Linguist – German to English

🔥 8 minutes ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🗣️🇩🇪 German Required

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Questel

1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Private Equity Round on 2020-11

Consulting • Legal • Artificial Intelligence

Questel is a world leader in providing integrated solutions for intellectual property and innovation management. The company specializes in offering services such as patent and trademark solutions, IP management software, and innovation strategy. With a focus on enhancing patent prosecution through AI-driven platforms, Questel serves over 20,000 clients in more than 30 countries. It aims to improve the management of intellectual property by incorporating business intelligence, data solutions, and IP maintenance. Questel is committed to technological advancement, with a vast network supporting IP services globally.

📋 Description

• Translate and/or perform MT post-editing of intellectual-property-related documents • Revise and evaluate translated documents for meaning, accuracy, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax • Edit translations to accurately represent source content and comply with style guides and client- and country-specific publication specifications • Conduct translation quality control for qualified language pairs including German to English • Evaluate in-country translator performance and support translation vendors • Manage translation memory and term bases using Questel’s internal system • Train new staff members when required and fully trained • Work on special projects and other duties assigned by management

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in languages, translation, or a technical discipline, or excellent command of source and target languages • One year of professional translation experience would be ideal • C2 level in German and English • Additional language considered a plus, especially French, Italian, or Spanish • Experience with CAT tools such as Trados • Ability to comprehend difficult source-language texts across a wide range of subject matters • Knowledge of editing and proofreading best practices • Ability to detect errors in meaning, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax • Ability to follow country-specific editing guidelines and formats • Exceptional research, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team • Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines • Meticulous attention to detail • Willingness to take initiative and complete assignments • Ability to work in the UK; role is fully remote anywhere in the UK

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time permanent contract • 23 days of annual leave, increasing to 25 with length of service • Structured onboarding with mentorship program • Continuous learning • Exciting career development • Supportive and ambitious environment • Pleasant working atmosphere in a dynamic, international setting • Opportunity to visit Questel offices in London and Leeds

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