German Translator

Welo Global; United States; A distancia; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Welocalize seeks a German Translator to deliver high-quality translations across marketing, UI, help content, and regulated materials, following client guidelines and CAT tools.

You will collaborate with translation teams and QA processes, aiming for KPIs in productivity, quality, and timeliness through continuous improvement and feedback.

Formación

• Native-level fluency in German required.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• 2–4 years in translation/localization/editing or content writing.
• Good understanding of the localization process.
• Experience with standard software (Windows, Office) and CAT tools.

Responsabilidades

• Perform translations in various translation tools for assigned clients and projects.
• Translate content types such as marketing, help, UI, or regulated material.
• Support copy-edit tasks on selected content types.
• Master standard CAT tools and related translation work tools for internal clients.
• Follow established translation processes; raise queries when needed.
• Adhere to style guides and client requirements.
• Learn from corrections and client feedback to improve quality.
• Monitor personal error statistics and address weak spots.
• Participate in internal trainings and client-organized trainings.
• Engage in error arbitration and quality meetings with the client.
• Meet KPIs for productivity, on-time delivery, and quality.
• Contribute to team goals set by the manager.

Conocimientos

German fluency (native-level)

English fluency

Herramientas

XTM

SDL Trados Studio

Descripción del empleo

About Welocalize

Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale.

Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide. welocalize.com

Overview

The German Translator role focuses on delivering high-quality translations across various content types using standard CAT tools and adhering strictly to client-specific guidelines and processes. It involves continuous quality improvement through feedback, training, and collaboration, while meeting key performance indicators in productivity, quality, and timeliness.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform translations in various translation tools for assigned clients and projects
• Translate various types of content, e.g. marketing, help, UI, or regulated content
• Support the team with copy-edit tasks on selected content types
• Master the standard CAT tools and tools associated with translation work for internal clients (e.g. tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements)
• Precisely follow the established translation process, e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to
• Precisely follow the style guide and overall client requirements
• Improve based on the corrections made by senior team members as well as the client reviewers
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spots
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the clients
• Participate in the error arbitration process
• Meet the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery and quality
• Take part in the internal quality meetings and the quality calls organized by the client for the whole team
• Constantly analyze own gaps and think of what assistance the senior members can provide to help address those
• Meet the goals set by the team manager

Experience and Skills

• Native-level fluency in German language
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• 2-4 years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
• Good understanding of the localization process
• Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
• Good user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and qu