About the job

RWS embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

Job title: Translator

Workplace: Work from home during Covid-19 pandemic situation, but after the situation, it may be hybrid or work from home.

Employment type: Full-time & Permanent

Working hours: Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 18:00 (Thailand time)

Overview of Job:

You will be responsible for delivering translations of the highest quality and accuracy, on time and within budget. You will act as lead translator for projects and accounts, performing tasks such as planning and managing the work of in-house and freelance translators, taking responsibility for required QA work such as review, and providing linguistic support to your project manager. Reporting to the Translation Line Manager or Translation Manager, you will be expected to develop continuously your translation technique and skills, based on regular feedback and mentoring, and to assist in the active progression of other members of the translation team.

Key Responsibilities:

o Translation of software, technical and multimedia texts and collaterals from English into Thai.

o Review (editing and proofing, 'revision') of translations done by other translators.

o Understanding and correctly complying with RWS’s linguistic and project procedures and processes.

o Meeting the required standards for quality, throughput and delivery deadlines.

o Acting as lead translator by taking ownership for accounts, which include but not limited to, ensuring timely delivery and translation quality, project planning and assignments to the appropriate resources, communicating closely with internal/external linguistic resources and making sure all projects requirements are fulfilled, answering linguistic queries and providing linguistic support as necessary to project managers and linguistic resources, performing QA checks and quality evaluation, purchase order management and issuance, managing Internal Client Review (implementation, rebuttal).

o Managing terminology effectively.

o Linguistic QA testing of localized software, help and websites.

o Linguistic QA checking of localized DTP and audio output.

o Using required translation tools in the most effective way, especially with regard to RWS’s language technology.

o Full linguistic support for RWS project managers on your projects.

o Communicating & attending meeting with client/client reviewer as a representative of RWS on linguistic matters.

o Providing linguistic support for other RWS departments such as DTP, Engineering and Audio.

o Accurately recording daily working time through use of Timesheet program.

o Manage any other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by Line Manager.

You will be provided on-the-job training about RWS translation procedure including CAT tool

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Company benefit

• On-line training course (24/7)

• Personal consultant call (24/7)

• Multinational work environment

• Competitive package + Overtime pay

• Working with professional translator

• Learn & Work on CAT tools & localization process

• Health & Life insurance

• Yearly medical checkup

• Five-day work week

• Yearly company outing

• Culture activities

• Punctual allowance + Provident fund (You can apply after pass probation period)

• 11-day annual leave (it will be increased depending on years of work with us.

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Application process:

Step 1: Submit your resume with describing your translation experience and relevant info. to kamolrats@rws.com

Step 2: Phone interview - If you passed this step, then you will be proceeded for step 3.

Step 3: Testing your translation skill – If you passed this step, then you will be proceeded for step 4.

Step 4: On-line interview with line manager

Step 5: Announce the on-line interview result

* Only a shortlisted candidate will be contacted.