Associate Language Specialist

Provides high quality language services and support to the translation team that result in excellent customer satisfaction. Through tasks and projects, further develops language skills, techniques and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence – Provides high quality and accurate translations as part of a larger project team. Effectively understands source language content and applies appropriate style and terminology to the target language. Utilizes organizational and time management skills to deliver assignments on time and within budget.
• Delivers Quality, Value, Results – Meets required standards for quality by understanding and correctly applying SDLs linguistic and project processes and procedures. May provide linguistic quality assurance (QA) testing of localized translations (e.g., software, help, websites, DTP, and audio output.) Effectively learns and utilizes translation tools (e.g., SDLs language technology) to ensure the highest quality output.
• Functional Excellence – Learns important translation and linguistic tools (e.g., SDL Studio) by actively participating in both formal and informal learning opportunities such as training programs and on-the-job experience. Applies learnings to develop higher levels of proficiency in translation skills, specialized knowledge (e.g., industry, linguistic), and cultural standards associated with source and target languages.
• Relationship Building – Builds strong relationships with team members by actively contributing to team projects, taking initiative, communicating effectively, and demonstrating a commitment to achieving customer results. 

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Languages, Translation or related.
• Preferably, experience of 1 year doing Translation, English to Spanish
• Knowledge of CAT Tools, Trados Studio desired
• Native level of Spanish language and proficiency in English
• Experience translating into Catalan, Galician or Basque will be a plus.

At RWS, we’re here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.

As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.   

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you’ll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.

We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise. 

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as One RWS.

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