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Job Description
- 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)