English Linguistic Tester

3 days ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Alpha CRC Ltd. Full time

**Working with Alpha CRC**:
Where language matters

**Job title**: Linguistic tester - English

**Location**: Cambridge, UK

**Contract type**: Permanent, full-time, in-house
- Are you meticulous about good grammar and accurate spelling with English at mother-tongue level?
- Do you have a precise understanding of English?
- Do you enjoy working in a multinational environment?

If you can answer yes to these questions, this entry-level position as a linguistic tester at a world-leading localization services provider could be the perfect opportunity.
It’s a chance to kick-start your career in a fast-moving professional environment
and develop a wide range of in-demand skills.

The opportunity

Working as part of a large international team, you’ll be able to demonstrate cultural sensitivity while remaining focused on different projects simultaneously. You’ll have
excellent organizational skills as well as the ability to communicate clearly and precisely in English. This is a role in which you’ll demonstrate strong client-facing skills and have the opportunity to develop professionally at a rapid rate.

You’ll have a keen eye for linguistic detail in English and a keen ability to spot errors, review translations and ensure consistent style for your clients’ target audiences.

Take a look through the detailed role specification below. If this sounds like a challenge you would relish, we’d love to hear from you.

Tasks

Main tasks
- Linguistic testing of software, websites, audio, presentations, etc., from diverse clients
- Linguistic review of texts in English language in terms of grammar, spelling, punctuation and style
- Reporting any typos, grammar mistakes, truncation issues and inconsistencies
- Ensuring that the text is compliant with customer glossaries and style guides
- Submitting issues in bug-tracking systems and then verifying the fixes
- Editing of graphics and snapping screenshots for product documentation
- Provide language-specific support
- Occasional meetings with client contacts
- Respond to client queries or feedback
- Consultation/discussion with client reviewers
- Participating in briefings and discussions with clients on language-related matters

**Requirements**:
Key requirements
- English speaker of mother-tongue level with a high level of language awareness
- Very good eye for detail
- Good communicator with excellent reporting skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Confident and comfortable in using IT platforms and devices
- Linguistic experience or training/education required
- Testing experience is an advantage
- Applicants who can demonstrate strong technical knowledge are of particular interest

About Alpha CRC

Alpha has been at the forefront of the translation, localization and now globalization industries since 1987, and is now a global top-ten localization provider. We’ve built an in-house production model for the world’s most demanding companies.

Alpha is a warm, lively and welcoming firm with over 30 nationalities represented in its 18 offices. Every individual adds their own personality to our culture, and allows us to paint a bright, vivid and multi-faceted picture of the world, in micro, in each place. In the end, being part of the team is about more than work. We have activities ranging from paintball to cookery contests, or book exchanges to film watching, which take place across all our 15 countries.

We service an impressive range of internationally known clients in various sectors.

Working in Cambridge

Known the world over for its prestigious university, Cambridge is a beautiful historic city that attracts millions of visitors. However, it’s also a youthful, multicultural hub and home to some of the world’s leading hi-tech firms.

Compact and accessible, there’s no shortage of pubs, bars and cafes in which to meet friends and colleagues. From museums, parks and galleries to nightclubs and restaurants, the UK’s most bike-friendly city is full of things to see and do, as well as being only a 50-minute train ride from one of the world’s most famous capitals: London.

How to apply

Send your CV with a letter of motivation.

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