Mandarin Chinese Translation Manager

Market America Inc; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Market America Inc in Greensboro, NC seeks a bilingual translator to perform written Chinese/English translation for corporate materials. You will work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and collaborate with Product, Legal, IT, PR, Event, Multi-Media, and Executive Management teams to ensure accurate localization.

The role requires 3–5 years of translation experience, a Bachelor's degree, native Chinese preferred, and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Native Chinese speakers preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three to five years of Chinese/English translation experience or related work.

Responsibilities

• Translate written materials from Chinese to English and vice versa.
• Proofread and edit translations for accuracy and cultural context.
• Collaborate with Product, Legal, IT, PR, Events, and Executive teams on localization.
• Develop and maintain glossaries for key Chinese dialects.
• Adhere to translation SOPs and quality standards.

Skills

Bilingual Chinese/English

Translation & localization

MS Office proficiency

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork / collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

Position Summary

Performs written Chinese/English translation for corporate business and marketing materials. Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment to achieve departmental and personal goals. Will work with Product, Legal, IT, PR, Event, Multi-Media, and Executive Management Teams.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Provides written translation in the language pair of English and Chinese for subject matters including but not limited to white papers, catalogs, magazines, marketing materials, video subtitles, power points, website content, company policies, business programs, etc. Proofreads and edits translation to ensure its accuracy, contextual relevance, and cultural sensitivity. Works with various departments on localizations in both source and target languages. Builds and maintains glossaries of the most used Chinese dialects for all market countries. Follows translation, departmental, company SOPs.

Education And Experience

Native Chinese speakers preferred Bachelor's degree Three to five years of experience in Chinese/English written translation, interpretation, proofreading of legal, scientific, financial, advertising, and/or marketing materials preferred Or combination of equivalent experience, education, and training.

Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills in both languages Proficient in computer software and applications such as MS Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and Internal workflow tools. Critical thinking and problem-solving ability; excellent organizational and time management skills; attention to details; self-motivated and coachable on Market America specific translation workflows, styles and standards Be able to work independently as well as in a team.

Market America is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.