Financial Translator, Spanish

Dow Jones & Co.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones & Co. is hiring two AI-literate translators for Spanish (Latin American) to join the Newswires team in New York City under a hybrid setup. You will improve English-to-Spanish autotranslation of financial news, build glossaries, and shape prompts to enhance quality and style.

Collaboration with product, editorial, and customers is essential. The role requires native-level Spanish (C2), knowledge of Latin American culture, MTPE experience, and familiarity with CAT tools and GenAI in

Qualifications

• Native-level Spanish (C2)
• Strong understanding of Latin American culture
• Experience in LQA and MT Post-Editing (MTPE)
• Experience using CAT tools to build glossaries
• Excellent knowledge of financial & economic news/terminology in English and Spanish
• Experience with machine translation and GenAI
• Preferably experience in a financial-focused newsroom

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for R&D and QA for English-to-Spanish autotranslation of Dow Jones Newswires financial news
• Spot-check autotranslated output daily and document quality metrics
• Implement the correction policy for Spanish products
• Build and maintain glossaries
• Design, test, and refine prompts to improve translation quality
• Collaborate with Product, Editorial, customers, and partners
• Translate predefined templates for automated content and other translation tasks as needed

Skills

Spanish native

Latin American culture

LQA & MTPE

CAT tools

Financial news terminology

GenAI

Newsroom experience

Tools

CAT tools

Job description

Dow Jones & Co.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line.

NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

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Job Description

Financial Translator - Spanish (Latin American)

New York/ Hybrid based

Dow Jones Newswires is seeking two AI-literate translators fluent in Spanish and English to join its growing team of linguists and be a key player in ensuring accuracy while constantly monitoring the quality of our autotranslation model.

The successful candidate will assess and improve the autotranslation from English to Spanish of Dow Jones Newswires financial, business, and economic news.

Our model in this case will be based on Latin American Spanish. The job holder will be expected to demonstrate strong skills in prompt engineering and experience with building glossaries to improve translation consistencies and outcomes.

This is a full-time contract with office attendance on a hybrid basis at our Americas HQ in New York City.

You Will

• Be responsible for tasks related to R&D and QA for English-to-Spanish autotranslation, including:
  • Spot-checking autotranslated output on a daily basis
  • Document and track translation quality metrics to monitor trends, identify improvement areas and support continuous enhancement
  • Implementing the correction policy for Spanish products
  • Building and maintaining glossaries
  • Designing, testing, and iteratively refining prompts to continuously enhance the quality, accuracy, and style of our autotranslated financial news
  • Regularly communicating and sharing ideas with global colleagues to enhance the autotranslation quality and work efficiency
  • Interacting with different stakeholders (Product, Editorial, customers, and partners)
• Assist with translating pre-defined templates for generating automated content and other translation-related work that may be required by the business

You Have

• A native level of Spanish (C2)
• A strong understanding of Spanish culture in particular that of Latin America to ensure appropriateness and cultural compliance
• Demonstrable experience in LQA and Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE)
• Strong experience using CAT tools - specially for building and implementing glossaries
• Excellent knowledge of financial & economic news & terminology in English and Spanish.
• Experience with machine translation and GenAI
• Preferably some experience in a financial-focused newsroom

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

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Business Area

Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category

Editorial/Journalism

Union Status

Union role

Base Pay Range

Base Pay Range: -

We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About_Us

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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