Senior Translator & Team Lead - Arabic/English

Creative Artists Agency; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

CAA Portas, a division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), is seeking a Senior Translator to translate business content between Arabic and English and lead quality assurance activities while collaborating on glossary and style guide development.

The role includes team leadership responsibilities and deputising for the Translation Team Leader when needed, ensuring publication-ready translations across client materials.

Qualifications

• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English with formal and creative Arabic.
• Experience in a leading consulting firm with consulting-style communication standards.
• Advanced proficiency in CAT tools such as Phrase, SDL Trados or memoQ.

Responsibilities

• Translate texts across multiple formats (presentations, spreadsheets, Word, PDF) between Arabic and English.
• Assess documents, estimate word counts, and provide accurate delivery timelines; respond to requests promptly.
• Proofread, review, and format translations for consistency and quality.

Skills

Arabic-English translation

CAT tools

MTPE

PowerPoint presentations

Linguistic precision

Education

Bachelor's degree in English Language, Linguistics, Translation Studies, or equivalent

Tools

Phrase

SDL Trados

memoQ

Job description

CAA Portas, a division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), is seeking a Senior Translator to translate business content between Arabic and English and lead quality assurance activities while collaborating on glossary and style guide development.

The role includes team leadership responsibilities and deputising for the Translation Team Leader when needed, ensuring publication-ready translations across client materials.