English Spanish Translator Full Time on the ground

SPANISH REVERSIONING EDITOR

Summary Description

This role is responsible for supporting all aspects of the reversioning process, which includes translation and localisation of films, textbooks and online platforms, with a particular focus on materials translated into Spanish.

Essential Job Functions

• Translate educational materials from English into Spanish with a high degree of accuracy, consistency, and consideration of contextual factors.
• Review materials that have been translated from English to Spanish by other translators or machine translation.
• Collaborate with other Spanish linguists to agree on style points, conventions and translations of key terms.
• Check and verify matched segments using translation software, and identify segments that require translation.
• QC PDF print files efficiently and accurately, with reference to existing style guides.
• Other tasks related to revisioning such as captioning videos, creating transcripts, working in CMS to ensure all content is neatly and consistently formatted and properly structured
• Perform other responsibilities within the scope of expertise

Qualifications

• Qualification in English > Spanish translation (e.g. degree, membership of professional organisation), OR 1 year relevant experience (e.g. translation agency)

Technical Skills

• Technical literacy and a high level of proficiency and comfort with spreadsheets, using a CMS and/or content/data handling in general
• Experience with translation software e.g., Memsource
• Experience with design software such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator (not essential but beneficial)

Competencies

• Native Spanish speaker, with full professional-level fluency in English
• Solid understanding of Latin American Spanish
• Experience of proofreading or editing in a professional context
• Ability to collaborate effectively
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to grasp complex systems quickly
• Flexibility to pivot on projects according to departmental requirements
• Ability to manage workload without direct supervision

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