Associate Language Specialist - Thai

Job Purpose

You will be part of a translation team, working closely with the Translation Line Manager. You will be responsible for delivering translations of the highest quality and accuracy on time and within budget. You will have the opportunity to act as Lead Translator for one or several accounts and to support the development of your translation team members.

Job Overview

Job title: Language specialist for English-Thai translation projects
Employment type: Full-time & Permanent & Remote (Work from home in Thailand)
Working hours: Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 18:00 (Thailand time)

Main Duties

• Translation of general and texts in the Retail Marketing Business and Technical fields from English into Thai.
• Review of work of other in-house and external translators.
• Understanding and following SDL’s linguistic processes and procedures.
• Understanding and following the specific processes of each client.
• Producing quality translations within given deadlines.
• Managing terminology effectively.
• Using the translation tools.
• Linguistic checking of Desktop Publishing output.
• Linguistic testing of software, help and websites, if necessary.
• Proofreading of documents, if necessary.
• Acting as Lead translator to ensure a better communication and planning of the linguistic aspects of one or several accounts.
• Providing full linguistic support for your colleagues.
• Using the timesheet and work scheduling systems efficiently.

Skills and experience

• Experience of 1 to 3 years in the Retail Marketing Business and Technical field (marketing content - webs or brochures, e-Commerce, IT, user manuals of various fileds, etc.).

Essential requirements

• Degree in translation or any other relevant combination of training and experience.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.