Technical Translator (Australian English), Localisation & Release Engineering
Are you looking for a great opportunity to join a dynamic team passionate about delivering world-class localised software on some of the world’s most creative electronic products? Do you love the challenge of solving complex problems that have a direct impact on the user?
Come join the team responsible for the localisation of Apple software and Siri!
We are seeking a highly motivated experienced individual to localise software and related content into Australian English.
The ideal candidate will have the right mix of technical and creative skills to provide translations and adaptations for our software in a fast-paced environment, requiring the ability to manage workload with tight delivery schedules.
Creatively translate US English content for the intended market while maintaining the Apple tone of voice and original message, and adhering to inclusive writing standards.
Keep up to date on industry trends, cultural evolution and socio-political events in the target market, as well as standard processes in copywriting, translation and technical writing.
In addition to project work, other opportunities include contributing to improving the tools to make software localisation workflows more efficient, helping to investigate the root causes of international issues that are found in localised software, evangelising best practices for localisation-friendly development and content, defining and driving improvements in our localised product.
This position provides a chance to work within an exciting, supportive team, interact with other teams at Apple, and gain valuable insights into the development process at Apple.
Other responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with Creative and Human Interface teams to ensure that Apple’s voice is tailored to the local market
- Bug monitoring, blocking issues, reporting and resolution
- Working with multi-functional groups to ensure the process runs smoothly and on schedule
- Ensuring terminology consistency across all Apple products and services Assisting with quick-turnaround translations
- Identifying tools and process improvements
- Performing linguistic QA and runtime testing
- Maintaining style guides and language glossaries
- Accredited fluency in Australian English
- Extraordinary written and verbal communication
- Expertise in Australian English Content Creation, Creative Writing or Translation
- Software localisation experience
- Degree in Linguistics, Journalism, Cultural Studies or Creative Writing
- CAT tool knowledge
- Marketing experience
- Extremely detail oriented with extraordinary follow-through skills
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to work closely with creative and technical stakeholders
- Excellent knowledge of structural aspects of the language (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics)