Senior Japanese Linguist

Job Responsibilities:

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
• Performing on-demand translation tasks
• Performing lead linguist role on assigned accounts
• Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by external partners for one or more accounts into Japanese language
• Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project
• Managing project-related queries
• Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters
• Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on assigned projects or accounts
• Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required
• Developing and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs
• Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required
• Participating in the development of new and improved working processes. Propose process improvements.
• Meet or exceed the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery, quality
• Achieving the goals set by the team manager

Additional Job Details:

REQUIREMENTS

Education Level

University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating)

Experience and Skills

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Native fluency in Japanese language
• 8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
• 5+ years of review experience
• Thorough understanding of the localization process
• Excellent knowledge of terminology used various subject matters
• Subject-matter expert within company for assigned content specialities, service lines and processes
• Excellent user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA
• Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
• Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
• Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
• Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists
• Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to work in a virtual team