German Freelance Marketing Translator

About this task

German Freelance Marketing Translator
Field of expertise: Marketing and IT translation
Location: Home office in Germany
Contract type: Freelance
Compensation: Competitive rates to be discussed depending on the candidate's experience.
Availability: Potentially at least 4 hours per day, with quick response times.

Responsibilities:
- Provide German translation and localization services for marketing and IT content.
- Perform linguistic reviews and quality assurance.
- Maintain terminology consistency through translation memories, glossaries and style guides to ensure deliverable quality.
- Collaborate with an international team.

Requirements:
- Native German speaker with a degree in Applied Linguistics, Translation or equivalent experience.
- IT skills and experience with SDL Studio and CAT tools.
- Translation and proofreading experience in marketing and IT preferred.
- Editorial or journalistic skills and knowledge of current language and terminology trends.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to produce natural German translations.
- Familiarity with US American culture and pop culture to recognize wordplay and visual references and localize them appropriately.
- Attention to detail, a quality-focused approach and a passion for languages.
- Ability to work with confidential information.
- Ability to manage changing priorities, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Availability to travel as required.