Natural Language Technical Translator with Norwegian

LocalEyes; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

LocalEyes is seeking a freelance Translator to provide creative Norwegian translations with strong linguistics skills and comfort with embedded variables in XML environments. The role focuses on translating US English dialogs for a virtual assistant, adapting tone and style while ensuring technical accuracy within code.

The candidate must be a native Norwegian speaker with a Bachelor's in Translation and experience translating into Norwegian.

Qualifications

• Native Norwegian speaker with creative translation experience.
• Strong command of English for accurate translation into Norwegian.
• Experience translating content in XML with embedded variables.

Responsibilities

• Translate and review virtual assistant dialogs from U.S. English to Norwegian.
• Adapt dialogs at linguistic and XML code level to be culturally relevant.
• Identify and fix linguistic bugs as flagged by QA.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, and linguists to meet quality standards.

Skills

Native Norwegian

Creative translation

XML familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Translation

Tools

XML

Job description

This is a remote position. LocalEyes is a leading provider of Localisation Services to the international computer and software sectors. LocalEyes has more than 20 years of experience, European headquarters established in Cork and offices in Europe and US. We are specialized in localization and internationalization. LocalEyes is looking for a Translator with the right mix of technical, creative translation and communication skills to provide creative natural language translations into Norwegian . The translator needs to be experienced in creative translation and must demonstrate an excellent grasp of Norwegian linguistics while being thoroughly up-to-date with everyday Norwegian spoken language, including slang and other regional colloquialisms. While, the role has both a creative and technical focus, the bulk of the work involves the manipulation of code and variables within code in accordance with grammar requirements for the language in question. This role would therefore suit an individual who has experience working in an XML or similar environment and has a high comfort level translating content containing embedded variables in a markup language type environment.

The responsibilities of the successful candidates will include :

• Creative Linguistic adaptation (Translation/review) of virtual personal assistant dialogs from U.S. English to the relevant language.
• Adaptation of personality-flavoured dialogs on both a linguistic and XML based code level to ensure target language is culturally relevant and creative.
• Investigation and resolution of linguistic bugs as identified by client based QA team.
• Communicating and close collaboration with client based Engineers, Project Managers and other linguists to ensure content is translated in accordance with clients quality requirements.

Requirements

• Native speaker of Norwegian .
• Proven experience in creative translation from English into Norwegian .
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting/problem solving and communication skills.
• Excellent vocabulary and command of spoken and written English .
• Working knowledge of XML or other MarkUp languages is a plus.
• Experience translating content containing embedded variables in an XML environment with a high comfort level in manipulating XML type tags during translation.
• Demonstrated aptitude to independently learn new technologies - all translation is performed using our client proprietary localisation tool set.
• Self-motivated and pro-active with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities .
• Flexibility to respond and react to changing priorities quickly and efficiently .

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Translation / Audio-visual Translation or relevant work experience.

Hardware Requirements

• Mac running min. macOS 12.3.1

This role is on a freelancer basis and it asks for an availability of some 8-10 hours per week. Compensation is by the hour. Originally posted on Himalayas