qualified dependents
• 28 days annual leave, with the ability to purchase up to 3 additional days per year, plus up to 8 paid holidays
• Enhanced maternity pay package with 16 weeks’ top up to full base pay for eligible employees
• $10,000* fertility, hormonal health and family-forming benefit
• A retirement pension plan, featuring a 9% company contribution of base pay with an additional company match of up to 5% of base pay on personal contributions
• Gym subsidy of up to £50 per month
• Employee Assistance Program and other emotional wellbeing services
• A collaborative working environment that practises ongoing training, educational support and employee appreciation events
• This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change.

*Employees residing outside of the US will be eligible for the $10,000 equivalent in their local currency.

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