Linguist - German to English

Questel; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Questel's Language Services Team is seeking a skilled translator to produce high-quality translations of IP-related documents and to post-edit machine translations when needed. You will read, revise, and evaluate translations for accuracy, terminology, and style, manage translation memories, and collaborate with clients and vendors to ensure timely delivery.

This role requires a strong linguistic background, C2 German and English, and willingness to work across languages (French or Italian a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in languages, translation, or a technical discipline.
• C2 level in German and English; other languages (French especially) are a plus.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Experience with CAT tools (Trados or equivalent).
• Ability to comprehend difficult source texts across topics.
• Knowledge of editing and proofreading best practices.
• Ability to detect errors in meaning, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style.
• Ability to follow country-specific editing guidelines.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive, initiative-driven and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Translate and post-edit IP-related documents into English.
• Revise translations for accuracy, terminology, and style.
• Edit to adhere to client guidelines and publication specs.
• Conduct quality control of translations and correct errors.
• Manage translation memory and term bases in Questel’s system.
• Provide training to new staff when needed.
• Work on special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

German→English translation

MT post-editing

Editing & proofreading

Quality control

Attention to detail

Time management

Research skills

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in languages, translation, or technical discipline

Tools

CAT tools (Trados)

Job description

Questel's mission is to facilitate the development of innovation in an efficient, safe and sustainable way. Questel provides an integrated platform of software and services to meet all needs in terms of intellectual property and innovation management. As an integral part of Questel’s Language Services Team, this role is responsible for producing high-quality, accurate translations of technical documents, and for revising these documents when necessary.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform translation and/or MT post-editing of IP-related documents provided by clients in one or more qualified language pairs (language pairs must include German to English; additional non-English source languages (especially French) would be considered a plus).
• Read, revise, and evaluate translated documents to detect errors in meaning, accuracy, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone and syntax.
• Edit translated documents to ensure a true and accurate representation of source document content, adherence to style guides, and compliance with client-specific and country-specific publication specifications.
• Conduct quality control of translations in one or more qualified language pairs (language pairs must include German to English; additional non-English source languages (especially French) would be considered a plus).
• Evaluate in-country translator performance and provide support and guidance to translation vendors.
• Manage translation memory and term bases using Questel’s internal system.
• When required, provide some training to new members of staff once fully trained.
• Work on special projects and other duties as assigned by management.

The perfect match

• Bachelor’s degree in languages, translation, or a technical discipline or excellent command of source and target languages, a first year of professional translation experience would be ideal, C2 level in German and English. Any additional language would be considered a plus (French especially, or Italian or Spanish).
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and to work to deadlines.
• Experience with CAT tools (Trados or any other).
• Ability to comprehend difficult texts in the source language in a wide range of subject matters.
• Knowledge of editing and proofreading best practices.
• Ability to detect errors in meaning, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax.
• Ability to follow country-specific editing guidelines and editing formats.
• Exceptional research skills, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, but also collaborate with others as a team.
• Highly motivated with a willingness to take initiative and complete assignments.
• Participate in a culture of responsiveness to strengthen relationships and ensure the needs and time of others are me.