Position Overview: 

Reporting to the relevant Language Services Manager or Assistant Director, and as an integral part of Questel’s Language Services Team, this role is responsible for producing high-quality, accurate translations of technical documents, for revising these documents where necessary, and for managing external vendor performance.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities: 

•    Read, revise, and evaluate translated documents to detect errors in meaning, accuracy, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax, and any discrepancy from the source text.
•    Edit translated documents to ensure a true and accurate representation of source document content, adherence to style guides, and compliance with client-specific and country-specific publication specifications
•    Conduct quality control of translations in the target text (Traditional Chinese) and against the source text (English)
•    When required, perform translation and/or MT post-editing of documents
•    Evaluate translator performance and provide support and guidance to translation vendors
•    Manage translation memory and term bases using Questel’s internal system
•    Manage Client Guidelines, TermBases, and Translation Memories
•    Work on other work-related duties as assigned by management

Qualifications & Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Education and Experience:  Bachelor’s degree in languages, translation, or a technical discipline or excellent command of source and target languages (English to Traditional Chinese), and at least 3 (three) years professional translation experience required, esp. in patent industry is preferred.  Candidates with an academic background in engineering—particularly in electrical, electronic, communication, or mechanical engineering—will be given strong preference. In addition, any combination of education, experience and training which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

 

•    Meticulous attention to detail 
•    Ability to prioritize and to work to deadlines 
•    Experience with CAT tools preferred 
•    Ability to comprehend difficult texts in the source language in a wide range of subject matters 
•    Knowledge of editing and proofreading best practices 
•    Ability to detect errors in meaning, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax 
•    Ability to follow country-specific editing guidelines and editing formats 
•    Exceptional research skills, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills 
•    Ability to effectively multi-task in stressful situations 
•    Ability to work independently, but also collaborate with others as a team 
•    Experience in the patent industry preferred 
•    Demonstrated ability to coach and train external resources preferred 
•    Highly motivated with a willingness to take initiative and complete assignments and participate in a collaborative work environment 
•    Ability to stay on task with minimal supervision and regularly report on progress 
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office 
•    Participate in a culture of responsiveness to strengthen relationships and ensure the needs and time of others are met and respected  
•    Technical expertise in one or more of the following fields: electronic engineering, electrical engineering, communication engineering, telecom, IT, mechanical engineering, is preferred

Supervision Received:

Supervision is provided by the Language Services Manager

Supervision Exercised:

No direct reports

Physical/Sensory/Mental Demands: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Consistently operating a computer and other office productivity machinery Remembering names and details Maintain confidentiality of all information that is or will be confidential and proprietary to Questel or Questel's clients 

Additional Requirements:

Verification of identity and criminal records check

Disclaimer

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Equal Employment Opportunity - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.