# English to Portuguese (Brazil) Linguist for Patent

**Company**: Welocalize
**Location**: Brazil
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: contract
**Salary**: USD 1-1 per-hour-wage
**Category**: Language Services

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## Description

We are looking for translators with experience in translating patents from English into Portuguese (Brazil) (native-level fluency of Portuguese) with immediate availability for a patent translation project.

**Main Duties**

- Translate patent-related content from English into Portuguese (Brazil), with original meaning conveyed in a manner that is readable and understandable to target audience.

- Perform translation and copy edit from English (en-US) to Portuguese (pt-BR) for patent.

- Identify and correct linguistic errors, ensuring consistency in terminology, style, and adherence to client-specific guidelines.

- Provide detailed feedback to translators and create comprehensive quality reports.

- Ensure adherence to client-specific style guides, glossaries, and project guidelines.

- Utilize CAT tools (XTM) to review and assess translations efficiently.

- Manage weekly capacity to handle +5,000 words per locale and ensure timely task completion.

**Requirements**

- BS/BA in linguistics, translation, biology, or related fields.

- 2+ years of work experience in translation, linguistic quality assessment, copywriting, or copy-editing, specifically in patents or technical content.

- Deep understanding of biological terminology and ability to adapt complex scientific language for target audiences.

- Proven experience in reviewing or translating patents or technical documents.

- Proficiency in using CAT tools like XTM for project management and quality assessment.

## Skills

### Required
- Portuguese
- English
- Translation
- Linguistic Quality Assessment
- Copywriting
- Copy-editing
- Patent Translation
- CAT tools (XTM)

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