English to Simplified Chinese Translator

**Salary £27,000**(You will be required to be in our London office 1-2 days a week) Are you passionate about translation, technology, and consumer insights? Do you thrive at the intersection of linguistic excellence and cutting-edge innovation? Mintel, a leading global market intelligence company headquartered in London, UK, is looking for a talented English Simplified Chinese Translator to join our Localisation team. This role offers the perfect opportunity for an ambitious linguist to refine their translation expertise, harness AI-powered tools to deliver quality and speed, and build industry knowledge on market trends and consumer behavior. **What You'll Do**: As a key member of our multilingual localisation team, your responsibilities will include: - **Contextual AI Translation**: Utilise advanced AI translation tools and contextual technologies to produce accurate and fluent translations of Mintel's content from English to Simplified Chinese and vice versa. - **Post-Editing Machine Translation**: Review and refine machine-generated translations from English to Simplified Chinese and Simplified Chinese to English, ensuring linguistic accuracy, natural flow, and adherence to cultural and stylistic nuances. - **Proofreading & Revising**: Edit and finalise translated content (including visual assets) to ensure accuracy in spelling, grammar, terminology, and format. - **Quality Assurance**: Ensure all translated content aligns with Mintel's style guidelines, tone, and branding; perform linguistic testing of translated materials in context (e.g., user interfaces, websites) to ensure proper rendering and coherence. - **Termbase and Glossary Management**: Develop and maintain bilingual glossaries and termbases to ensure consistency in terminology across projects. - **Translation Memory (TM) Management**:Regularly update and maintain translation memories (TM) to ensure previously translated content is reused effectively. - **Resolving TMS Issues**: Identify and troubleshoot issues within TMS and liaise with TMS technical support teams to resolve technical problems. - **Linguistic Research**:Stay updated on industry-specific language trends and terms to ensure translations remain relevant and modern. - **Feedback Incorporation**: Review and implement feedback from reviewers, analysts, or clients to improve the quality of translations and refine workflows. - **Time and Project Management**:Plan and prioritise tasks effectively to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality. - **Innovation & Process Improvement**: Contribute to developing and enhancing workflows by adopting emerging translation technologies. **What We're Looking For**: We're looking for a linguist who thrives in a tech-savvy environment and has a passion for producing polished, impactful translations. **Qualifications**: - **Education**: Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience) - **Languages**: - Fluent in Simplified Chinese and English **Abilities & Skills**: - Adept at identifying and correcting machine translation errors in grammar, syntax, and terminology while enhancing fluency and readability. Prior experience with post-editing workflows and tools is highly valued. - Contextual AI Expertise: Experience using AI translation technology to handle diverse and complex content. - Proficiency with CAT tools and Translation Management Systems (TMS). - Strong attention to detail, ensuring translations are accurate and contextually appropriate. - Ability to adapt to new tools and workflows, including content management systems (CMS). - Skilled in managing tight deadlines and balancing multiple projects. - Analytical mindset for assessing content structure and overall coherence. - Good cultural knowledge of China and experience living in China would be a strong advantage, **What you'll get in return** - A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working with a company wide hybrid working week. - Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they've learned. - Social events, both within the department and across the company - Generous holiday allowance with the opportunity to buy back additional holiday. - A day off to celebrate your birthday - Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind Mintel gives each employee 2 days per year to give to a worthwhile cause. LI-Hybrid