We are seeking a Translation Services Translation Specialist with exceptional linguistic and translation skills, strong organization and attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities. This role involves managing relationships with colleagues, external partners, and other stakeholders.The Translation Specialist will manage quality by assessing and scoring translations (both machine-generated and human), working with language assets like style guides, translation memories, and term bases, and providing comprehensive and structured feedback supported by sound knowledge of MQM's framework. This feedback will be used to improve human linguists' quality, train and enhance machine translation engines, as well as quality prediction models. The candidate will be comfortable working in an international, fast-paced environment, where change and ambiguity are present as we constantly grow, improve, and innovate.Key Job ResponsibilitiesConduct quality checks by proofreading/reviewing linguistic work from freelance translators, peers, and other external vendors to ensure adherence to customer's and company's quality standards.Provide feedback and linguistic coaching to peers, freelance translators, and other external vendors and engage in quality improvement initiatives when needed.Review and improve machine-translation engines' (MT and LLM) quality by assessing output and providing linguistic feedback.Monitor external vendor quality progress, investigate quality variations, and develop and implement measures to drive quality improvement in collaboration with other internal teams.Contribute to the maintenance of existing language assets, namely Style Guides, Term Bases, and Translation Memories.Occasionally provide manual translation, such as during the launch of a new language combination.Occasionally post-edit machine-translated product detail pages in an efficient way to increase product availability for customers in their preferred language.Depending on the group's needs and your own skills and inclinations, support our leadership, business, and tech teams by taking an active part in training, project/program management, etc.Minimum RequirementsGerman at a native level (or minimum C2)Outstanding localization skills from English (minimum C1) into German - any additional source language is a plusFully fluent in both oral and written EnglishBachelor's degree in Translation, Communications, Linguistics, or related field (Master's degree preferred)Strong analytical, writing, and editorial skillsStrong attention to detail and organizational skillsA great deal of personal initiative, decisiveness, and independenceStrong communication and exceptional collaboration skillsFlexibility, proven ability to prioritize and work towards deadlinesStrong working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, and OutlookPrevious experience in proofreading or post-editing of machine-translated content is a great advantageExperience with MT, LLM, and AnnotationsStrong working knowledge of CAT toolsMark-up language skills, experience working with UI strings and e-learning contentProject management and coordination experienceAbility to make logical decisions while performing tasks even when provided information is ambiguousPrevious experience working as part of a global team and different time zonesAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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