# Senior Japanese Linguist

**Company**: Welocalize
**Location**: Japan
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Language Services
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Japanese Linguist to join our Production team remotely. As a Senior Japanese Linguist, you will manage translation and copy-editing tasks, ensuring high-quality linguistic deliverables for assigned projects or accounts.

Responsibilities include:

- Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts

- Performing on-demand translation tasks

- Leading linguist role on assigned accounts

- Taking ownership of deliveries translated internally or by external partners into Japanese

- Preparing, managing, and maintaining language materials, including glossaries and style guides

- Managing project-related queries and resolving terminology issues

- Coordinating with freelancers, agencies, and internal linguists

- Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors

- Developing and training internal linguists and freelancers

- Interacting with clients on linguistic matters

- Participating in process improvement initiatives

- Meeting or exceeding KPIs for productivity, on-time delivery, and quality

Requirements:

- University degree in Translation, Applied Languages, or Linguistics

- Native fluency in Japanese

- 8+ years of experience in translation, localization, or content writing

- 5+ years of review experience

- Thorough understanding of the localization process

- Excellent knowledge of terminology and subject matters

- Experience with CAT tools, such as XTM and SDL Studio

- Strong communication and problem-solving skills

## Skills

### Required
- Japanese
- English
- translation
- localization
- editing
- content writing
- XTM
- SDL Studio
- JIRA
- Windows
- Office

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