Associate Language Specialist

**Job Purpose**:
Providing high quality language services and support to the translation team that result in excellent customer satisfaction. Through tasks and projects, further develops language skills, techniques and methodologies.

**_ About LXD_**

Did you know that more than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world? Language defines the art of communication. It is how we connect with friends and family, and how we ultimately unlock understanding. The LXD offers clients access to the world’s largest linguistic network, including more than 1,600 in-house translators and in excess of 29,000 freelance specialists, whose cultural and technical expertise underpin 24/7 service provision in over 80 countries.

**Job Overview**:
**_ Operational Excellence_** - Provides high quality and accurate translations as part of a larger project team. Effectively understands source language content and applies appropriate style and terminology to the target language. Utilizes organizational and time management skills to deliver assignments on time and within budget.

**_ Functional Excellence_** - Learns important translation and linguistic tools by actively participating in both formal and informal learning opportunities such as training programs and on-the-job experience. Applies learnings to develop higher levels of proficiency in translation skills, specialized knowledge (e.g., industry, linguistic), and cultural standards associated with source and target languages.

**_ Skills & Experience_**
- Native-level proficiency in Portuguese and fluency in English.
- Bachelor's degree in translation, linguistics, or a related field.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Knowledge of CAT tools (e.g. Trados) is a plus.
- Previous experience with Life Science translation is a plus, but it's not mandatory.

**_ Recruitment process_**
- Prescreening call with the recruiter
- Short linguistic test
- Interview with the Hiring Manager and Language Office Director
- Offer

**Life at RWS**:
At RWS, we’re here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.

As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you’ll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.

We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.

**RWS Values**

Get the 3Ps right - Partner, Pioneer, Progress - and we’ll Deliver together as **One RWS**.

For further information, please visit**:RWS**.

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