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Position: Director, Interpretation & Translation
We're looking for skilled and motivated Chinese-English interpreter/translator to support bilingual verbal and written communication within the company and with external partners. You'll work with a large group of multi-lingual interpreters within the company, ensuring seamless operation of all functions without a language barrier.
What will you do?
- Translate messages, live talks, recordings, and documents between languages, paying close attention to delivering the proper context, meaning, and tone while using professional jargon.
- Collaborate with colleagues to compile useful information (vocabularies, definitions, etc.) into glossaries to be regularly referenced during translation.
- Follow existing ethical rules to protect and protect sensitive confidential information.
- Find phrases and vocabularies with conflicting meanings and determine replacements that are clear in meaning and can also reflect the original message.
- Check, revise, and edit translations to amend discrepancies in professional jargon used to ensure consistency between the final output and the original document.
- Consult dictionaries, encyclopedias, and terminologies to keep learning and updating the meaning of vocabulary.
- Record changes to translated documents, and orderly file the change records to facilitate future reference.
- Analyze meeting participants and participate in meeting briefings to understand the contents to be interpreted and evaluate the optimal interpreting method.
- Analyze team performance and utilization, and execute projects to support interpreting / translation requirements more efficiently.
- Take inventory of interpreting user behaviors, and propose training or methods to educate and improve user etiquette for a better interpreting environment.
Essential Qualifications:
- Master's degree and relevant qualification in English-Chinese translation/interpretation
- Fluent in English and Mandarin · Familiar with machine-assisted translation
- 10 to 12 years of in-house or freelance interpreting experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Good interpersonal skills. Excellent understanding of written and oral communication
- Can work in a fast-paced environment
- Team-leading experience is highly advantageous
Recruitment Process
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Application Review - Technical Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
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The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
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Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.
Things to Consider
- This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
- Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
- Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.
