.As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences.Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources.Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types.Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them.OVERVIEWThe Portuguese (from Portugal) Linguist performs quality control tasks and on-demand translation tasks, and takes on linguistic lead functions on assigned projects; Coordinates the activities of a group of translators for assigned accounts or projects, trains and develops freelancers, and ensures that the work is performed at a satisfactorily high standard within the specified deadlines and quality level; Ensures that the Language Process is being followed by the project/account team.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPerforming copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accountsPerforming on-demand translation tasksPerforming lead function on assigned accountsTaking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by freelancers for one or more accounts into their target languagePreparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or projectManaging project-related queriesEnsuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language mattersCoordinating a team of freelancers on assigned projects or accountsTesting and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as requiredDeveloping and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts' and Welocalize's needsInteracting with clients on linguistic matters as requiredParticipating in the development of new and improved working processesMeet or exceed the productivity KPIREQUIREMENTSEducation: University degree in Translation / Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience4+ years of relevant experience in translation/localizationFluent in English, both written and spokenNative fluency in designated TARGET language - Portuguese (from Portugal)Thorough understanding of the localization processExcellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applicationsExcellent user experience of standard TMSs CAT tools, e.G. XTM, SDL Studio, and issue tracking and query management tools, e.G
