Digital Divide Data (DDD Kenya)
Role Overview:
The Linguist plays a vital role in delivering high-quality translation and copy-editing tasks, along with on-demand video-related assignments. This position emphasizes adherence to specified deadlines and quality standards, ensuring compliance with the Language Process throughout task execution.
Job Description:
As a Linguist, your responsibilities include:
- Performing on-demand translation tasks.
- Engaging in transcreation, translation, and post-editing tasks.
- Completing various translation-related administrative duties.
- Handling project-related inquiries.
- Preparing, managing, and maintaining language materials (e.g., glossaries, Style Guides, and work instructions) at the highest quality standards and keeping them up to date.
- Collaborating with clients on linguistic matters as needed.
- Fostering effective communication and resolving questions related to terminology and language matters within the team.
- Participating in the development of new and improved work processes.
- Assisting the team with arbitrations and providing LQE feedback.
- Achieving the objectives set by the Swahili/Hausa Team Lead.
Qualifications:
To be considered for this role, you should have:
- A university degree in Linguistics/Applied Languages.
- Native-level fluency in Swahili, both written and spoken, as well as fluency in English, both written and spoken.
- Experience as a translator in Mobile Apps, Search Engines, IT Consumer Products, Entertainment, Marketing, Software UI, and Websites is a valuable asset.
- A keen sense of language in both source and target languages.
- Familiarity with terminology in IT consumer products, social media, and entertainment.
- A solid understanding of the localization process.
- Proficiency in standard software applications like Windows, Office, and common CAT tools (e.g., SDL Studio, XTM).
- The ability to quickly adapt to new localization tools and applications.
- Effective presentation skills and the capacity to respond to inquiries from various stakeholders.
- Strong time management skills to work effectively under tight deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to train and share knowledge with others.
- The capability to work efficiently within a remote team.
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