Portuguese Senior Linguist @Welocalize

[Hiring] Portuguese Senior Linguist @Welocalize

Apr 01, 2025 - Welocalize is hiring a remote Portuguese Senior Linguist. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: Europe.

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Role Description

The Portuguese Senior Linguist plays a key role in ensuring high-quality translation and localization for assigned projects and accounts. The linguist is responsible for coordinating freelance translators, addressing project-related queries, and fostering effective collaboration among team members. Additionally, they will contribute to process improvements, test and qualify new vendors, and train both internal linguists and freelancers.

Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
Performing on-demand translation tasks
Performing lead function on assigned accounts
Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by freelancers for one or more accounts into their target language
Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, and work instructions) 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 a team of freelancers 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
Meet or exceed the productivity KPI
Achieving the goals set by the Partner Engagement Manager

Qualifications

University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience
4+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Native fluency in designated Portuguese for Portugal language
Thorough understanding of the localization process
Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
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 interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Excellent knowledge of terminology used in two or more subject matters
Subject-matter expert within company for discipline or process
Ability to work with tight deadlines
Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
Excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and linguists
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge
Ability, willingness and experience in communicating positively with customers at various levels
Ability to work in a virtual team

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Job Type full-time	Posted Apr 01, 2025

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