Chinese Translator

Description

At Africa Personnel Services, our people are the most important resource. We pride ourselves in the quality of our employees and ensure employees condone all our values. Our international business is built on sound Human Capital principles, while offering all our clients the highest levels of loyalty, integrity, and respect. Since 1996, we have been facilitating livelihoods for thousands of people across Africa and beyond.

We are looking to recruit a Translator to accurately interpret written and audio pieces in various Chinese while preserving their original meaning, format, and tone. Your primary objective will be to deliver high-quality translated content that aligns with our internal requirements and enables us to effectively engage a broader audience.

If you possess strong linguistic abilities and a passion for the Chinese language, we encourage you to join our team as we strive to bridge communication gaps and foster multilingual understanding.

Responsibilities

• Ensure translated content conveys original meaning and tone
• Translate conversations from Chinese to English and vice versa.
• Prepare subtitles for videos and online presentations if needed
• Cross-reference specialized dictionaries and translation tools to check quality of translation
• Proofread translated texts for grammar, spelling and punctuation accuracy
• Follow up with internal team members and clients to ensure translation meets their needs
• Edit content with an eye toward maintaining its original format (e.g. font and structure)
• Network with field experts to stay current on new translation tools and practices

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• Proven work experience as a Chinese Translator, Interpreter or similar role of at least 3 years
• Fluency in the Chinese language
• Excellent proofreading skills with the ability to identify grammar, spelling and punctuation errors
• Good knowledge of content editing tools
• Familiarity with translation software
• Additional certification in Linguistics is a plus

KINDLY NOTE THE FOLLOWING.

• ALL CVs shared must be in PDF FORMAT and the position being applied for must be clearly indicated in the subject line of your email.
• Attach at least 3 traceable references.
• Valid email addresses of references must be included on the reference list.
• Your Full names should be the Tile of your CV.
• DO NOT share your certificates at this time.

Any applications that do not follow the above instructions will not be considered.