About Welocalize
Welocalize, a Welo Global brand, serves localization teams through AI-enabled multilingual content solutions that enable enterprises to operate and scale globally. Welocalize combines AI, automation, and human expertise to support enterprises in more than 300 languages, enabling accurate, culturally aligned, and compliant multilingual content at scale.
Welocalize’s Opal Platform comprises patented technology designed to automate multilingual content and improve workflow performance for enterprises. Opal functions as an agentic system that orchestrates AI, automation, and human expertise to coordinate content workflows across the lifecycle, improving speed, scalability, and operational control for global enterprises. These solutions operate within a secure and compliant environment supported by seven ISO certifications. Welocalize is headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.
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MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The Hebrew Linguist performs quality control tasks, transcreation tasks and on-demand translation tasks on assigned accounts/projects; coordinates the activities of a group of translators (internal and/or freelancers) and ensures that the work is performed at a satisfactorily high standard within the specified deadlines and quality level; ensures that the Language Process is being followed by the project team.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
- Performing on-demand translation tasks
- Performing lead support on assigned projects or accounts
- Managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instructions) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project
- Managing project-related queries
- Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters
- Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required
- Developing and training of internal linguists/new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs
- Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required
- Participating in the development of new and improved working processes
- Meet or exceed the productivity KPI
- Achieving the goals set by the Squad Lead
REQUIREMENTS
Education
University degree in Translation/Applied Languages and related experience as translator and/or reviewer of 3+ years or equivalent work experience.
Experience
- Native-level fluency in the Hebrew language
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
- Experienced as a translator in : Mobile Apps, Search Engines, IT Consumer products, Entertainment, Marketing, Software UI, Websites
- Excellent knowledge of terminology in the following subject matters: IT consumer products, social media, entertainment.
- Thorough understanding of the localization process.
- Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications.
- Good user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g., XTM, SDL Studio, and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA
- Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of terminology used in two or more subject matters.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Ability to give clear, concise, and constructive feedback.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and linguists
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
- Ability, willingness, and experience in communicating positively with customers at various levels
- Ability to work within a virtual team
