LINGUIST List 21.4096 Sat Oct 16 2010 Jobs: Standard Chinese &Translation: Lang Specialist, Butler Hill Group Editor for this issue: Erin Smith <erinlinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Mandy Iverson , Standard Chinese & Translation: Language Specialist, The Butler Hill Group, Washington, USA Message 1: Standard Chinese & Translation: Language Specialist, The Butler Hill Group, Washington, USA Date: 13-Oct-2010 From: Mandy Iverson <miversonbutlerhill.com> Subject: Standard Chinese & Translation: Language Specialist, The Butler Hill Group, Washington, USA E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: The Butler Hill Group Job Location: Washington, USA Web Address: http://www.butlerhill.com Job Rank: Language Specialist Specialty Areas: Translation Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) Description: Hong Kong Chinese Language Specialist Who We Are The Butler Hill Group supports software teams developing linguistic technologies. With our expertise in over 50 languages and dialects, we help our clients reach new markets by extending their products including search and information retrieval; machine translation; proofing tools, e.g. grammar and spell checkers, thesauri; handwriting recognition; speech technologies. The Job We are searching for a Hong Kong Chinese Language Specialist to work 30-40 hours per week onsite at a well-known digital media company in Seattle to help create the Chinese search vocabulary for the Hong Kong market. The Language Specialist will provide on-time and high-quality search terminology translations from English into Hong Kong Chinese, and review and assess existing Chinese translations (zh-tw and zh-cn) - both human and machine-translated. In addition, the Language Specialist may be called on to assist in other linguistic and localization projects as needed. This is a full-time position (30-40 hours/week), onsite in the Fremont/Seattle office starting as soon as possible. It is a 3-month contract, with possibility of extension to 6 months. Requirements -Must be native Hong Kong Chinese speaker with near native knowledge of English -Well informed on Hong Kong current events -BA/BS in Linguistics or Languages with strong grammar/linguistics knowledge -Broad, well-rounded translation experience required; 3-5 years preferred -Experience with search engines and/or keyword translation projects preferred -Experience with Machine Translation (MT) preferred -Translation certification preferred (e.g. ATA); vocabulary/terminology application skills preferred -Localization/Internationalization experience preferred -Experience with Translation Memory (TM) tools (SDLX preferred) -Expertise in XML/HTML and web site localization a plus Responsibilities -Hong Kong Chinese search vocabulary translation and editing -Review existing Chinese translations (traditional and simplified) to bring up to standards -Style guide creation and enhancement -Translation Memory management -Search engine testing TO APPLY If you are interested, please fill out the online application at the web address given. Application Deadline: 30-Oct-2010 Web Address for Applications: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=BUTLERHILL&cws=1&rid=89 Contact Information: Mandy Iverson Email: miversonbutlerhill.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 16-Oct-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.