[Hiring] Linguistic QA Tester @Welocalize

Role Description

As a Linguistic QA Tester, you will primarily be proofreading and editing content already localized to your native language, ensuring you catch any errors in the content, such as:

• Grammar
• Typos
• Syntax
• Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Political incorrectness
• Inconsistencies
• Extra spaces between words or characters

You will sometimes be translating content from English to your native language and checking UIs for functional issues.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Write and report relevant bugs and errors using best practices through internal database system.
• Ability to understand and prioritize tasks and issues quickly and efficiently.
• Native language skills and cultural awareness of native country.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• QA various products by accurately following testing instructions and test cases.
• Discover and report defects (bugs) using client-specific bug tracking tools.
• Evaluate translations in the context of software, mobile apps, and documentation.
• Be a subject matter expert for linguistic issues in the target language; be able to research and resolve linguistic questions.
• Adhere to project-specific quality standards, trademarks, style guides, and client-preferred checklists and glossaries.
• Troubleshoot basic problems; communicate effectively and escalate testing issues.
• Complete assigned tasks in a quality and timely manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a college or university in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Native-level or fully bilingual fluency (both spoken and written language) in required language(s).
• Up-to-date awareness of current and common technical language usage in the target language.
• Strong English skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with MS applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to navigate networks and websites with different browsers.
• Basic knowledge of PC hardware (desktop and laptop).
• Basic knowledge of smartphones (iPhone or Android).

Requirements

• Must be able to be in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to use a computer mouse for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to keyboard for extended periods of time.
• Position may be exposed to content that could be construed as offensive, including but not limited to sexual, health-related, racial, or violent content.
• Will be exposed to a computer monitor/screen for extended periods of time.