Senior Translator

Job description

Job Description JOB DESCRIPTION the employer Portas, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (the employer), is the leading management consulting firm dedicated to sport. At the employer Portas, we believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, communities and nations. We provide inspirational leadership to power this transformation, having fun and showing the passion for doing what we love. We help sports leaders across the world on their most important, complex and urgent challenges and opportunities to achieve more for their organisations such as: • Delivering significant and sustainable business performance • Transforming organisations and developing future sport leaders • Driving increased and more effective funding into sport • Achieving lasting positive change in society The Agency Creative Artists Agency (the employer) is a leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in film, television, music, theatre, sports, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand marketing and licensing, executive search, games, and philanthropy, among other areas. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, the employer’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. the employer, founded in 1975, is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. Overview The Senior Translator translates a range of business-related content - presentations, proposals, spreadsheets, market studies, and documents - between Arabic and English, supporting the employer Portas’s consulting work with sports organisations across the region. Working with the latest translation technology, the role combines hands-on translation with quality assurance - maintaining consistency and contributing to glossaries and style guides - and includes team leadership responsibilities, deputising for the Translation Team Leader when needed. • Translate texts across multiple formats (presentations, spreadsheets, Word, and PDF) between Arabic and English. • Assess documents, estimate word counts, and provide accurate delivery timelines, respond to email requests promptly and keep requesters informed. • Proofread, review, and format translations to ensure high-quality delivery, maintaining consistency across repeated terms and when work is split across the team. • Build and maintain a the employer Portas glossary of frequently used terms, aligned with clients’ usage across their social media platforms, media, and documents. • Contribute to a the employer Portas style guide to unify the translation team’s output in line with clients’ language and formatting conventions. • Format shapes and align graphics to suit Arabic layout, direction, and styling. • Convert hard-to-edit texts (e.g., PDF or image format) into editable formats to support translation tool processing where necessary. • Work with dictionaries and language platforms to find accurate translations and increase quality. • Work between clients and the translation team to integrate feedback on translation processes, writing styles, and terminology. • Lead and support the translation team in the Team Leader’s absence, including revising, reviewing, and assigning work and presentations

Requirements

• Essential
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English, with advanced command of formal and creative Arabic.
• Prior experience within a leading consulting firm, with extensive expertise in PowerPoint presentations and a strong understanding of consulting-style communication and presentation standards.
• Advanced proficiency in CAT tools such as Phrase, SDL Trados or memoQ.
• Demonstrated expertise in machine translation post-editing (MTPE), including light and full post-editing, with the ability to assess machine-translated content, determine the appropriate level of post-editing, and deliver linguistically accurate, contextually appropriate, publication-ready translations.
• Bachelor’s degree in English Language, Linguistics, Translation Studies, or equivalent.
• 4+ years’ experience in translation, reviewing, and localisation, including experience in a business or consulting context.
• Advanced formatting skills in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, including aligning text, graphics, and tables with Arabic direction.
• Strong attention to detail with a clear writing style and impeccable spelling and grammar.
• Ability to grasp new concepts and technical terms quickly.
• Proven ability to manage multiple translation and localization tasks simultaneously, consistently delivering high-quality work under demanding deadlines.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise competing demands, and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Desired
• Knowledge of business and legal terminology and communication conventions in the Saudi and UAE markets.
• Strong expertise in Arabic localization, with the ability to adapt content to the linguistic, cultural, and professional conventions of Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC.
• Experienced with internal stakeholder relationship management.
• LI-DNI

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