This is a remote position.
LocalEyes Group is a leading provider of Localization Services to the international computer and software sectors with headquarters in Ireland and subsidiaries in Europe. We work with the world's most innovative companies. We help them to grow and expand in new markets providing experts and cultural awareness.
LocalEyes is recruiting freelance talents to be part of its global and growing community of freelancers.
We are looking for translators with Danish willing to provide translation and localization services in the IT sectors (Documentation, SW, and Marketing as a plus). For this role, you will be working as part of a dynamic team and in an international environment. Specific responsibilities include IT translations, sw localisation, linguistic review and QA, checking of terminology consistency through the management of TMs, glossaries and style guides to guarantee the quality of deliverables.
Duration: This project is ongoing with a start date to be determined (approximately 1 week advanced notice will be given before the first start date).
Location: Remote
Schedule: This work is based on project need and asks for good daily availability (min. 4 hours per day) as it's ongoing. Hours can therefore vary and flexibility with a changing schedule is very important. There might be full days of work in a row several times per year.
Employment Type: Freelance with possibility of fixed or indefinite employment contract
Requirements
Main requirements:
- Native in Danish with a degree in Applied Linguistics, Translation or equivalent experience.
- IT skilled with knowledge and experience of SDL Studio and CAT tools.
- Preferred experience as a translator specialized in translation and proofreading of the required field (IT, SW, Documentation, and preferably Marketing).
- Editorial and/or journalistic skills and up-to-date with language and terminology trends.
- Comfortable with technology.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, problem solving and communication skills.
- As a plus, experience translating content containing embedded variables in an XML environment with a high comfort level in manipulating XML type tags during translation.
- Demonstrated aptitude to independently learn new technologies - some projects might be performed usingproprietary localisation tool sets.
- Self-motivated and pro-active with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
- Flexibility to respond and react to changing priorities quickly and efficiently.
- Excellent written and spoken English to truly understand the meaning and translate as if it were originally written in target language.
- Obsessed by the detail, quality-driven and has a passion for languages.
- Understanding and attitude to work within a confidential environment.
- Able to work in a fast paced, demanding environment with multiple changes in project priorities and tight deadlines
- Available to travel as the business calls.
- Good availability, potentially at least 4 to 6 hours per day and quick response times.
We look forward to hearing from you!
LocalEyes Vendor Management Team
Skills Required
- Native in Danish with a degree in Applied Linguistics, Translation or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge and experience of SDL Studio and CAT tools.
- Experience as a translator specialized in IT, software, documentation (proofreading); marketing is a plus.
- Editorial and/or journalistic skills and up-to-date with language and terminology trends.
- Comfortable with technology.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, problem solving and communication skills.
- Experience translating content with embedded variables in an XML environment and manipulating XML tags.
- Aptitude to independently learn new technologies and work with proprietary localisation tool sets.
- Self-motivated, pro-active with creative and critical thinking capabilities.
- Flexibility to respond to changing priorities quickly and efficiently.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Detail-oriented, quality-driven, and passionate about languages.
- Ability to work within a confidential environment.
- Able to work in a fast paced, demanding environment with tight deadlines.
- Available to travel as the business calls.
- Good availability, potentially at least 4 to 6 hours per day and quick response times.
What We Do
At LocalEyes, we understand that our clients don’t just need a video; they need the right kind of video. The perfect blend of storytelling and promotion that maximizes their marketing dollars. That’s why we work closely with our clients to craft custom videos that are perfectly balanced.
