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Language Lead-ZA (Xhosa-SA)

Remote:

Full Remote

Experience:

Mid-level (2-5 years)

Work from:

South Africa

Offer summary

Qualifications:

University degree in Linguistics, Journalism, or Mass Communication, 100% native fluency in the Xhosa language, At least 3 years of experience in translation and localization, Knowledge of CAT tools and translation quality management.

Key responsabilities:

Translate and review assigned content
Perform regular linguistic reviews and quality assessments

Digital Divide Data (DDD) http://www.digitaldividedata.com

1001 - 5000 Employees

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Job description

Digital Divide Data (DDD) is a US-based Company, a mission-driven enterprise to uses technology and digital skills to bridge the divide between economically and socially marginalized youth and employment opportunities that lead to a sustainable and viable future. DDD identifies talented but underserved youth in Africa and Asia to enter formal employment, undergo professional training and skills development, and pursue tertiary education.

The Role

Translation

You will be responsible for :

Translating and reviewing the assigned content according to the guidelines and prescribed due dates.

Linguistic Reviews And Quality Assessment

Perform regular linguistic reviews of their work as well as the work performed by other translators.
Perform quality checks on the content they translated as well as content translated by other translators to ensure quality standards are met.
Track and monitor translation quality, flag potential quality issues, and take actions to address them.
Make the final decisions in case of arbitration between translators and LQA reviewers
Ensure that all performance metrics set by the customer including quality, OTD, and responsiveness are met for all projects.
Own the quality of all projects delivered

Loc Testing And A/B Testing

Regularly perform Localization testing as per the task instructions/test plan.
Update the translation to correct all linguistic errors found during testing.
File bugs for all non-linguistic issues and follow-follow the necessary to ensure that these issues are resolved.
Help identify terms/strings up set-up QTs and provide translation variants for these QT experiments.

Create And Maintain Linguistic Assets

Translate and/or review Glossaries to ensure accuracy and appropriateness
Update the glossary as necessary based on external feedback, and LQA feedback and communicate these changes to the translators and internal team members
Perform necessary global clean-ups in case of glossary updates or as a result of LQA feedback, etc.
Create and maintain a Language-specific style guide for your target language.

Communicate and collaborate

Collaborate with delivery teams as well as external vendor teams e.g. translators and LQA reviewers as required throughout the localization process.
Proactively flag potential or existing issues and regularly follow up to ensure timely resolution
Make sure to keep appropriate POCs informed about potential or actual delays, and quality issues, and share regular updates about the progress of work
Participate in 1:1 or group/team meetings with various stakeholders via different communication channels and emails

Ideal Profile

University degree preferably in Linguistics, Journalism or Mass Communication
100% native fluency in the Khosa language.
At least 3 years of experience in translation and localization.
Familiarity with the target language culture and trends.
Knowledge of CAT tools and translation quality management.
Experience localizing apps and mobile content
Familiarity with Facebook’s translated content.
Strong linguistic and analytical skills to make critical judgments regarding translation quality.

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