In-House Linguist (Japanese)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Leading Products – Innovative Ideas – Exceptional People ….MicroStrategy, A Dynamic Place to Work!

At MicroStrategy, we are passionate about creating powerful, disruptive technologies that transform how companies do business. Innovative products and ultimately our success are rooted in one driving force—our people. Our casual and flexible environment encourages creativity and collaboration, so you’ll have the opportunity to initiate and contribute to challenging projects, while pursuing your interests and developing, both professionally and personally. Bring us your passion, curiosity, and fresh ideas, and be a part of technology innovation at its best! 

Job Description

The Role:

Our Technical Publications team is looking for a Japanese Linguist to work out of our office in Hangzhou, China. You will bear final responsibility for the quality of translations of MicroStrategy content from English into Japanese. We are looking for talented individuals to fill a variety of roles within our Technology team to support our Server, Client, Technical Publications, and Internationalization teams.

Your Focus:

  • Perform localization tasks related to GUI strings, product documentation, education, website, and product marketing, as needed
  • Build and manage terminology resources such as glossaries, style guides, and translation memory files
  • Recruit, train, and manage a team of qualified freelance translators that can be engaged should volume and time constraints require it
  • Edit and perform quality control on freelancers’ output and on translations delivered by vendors in the past
  • Apply changes to preferred terminology in the locations in which our linguistic assets are stored (string databases, Flare projects) to achieve consistency

Qualifications

Required Experience and Skills:

Motivation, Innovation, Passion, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer-Focus

You should also bring the following:

  • Native or near native language proficiency
  • At least 2 years’ experience working in the localization industry
  • A Master’s degree in translation studies or localization preferred
  • Familiarity with Japanese software terminology and the software development process in general
  • Familiarity with at least one CAT tool essential
  • Familiarity with Madcap Flare™ or SQL a major plus
  • Obsessively dedicated to quality and ensuring that the localization activities they oversee optimally support sales in Japanese-speaking markets
  • Able to manage their time successfully in an environment with many competing priorities
  • An outstanding communicator, also across time zones

Additional Information

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