Japanese Translator

Role & responsibilities

• Translate documents from English to Japanese and from Japanese to English
• Keep every translation accurate, clear and true to the meaning of the original
• Translate business documents, technical documents, manuals, reports, presentations and other written content
• Proofread and edit translated documents to correct grammar, spelling and formatting
• Keep the same terms and style across all documents
• Build and maintain glossaries and reference material for repeated terms
• Meet deadlines and keep documents confidential
• Work with internal teams to clarify context or unclear content

Career Growth

• First year: Document translation only (English Japanese)
• After the first year: Roles and responsibilities will expand based on your performance.

Preferred candidate profile

• JLPT N4 minimum; N3 preferred
• Good reading and writing skills in Japanese and English
• Good knowledge of hiragana, katakana and basic to intermediate kanji
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Willingness to work from our Chennai office
• Graduate in any discipline