Spanish & Catalan Junior Translator

About Welocalize 

Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale.

Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide. welocalize.com 

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Spanish & Catalan Junior Translator focuses on delivering high-quality translations across various content types using standard CAT tools and adhering strictly to client-specific guidelines and processes.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Perform translations in one or more translation tools for assigned clients and projects
• Translate various types of content, e.g. marketing, help, UI, or regulated content
• Support the team with copy-edit tasks on selected content types
• Master the standard CAT tools and tools associated with translation work for internal clients (e.g.  tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements)
• Precisely follow the established translation process, e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to
• Precisely follow the style guide and overall client requirements
• Improve based on the corrections made by senior team members as well as the client reviewers
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spots
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the clients
• Participate in the error arbitration process
• Meet the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery and quality
• Take part in the internal quality meetings and the quality calls organized by the client for the whole team
• Constantly analyze own gaps and think of what assistance the senior members can provide to help address those

REQUIREMENTS

• Education
• University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies  or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating)
• Experience
• Native-level fluency in Spanish and Catalan
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken, in a wide range of registers)
• 0-2 years of experience in translation or creating easy-to-read texts
• Passion for the world of language and technology
• Ability to work within a virtual team

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Spanish & Catalan Junior Translator focuses on delivering high-quality translations across various content types using standard CAT tools and adhering strictly to client-specific guidelines and processes.

Welocalize is committed to equal opportunities and in compliance with the General Law on the Rights of People with Disabilities, this vacancy is also available and we encourage those candidates who have a disability certificate (equal to or greater than 33%) to apply.