DE to ZH Freelance Translators German to Chinese - Marketing/Cars

THE LANGUAGE GROUP; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A language service company is looking for freelance translators proficient in translating from German to Chinese (simplified). Candidates should have a degree in translation or significant professional experience. The role demands reliable and experienced translators to ensure quality work. Interested applicants can join the freelance team and apply now.

Qualifications

• Must have significant translation training or a degree in related field.
• At least two years of full-time professional translating experience is needed.
• Five years of experience can substitute for formal education.

Responsibilities

• Translate documents from German to Chinese (simplified).
• Manage multiple projects and maintain high quality of work.

Skills

MemoQ knowledge

Translation experience

Education

Degree in translation, linguistics or language studies

Equivalent professional experience

Job description

Overview

English Business GmbH, located in Hamburg (Germany), is a language service company and part of The Language Group (US). We are currently looking for freelance translators.

Language combinations

• German to Chinese (simplified)

Specializations

• Marketing
• Automotive

Requirements

• MemoQ knowledge (no licence needed)

We must ensure we have reliable and experienced translators, then applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. a) have obtained a degree in translation, linguistics or language studies or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training, from a recognized institution of higher education;
2. b) have obtained a degree in any other field from a recognized institution of higher education and have the equivalent of two years of full-time professional experience in translating;
3. c) have the equivalent of five years of full-time professional experience in translating.

Should you be interested in joining our freelance translators’ team, please apply now.

Application questions

• How did you hear about us? Search engine (Google, Yahoo, etc.); Recommended by friend or colleague; Social media; Publication; Other (specify)
• If you answered "Other" to the above question, please specify
• Target language(s) (native) as a translator - Please specify the region in brackets
• Source language(s) as a translator - Please specify the region in brackets
• Do you work full time as a translator?
• Do you work full time as a proofreader?
• Turnaround/capacity (lines/day or words/day). Specify
• Fields of expertise: Banking; Corporate communications & PR; CSRD; Human Resources; Investor relations/financial reporting; IT/Software; Legal; Marketing; Medical; Technical; Others (specify)
• Sworn translator
• References/previous translations
• Interested in: Proofreading/Translation checks; MT Post-editing; Transcreation
• Relevant experience in translation checks/proofreading/MT Post-editing/transcreation
• Which sources do you use for research purposes?
• Software and versions (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Professional, etc.)
• Sworn translation - Detailed rate and fees (EUR €)
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