Bhojpuri Creative UI and Marketing Linguist

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Qualifications:

Minimum 3 years' experience in translation and reviewing content, particularly in marketing, legal, and informational areas., Proficient in translation and terminology tools, with experience using Smartling and Jira., Excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written, and native fluency in Bhojpuri., Degree in linguistics, translation, or equivalent experience..

Key responsibilities:

  • Translate and review content from English into Bhojpuri, ensuring readability and understanding for the target audience.
  • Perform linguistic quality assurance (LQA) reviews and handle client feedback to improve language quality.
  • Liaise with translation teams and client stakeholders to discuss linguistic matters and provide consultation.
  • Monitor language quality performance and proactively suggest improvements based on user impact and associated efforts.

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Job description

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OVERVIEW

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

We are looking for English into Vietnamese translators to join our growing team for one of our global clients, a music streaming company with various important entertainment services such as music streaming, podcasts, etc. They will take ownership of the incoming work on this account and will actively contribute to the success of the program. 

Project Details:
Job Title: English into Bhojpuri Creative UI and Marketing Senior Localization Specialist/Reviewer
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Remote
Task Type: Translation, Copy Edit;
Estimated work volumes: 15 hours/week
Employment Type: Freelance

MAIN DUTIES
  • Translate and review content from English into Bhojpuri with original meaning conveyed in a manner that is readable and understandable to target audience.  
  • Content types: "Informational","Legal","Marketing","Product","Support"
  • CAT Tool: working with Smartling, Jira

  • REQUIRED SKILLS
  • Minimum years' experience translating and reviewing content in the specified subject matter.   
  • Proficient in all areas of expertise: marketing and product and legal and Informational
  • Well-versed in various translation & terminology tools.
  • Excellent communications skills in English (spoken and written). 
  • Have some degree of proficiency in Bhojpuri.
  • Native fluency in target language.  
  • Degree in linguistics, translation or equivalent experience.
  • Able to follow instructions, eg. character restrictions, etc. 
  • Able to communicate effectively the rationale behind their transcreation skills. 
  • Technical (UI, CS) and creative (synopses, episodic titles) knowledge

  • Here is a non-exhaustive list of main tasks for this role:
  • Linguistic tasks: 
  • Perform LQA reviews, adhering to quality guidelines and production timelines. 
  • Handle arbitrations and drive linguistic consensus for optimal results. 
  • Perform glossary and TM updates within Smartling environment, following the guidelines provided by the quality team. 
  • Handle Client review (from non-linguists) feedback exchange and implementation. 
  • Process linguistic feedback from QA testing and implement changes as needed. 
  • Provide linguistic and cultural consultation as requested by the client. 
  • Quality Management tasks: 
  • Liaise with Lead translator and translation teams (in writing & via meetings) to share constructive feedback and drive overall language quality improvement. 
  • Liaise with client stakeholders (in writing & via meetings) to discuss linguistic matters and offer consultation in a clear & well-substantiated manner. 
  • Maintain reference materials, training documentation and meeting notes. 
  • Answer linguistic queries adhering to outlined query management processes. 
  • Proactively monitor language quality performance via LQA report, take action to address issues in a timely manner, and flag quality risks to the quality team. 
  • Work on internal and external RCAs and QIPs, as instructed by the quality team. 
  • Proactively assess and suggest asset improvements, considering their impact on end users as well as the associated effort (time & cost). 
  • Critically prioritize and track QM tasks based on urgency, impact and client needs, adhering to relevant guidelines and designated time allocation.
  • When you join Welocalize, you have the opportunity to bring your career to the next level:
    ... receive steady volume of work and long-term partnership {where this applies} 
    ... professional development: work on exciting projects that will empower you keep learning and growing
    ... work with multicultural, international team with a great variety of documents and content types  
    ... 24-hour 6-day a week support from our community team.

    If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, apply below. 
    Job Reference: #LI-JC1

    Required profile

    Experience

    Spoken language(s):
    English
    Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

    Other Skills

    • Technical Acumen
    • Communication
    • Creativity
    • Detail Oriented
    • Teamwork
    • Problem Solving

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