Turkish Translation Office - Career

General Information

Operating from its locations in Germany and Türkiye, EDU Language Group is a professional language services provider offering translation, interpretation and localization services in all languages through its sub-brands – Transistent, Turkish Translation Office and EDU Çeviri.

EDU Language Group is now hiring for an International Sales and Marketing Manager to represent company’s brands by developing new business relationships and serving as the first level of support to potential customers, and drive strategies to increase its international brand awareness and strength in the global arena.

For detailed information about our company and services, please visit our website.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced colleague to join our team, who will be carrying out sales & marketing activities of our company in line with the company’s strategic objectives in the translation & localization industry.

Job Requirements

• Resident in Germany
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in German and English (preferably native German speaker)
• Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Engineering
• 2 – 3 years of experience in sales & marketing, ideally in the field of language services or the marketing sector
• Familiarity with the translation industry (preferred)
• Customer-oriented, good at planning and have good communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Advanced MS Office practices
• Strong analytical, organizational, and creative thinking skills

Responsibilities

• Develop new business relationships and serve as the first level of support to prospective customers
• Expand existing customer relationships and acquire new customers
• Generate and manage leads through several strategies including internet research using email campaigns, cold and warm calling, professional directories and personal investigation
• Analyze customer needs, competition elements and service requirements in existing or new markets
• Customer retention with new as well as existing customers
• Consistently follow up with potential customers
• Bring contract negotiations to a successful conclusion in consultation with management
• Monitor sales & marketing targets, prepare monthly and periodical reports on the basis of the realization of targets and budgeting

Office hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00-18:00 CET
Work Place: Hybrid

Job Description;
We are looking for new team members who can translate and edit in English<=>Turkish, French<=>Turkish, German<=>Turkish language pairs and who have the following qualifications:

• BA in Translation and Interpreting, Translation Studies or Philology,
• Translation and editing skills in the above languages pairs,
• At least 2 years of similar full-time professional work experience in translation companies,
• Exceptionally skilled in editing processes to make the necessary corrections to deliver accurate and quality translations with a customer-oriented approach,
• Fulfills requirements of translation quality standards and executes the control process consistently and efficiently,
• Excellent command of spelling and grammar rules of the source and target languages
• An eye for detail, sense of responsibility, exceptional time-management skills
• Good teamwork skills
• Good command of MS Office Programs,
• Can preferably use programs such as SDL Trados, Memsource etc.

Location and Working Hours:
İstanbul – Esentepe
Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 18:00 (GMT+3)

Requirements

We are looking for a new member to work as a Proofreader in our Head Office in Istanbul. The proofreader, a native speaker of the target language (English) to which the text has been translated and edited, will be tasked with a final reading of the texts to provide the following: checking linguistic coherence, grammar, spelling, punctuation, terminology etc., ensuring fluency, making necessary corrections, providing Project Management, Production Department and Quality Control with feedback.

• Native level language skills with a BA in Translation and Interpreting, Translation Studies or Philology, Foreign Languages and Literature,
• Has more than one specialty, able to check complicated texts on a wide range of topics,
• Excellent command of spelling and grammar rules and jargon in the English language,
• Experience in the translation industry, preferably with at least 2 years of experience,
• Can use programs such as SDL Trados, CAT etc.
• Aware of the need for quality, speed, and excellent timing with a customer oriented approach,
• Good teamwork skills,
• An eye for detail, sense of responsibility,
• Good command of French or German (asset)

Job Description;

• Reading knowledge of the source language, independently of the target language and checking of grammar, spelling, punctuation, idioms, jargons etc.
• Follows customer instructions when performing checks and making corrections,
• Improves on customer instructions and the being dictionary used, where necessary
• Provides feedback to translators or editors on inaccuracies or style to improve the quality of future projects,
• Checks whether the translated text represents the source text fully and accurately,
• Checks with customers to clarify any ambiguities or ambivalences in the source text,
• Analyses the project, delivers it within the deadline and offers an assessment of the steps followed during the project, reports to the quality manager,
• Manages workflow, analyzes potential problems and participates in the solution process, provides feedback to the quality control manager.

Location and Working Hours:
İstanbul – Esentepe
Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 18:00 (GMT +3)