Turkish-English Translator

SABANCI ÜNİVERSİTESİ

We are currently looking for a Translator to join the School of Languages to provide translations for the university from Turkish to English and English to Turkish.

 Qualifications, Abilities and Experience

• University graduate in Translation and Interpreting
• Command of Turkish and English at C2 level
• 8-10 years of translation experience, with some experience with documents related to an educational context
• Preferably with experience in a corporate environment
• Good command of MS Office Excel and Word tools
• Strong interpersonal abilities including excellent communication, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work within tight deadlines
• Excellent coordination, problem solving and analytical thinking capabilities
• Well-organized and detail oriented
• Ability to plan and carry out work independently

 Job Description

• Translating procedures, instruction letters and announcements from faculties and departments
• Translating content such as press releases, news texts, announcement texts, external web texts, video subtitles and interviews from the Marketing and Institutional Communications unit
• Prioritisation and planning of requests received
• Recommending improvements for existing translations
• Providing monthly reports

 Please note that all candidates will be expected to translate sample documents and provide their portfolios