On-Call Remote Support Linguist

Job Description

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• Working in a variety of languages, the Sacred Materials Support Linguist role is a technical role responsible for validating and assuring consistency and quality for the most critical and sensitive translated materials, including scripture, music, and other sacred materials.
• They ensure that these materials are properly archived, maintained, and preserved in safety, and they are responsible to ensure that these materials are published accurately and without known error.
• The Sacred Materials Support Linguist provides project, production, and process support throughout the life of sacred materials projects, supporting many Sacred Materials Translation Supervisors and translation teams.
• A successful Sacred Materials Support Linguist will be proactive, customer-service oriented, and have the technical and linguistic capabilities to find solutions that improve translation quality while reducing a project's cost and duration.
• The Sacred Materials Support Linguist will successfully partner with internal and external teams to identify and implement technical solutions and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare files for translation and review, integrating with appropriate CAT and other tools.
• Provide proactive technical input to promote the application of best-practices, efficiency, and quality risk reduction measures for a successful project.
• Troubleshoot and resolve project-related issues.
• Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve technical issues. Ensure all issues are : recorded; undergo a root cause analysis;

have documented corrective actions.

• Ensure consistency of structure, formatting, punctuation, terms, headings, etc. in the Sacred Materials.
• Perform quality validation and verification on the Sacred Materials.
• Coordinate with Translation Supervisors (Scriptures and Introductory Materials Linguists) to resolve quality issues.
• Coordinate with Translation Supervisors and Coordinators on hand-offs and file preservation.
• Provide project and production support for the Sacred Materials projects.
• Provide process support and improvement for the Sacred Materials processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in linguistics, computational linguistics, computer science, or related technical / linguistic field.
• At least 3 years of experience in linguistics, computational linguistics, technical linguistic work, or localization.
• Working knowledge of coding / scripting, and regular expressions; proven experience creatively solving problems by writing scripts, macros and deploying tools.
• Demonstrated experience with markup languages including HTML, XML and XLIFF. Working knowledge of computer-assisted translation tools.
• Advanced knowledge of encoding, character sets, Unicode, UTF-8, and world writing systems.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to exercise high standards of quality while meeting tight deadlines.
• Mastery of spoken and written English (native level) and working knowledge of at least two other languages, including vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and syntax.
• Ability to gain working knowledge of additional languages, as needed.
• Fundamental knowledge of linguistic theory.
• Sound understanding of Church doctrine, policies, and ecclesiastical organization.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to multi-task in a time sensitive and deadline-driven work environment.

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Remote working / work at home options are available for this role.