Mandarin Chinese Translation Specialist

Market America, Inc.; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Market America, Inc. seeks an experienced Mandarin Chinese Translation Specialist to perform written English–Chinese translations for corporate and marketing materials.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, coordinating with Product, Legal, IT, PR, Events, Multimedia, and Executive teams to ensure accurate, culturally appropriate content. You should have 3–5 years of translation/proofreading experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and strong bilingual communication skills.

Qualifications

• Native Chinese speakers preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3–5 years of Chinese/English written translation, interpretation, proofreading of legal, scientific, financial, advertising, and/or marketing materials preferred
• Or combination of equivalent experience, education, and training.

Responsibilities

• Provides written translation in English↔Chinese for materials including white papers, catalogs, marketing content, video subtitles, slides, and website content.
• Proofreads and edits translations for accuracy, relevance, and cultural sensitivity
• Collaborates with Product, Legal, IT, PR, Events, and Management on localization projects
• Builds and maintains glossaries for Chinese dialects across markets
• Follows translation workflows and company SOPs

Skills

Bilingual EN-CN

Strong communication

Independent worker

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Workflow tools

Job description

Market America, a Global Product Brokerage and Internet Marketing company that specializes in One-to-One Marketing, is seeking an experienced Mandarin Chinese Translation Specialist.

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.

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