Chinese (Simplified) Creative UI and Marketing Freelance/Remote Linguist

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Canada

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB 

We are looking for several English into Chinese (Simplified) linguists 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. 

MAIN DUTIES
  • Translate and review content from English into Chinese (Simplified) with original meaning conveyed in a manner that is readable and understandable to target audience.  
  • Content types: Marketing/Social media   
  • CAT Tool: working with Smartling
  • Expected capacity per week: 2,000 to 5,000 words

  • REQUIRED SKILLS
  • Minimum years' experience translating and reviewing content in the specified subject matter.   
  • Proficient in all areas of expertise: marketing and social media
  • Well-versed in various translation & terminology tools.
  • Excellent communications skills in English (spoken and written). 
  • 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 translation skills. 
  • Able to both translate and review. 
  • Experience working in a multi-vendor scenario a plus.
  • 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. 
    This offer from "Welocalize " has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 78% flex score.
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