Spanish Translator

Summary

Join PTW, a leading global games services company, as a Spanish Translator working remotely on a casual contract with potential for extension. You will translate video game content from English to Spanish, ensuring high-quality, culturally accurate results. Responsibilities include creating characterization documents, glossaries, and style guides, conducting translation and revision work, and meeting deadlines. The ideal candidate possesses native-level fluency in Spanish and English, translation experience, and excellent communication and organizational skills. PTW offers competitive remuneration, holidays, team competitions, a supportive community, and access to various on-site amenities.

Requirements

• Have the Right to Work in the UK
• Possess native-level fluency in Spanish and English, particularly reading & writing
• Have a strong understanding of the Spanish culture

Responsibilities

• Create characterisation documents, glossaries, and style guides following pre-defined guidelines from the client
• Conduct translation and revision work following provided guidelines and instructions, including First Party terminology
• Conduct revision work following provided guidelines and instructions, including First Party terminology
• Ensure that all work conducted meets the outlined deadlines and industry-standard productivity figures
• Provide linguistic feedback for work carried out externally

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience within the translation industry or working professionally as a Translator
• Possess excellent knowledge of business software applications (e.g. Microsoft Office, memoQ, Plunet)
• Be proactive with clear and effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Possess good organisation and problem-solving skills and have a “can-do” attitude and positive thinking
• Have the ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and stay focused
• Possess excellent accuracy, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Possess sound research and translation judgment skills, and have self-motivation, adaptability, and professionalism

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Holidays
• Regular team competitions with great prizes
• Inclusion into an extensive social calendar
• Collaborative teamwork with people from all around the world, different nationalities and languages
• A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability
• A dedicated employee wellbeing programme
• On-site amenities (café, nursery, ATM, car valeting/charging, dry cleaning, freecycle checks and parking with access to a variety of local bars & restaurants)