Linguist Translators- Krio / Luganda / Lingala job at Digital Divide Data (DDD)

Vacancy title:
Linguist Translators- Krio / Luganda / Lingala

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Information Technology , Category: Advertising & Marketing ]

Jobs at:

Digital Divide Data (DDD)

Deadline of this Job:
02 March 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Linguist Translators- Krio / Luganda / Lingala
Our Transforming Talent program provides learning opportunities to multilingual people, who will be leading the in-country team of linguists, facing clients, and owning the quality of his/her language.

Job Description
• Perform mostly translations in the client-owned translation tool
• Translate various types of content, including marketing, help and UI
• Master or learn the tools associated with translation work (e.g. tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements)
• Precisely follow the established translation process, e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to
• Learn the style guide and overall client’s requirements, e.g. stylistic preferences
• Improve based on the corrections made by the senior team members as well as the client reviewers
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spot
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the client
• Participate in the error arbitration process
• Meet the productivity KPIs

Qualifications
• University degree preferably in Linguistics, Journalism or Mass Communication
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken, in a wide range of registers)
• Fluent in the local language of translation (with an understanding of what the conversational and easy-to-read is, plus excellent spelling and grammar of standard Krio/Luganda /Lingala
• Passion for languages, specifically in English / Krio- kri t / Luganda (lg)/ Lingala (ln)
• Passion for the world of technology
• Passion for reading and writing in Hausa, creative writing, poetry
• Should complete the application on the link provided below

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8 12:00:00 AM Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.
Linguist Translators- Krio / Luganda / Lingala


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Job Info
Job Category: Communications/ Public Relations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 02 March 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 16-02-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 16-02-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 16-02-2065
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