高级日语语言学家
Senior Japanese Linguist
关于 Welocalize
Welocalize 是 Welo Global 品牌，通过 AI 驱动的多语言内容解决方案为本地化团队提供服务，使企业能够在全球范围内运营和扩展。Welocalize 结合 AI、自动化和人工专业知识，支持超过 300 种语言的企业，实现大规模、准确、文化契合且合规的多语言内容。
Welocalize 的 Opal 平台包含专利技术，旨在自动化多语言内容并提升企业的工作流程性能。Opal 作为一个代理系统，协调 AI、自动化和人工专业知识，以在内容生命周期中协调工作流程，提高全球企业的速度、可扩展性和运营控制。这些解决方案运行在一个由七项 ISO 认证支持的安全且合规的环境中。Welocalize 总部位于纽约，在全球设有办事处。welocalize.com
职位职责：
此职位涉及管理翻译和校对任务，确保所负责项目或客户高质量的语言交付成果。职责包括与自由译者和代理机构协调，维护语言资源，解决术语问题，并与客户和内部团队合作以提高工作效率。该职位还通过编辑、错误仲裁和积极参与质量计划来支持团队整体工作。职位编号：#LI-JC1
以下为该职位的部分职责和负责领域：
- 对所负责的项目或客户执行校对任务
- 执行按需翻译任务
- 在所负责的客户中担任首席语言专家
- 对一个或多个客户已由内部或外部合作伙伴翻译成日语的内容负责交付
- 准备、管理和维护语言材料（包括术语表、风格指南、工作说明），达到客户或项目要求的质量标准并保持最新
- 管理与项目相关的查询
- 确保团队成员之间良好的互动，并解决术语和语言相关的问题
- 与自由译者、代理机构和内部语言专家在所负责的项目或客户上进行协调
- 按需测试和评估新自由译者和供应商
- 根据客户和 Welocalize 的需求，对内部语言专家、新老自由译者进行培训和发展
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About Welocalize
Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale.
Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide. welocalize.com
Job Responsibilities:
This role involves managing translation and copy-editing tasks, ensuring high-quality linguistic deliverables for assigned projects or accounts. Responsibilities include coordinating with freelancers and agencies, maintaining language resources, resolving terminology queries, and collaborating with clients and internal teams to enhance workflow efficiency. The position also supports broader team efforts through editing, error arbitration, and active participation in quality initiatives. Job Reference: #LI-JC1
The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:
- Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
- Performing on-demand translation tasks
- Performing lead linguist role on assigned accounts
- Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by external partners for one or more accounts into Japanese language
- Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project
- Managing project-related queries
- Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters
- Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on assigned projects or accounts
- Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required
- Developing and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs
- Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required
- Participating in the development of new and improved working processes. Propose process improvements.
- Meet or exceed the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery, quality
- Achieving the goals set by the team manager
Additional Job Details:
REQUIREMENTS
Education Level
University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating)
Experience and Skills
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Native fluency in Japanese language
- 8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
- 5+ years of review experience
- Thorough understanding of the localization process
- Excellent knowledge of terminology used various subject matters
- Subject-matter expert within company for assigned content specialities, service lines and processes
- Excellent user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA
- Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
- Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
- Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
- Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists
- Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to work in a virtual team