Senior Arabic–English Translator & MTPE Lead

CAA Club Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

CAA Portas, the sports consulting division of Creative Artists Agency, seeks a Senior Translator to handle Arabic–English content for presentations, proposals, spreadsheets and market studies. You will work with the latest translation technology, ensuring high‑quality delivery while building glossaries and contributing to style guides.

In addition to hands‑on translation, you will lead or deputize for the Translation Team Leader when needed, aligning output with clients’ language and formatting

Qualifications

• Fluent in written and spoken Arabic and English with advanced formal Arabic.
• Experience in a leading consulting firm with PPT standards.
• Advanced proficiency in CAT tools (Phrase, SDL Trados, memoQ).
• MTPE post-editing expertise and appropriate level determination.
• Bachelor’s degree in English Language, Linguistics or Translation Studies.
• 4+ years in translation, reviewing and localisation in business/consulting.
• Advanced PowerPoint formatting with Arabic direction alignment.
• Excellent writing, spelling and grammar with attention to detail.
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and manage deadlines.
• Strong IT skills and stakeholder relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Translate texts between Arabic and English across formats (presentations, spreadsheets, Word, PDF).
• Estimate word counts, set delivery timelines, and respond promptly to requests.
• Proofread and format translations for consistency and quality.
• Build and maintain a CAA Portas glossary aligned with client usage.
• Contribute to a style guide to unify output with client conventions.
• Format graphics for Arabic layout and direction.
• Convert PDFs/images to editable formats for translation tools.
• Use dictionaries and language platforms to improve accuracy.
• Collaborate with clients and team to implement feedback on style/terminology.
• Lead and support the team in the Team Leader’s absence, revising and assigning work.

Skills

Bilingual Arabic-English

PowerPoint expertise

Quality assurance and editing

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Writing and editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in English Language / Linguistics / Translation Studies

Tools

Phrase

SDL Trados

memoQ

Job description

CAA Portas, the sports consulting division of Creative Artists Agency, seeks a Senior Translator to handle Arabic–English content for presentations, proposals, spreadsheets and market studies. You will work with the latest translation technology, ensuring high‑quality delivery while building glossaries and contributing to style guides.

In addition to hands‑on translation, you will lead or deputize for the Translation Team Leader when needed, aligning output with clients’ language and formatting