Irish Gaelic Linguist

hace 2 meses


Madrid, Madrid, España Welocalize A tiempo completo
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Gaelic Language Specialist to join our team at Welocalize. As a trusted global transformation partner, we accelerate the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences.

As a Gaelic Language Specialist, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality translation and localization services for our clients. Your expertise in Gaelic language and culture will be essential in ensuring that our clients' content is accurately and effectively translated for their target markets.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform quality control tasks on assigned accounts/projects to ensure that the work is performed at a satisfactorily high standard within the specified deadlines and quality level.
  • Perform on-demand translation tasks on assigned projects or accounts, ensuring that the Language Process is being followed by the project team.
  • Manage and maintain language materials, including glossaries, Style Guides, and work instructions, to ensure that they are up-to-date and meet the quality standards required by the account or project.
  • Provide lead support on assigned projects or accounts, ensuring that the project team is aware of the Language Process and is following it correctly.
  • Develop and train internal linguists and new and existing freelancers according to the accounts' and Welocalize's needs.
  • Interact with clients on linguistic matters as required, providing expert advice and guidance on Gaelic language and culture.
  • Participate in the development of new and improved working processes, ensuring that they are effective and efficient.
Requirements
  • University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in translation/localization, with a focus on Gaelic language and culture.
  • Native fluency in Gaelic and English.
  • Thorough understanding of the localization process.
  • Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications.
  • Good user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio, and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA.
  • Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of terminology used in two or more subject matters.
  • Ability to work with tight deadlines.
  • Ability to give clear, concise, and constructive feedback.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, linguists.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
  • Ability, willingness, and experience in communicating positively with customers at various levels.
  • Ability to work within a virtual team.