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Senior Translator

Lingo Shack
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 6 years ago
107Applicants for1 open position
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  • Translating all types of materials from Arabic to English and vice versa
  • Training junior translators, and helping them to learn using CAT tools (if needed)
  • Creating Arabic and English content for different industries.
  • Reading original material and rewriting it in the target language, ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained;
  • Using Translation Memory software, such as Wordfast, memoQ, across, SDL Trados and Transit NXT, to ensure consistency of translation within documents and help efficiency;
  • Using specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used;
  • Researching legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation;
  • Proofreading, editing and approving the final translated versions;
  • Providing a grammatically correct, well-expressed final version of the translated text, in the form which the client requests (word, pdf, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Prioritizing work to meet deadlines;
  • Consulting with experts in specialist areas;
  • Following various translation-quality standards to ensure legal and ethical obligations to the customer;
  • Collaborating with colleagues by asking and sharing knowledge with the aim to reach the best translation results and help building a professional team.

Job Requirements

You need to show evidence of the following:

  • Fluency in English and Arabic
  • Ability to create content in Arabic and English
  • Ability to work under intense concentration and pressure to submit translations to deadline
  • CAT tools savvy
  • A team player who is flexible to work overtime (if needed)
  • Openness to feedback and constructive criticism
  • Experience in subtitling (preferable)
  • Experience in interpretation is a plus
  • Knowing French, German, Turkish, or\and Spanish is a plus
  • Ability to travel (optional)

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