Translating with Alpha CRC: Where language matters
Job title: English into Swedish Translator
Location: Western Europe timezone (remote)
Contract type: full-time
Do you have a passion for translating from English to Swedish?
- Do you love working on a wide variety of source materials and for different international clients?
- Do you know how to adapt translations to different brand tones of voice?
- Do you enjoy working with translation technologies and have strong organizational skills?
If you can answer “yes” to all of the above, this position as an English to Swedish translator at a world-leading localization provider could be for you.
The opportunity
Our lovely team is looking for a new colleague: a dedicated translation professional, an all-rounder who can competently handle a variety of linguistic tasks such as translating user interfaces, web content, Q&A documents, product descriptions, corporate communication, mailings, press releases, instruction manuals, brochures and subtitles for videos.
If you have copywriting talent as well, you might be writing blogs for our clients, not just translating them. Successful candidates will be passionate about translating, have good time management skills, and be interested in IT, technology and the world.
Tasks
- Translate a variety of text types and subject matters
- Transcreation
- Review and post-edit machine-produced translations
- Conduct terminology research
- Create and maintain translation memories and termbases
- Create and maintain style guides
- Participate in occasional meetings with client contacts
- Make occasional visits to clients for product demos or briefings
Requirements
Key requirements
- Translators must master Swedish at mother-tongue level
- Excellent grammar and fluent writing style
- Translation qualification and minimum of three years’ experience
- Willingness to learn new things and to go the extra mile
- Ability to review work of others, edit and provide feedback
- Ability to work under pressure without impacting quality
- Good time management and versatility
- Professional approach and commitment to quality
- Able to work autonomously as well as within a team
- Good eye for detail and ability to pay attention to multiple references
- Cultural awareness
- Client orientated and a team player
Optional Skills
- Familiar with MemoQ, Trados, Smartling, Memsource and other CATs
- Ability to translate/transcreate marketing-type messages
- Experience translating for the ecommerce and finance sector
- Subtitling videos
How To Apply
Send your CV with a letter of motivation.