English into Swedish Translator remote

Translating with Alpha CRC: Where language matters

Job title: English into Swedish Translator

Location: Western Europe timezone (remote)
Contract type: fulltime

Do you have a passion for translating from English to Swedish

• Do you love working on a wide variety of source materials and for different international clients
• Do you know how to adapt translations to different brand tones of voice
• Do you enjoy working with translation technologies and have strong organizational skills

If you can answer yes to all of the above this position as an English to Swedish translator at a worldleading localization provider could be for you.

The opportunity

Our lovely team is looking for a new colleague: a dedicated translation professional an allrounder who can competently handle a variety of linguistic tasks such as translating user interfaces web content Q&A documents product descriptions corporate communication mailings press releases instruction manuals brochures and subtitles for videos.

If you have copywriting talent as well you might be writing blogs for our clients not just translating them. Successful candidates will be passionate about translating have good time management skills and be interested in IT technology and the world.

Tasks

• Translate a variety of text types and subject matters
• Transcreation
• Review and postedit machineproduced translations
• Conduct terminology research
• Create and maintain translation memories and termbases
• Create and maintain style guides
• Participate in occasional meetings with client contacts
• Make occasional visits to clients for product demos or briefings

Requirements

Key requirements

• Translators must master Swedish at mothertongue level
• Excellent grammar and fluent writing style
• Translation qualification and minimum of three years experience
• Willingness to learn new things and to go the extra mile
• Ability to review work of others edit and provide feedback
• Ability to work under pressure without impacting quality
• Good time management and versatility
• Professional approach and commitment to quality
• Able to work autonomously as well as within a team
• Good eye for detail and ability to pay attention to multiple references
• Cultural awareness
• Client orientated and a team player

Optional skills

• Familiar with MemoQ Trados Smartling Memsource and other CATs
• Ability to translate/transcreate marketingtype messages
• Experience translating for the ecommerce and finance sector
• Subtitling videos

How to apply

Send your CV with a letter of motivation.