Translator

Interpret This Inc.; Bellevue (WA); In loco; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Interpret This Inc. is seeking an experienced translator with advanced linguistic skills in English and a target language. The role involves planning translation workload, ensuring accuracy, and delivering high-quality rewritten material under tight deadlines.

You will read original material, use dictionaries and references, and apply appropriate software for delivery. You’ll research legal, technical, and scientific phrasing and maintain consistency across revisions, while communicating with

Competenze

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred.
• Active/corresponding member of the American Translators Association (ATA) or equivalent.
• Translation degree or a language degree with a substantial translation component, or a translation certificate issued by a recognized professional body.
• Native fluency in a target language and a source language (e.g., Vietnamese/English).
• Professional experience in their field of expertise (e.g., law, business, medical, ect.).
• First-hand experience with the same culture as the target audience.

Mansioni

• Plan translation workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Read through original material and rewrite in the target language, preserving meaning and tone.
• Use dictionaries, thesauruses and references to find closest equivalents.
• Use appropriate software for presentation and delivery.
• Research legal, technical and scientific phrasing for accuracy.
• Communicate with client and Project Manager to resolve ambiguities.
• Proofread and edit final translated versions.
• Ensure terminology is accurate and consistent across revisions.
• Provide clients with a final grammatically correct translation.
• Use internet and email as research tools throughout translation.
• Prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Discuss translation requirements and potential fees.
• Consult with experts in specialist areas.
• Retain and develop specialist translation knowledge.
• Maintain confidentiality per ethical codes.

Conoscenze

Bilingual fluency

Editing & proofreading

Research skills

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree or higher

ATA membership or equivalent

Translation degree/certificate

Strumenti

Translation software

Specialist dictionaries

Descrizione del lavoro

• This role is for that of a highly autonomous and experienced professional with advanced linguistic skills in both target language and English. Under minimal direction, plan translation workload to complete projects with very tight deadlines.
  
• Read through original material and rewrite it in the target language, ensure that translations retain the content, meaning, and feeling of the original material.
• Use specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used.
• Use appropriate software for presentation and delivery.
• Research legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation.
• Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.
• Communicate with both client and Project Manager at Interpret This Inc. to discuss any unclear points.
• Proofread and edit final translated versions.
• Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.
• Provide clients and Project Manager with a grammatically correct, well-expressed final version of the translated text, usually as a word-processed document.
  
• Use the internet and email as research tools throughout the translation process.
• Prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Discuss translation requirements, and determine any fees to be charged for services provided.
• Consult with experts in specialist areas.
• Retain and develop specialist knowledge on areas of translation
• Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred.
• Active/corresponding member of the American Translators Association (ATA) or equivalent.
• Translation degree or a language degree with a substantial translation component, or a translation certificate issued by a recognized professional body.
• Native fluency in a target language and a source language (e.g., Vietnamese/English).
• Professional experience in their field of expertise (e.g., law, business, medical, ect.).
  
• First-hand experience with the same culture as the target audience.

Interpret This Inc.
Attention: IC Recruiter
4957 Lakemont Blvd. SE
#C4/PMB373
Bellevue, WA 98006

CONTACT
Interpret This Inc.
4957 Lakemont Blvd. SE, #C4/PMB 373
Bellevue, WA 98006