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Monday, September 19, 2011

Etihad Inflight Magazine Translator - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Country : United Arab Emirates
Sector : ITP Jobs
Experience : 3-5 years
Education : University degree

ITP Customer Publishing is looking for a talented, hardworking and passionate translator to translate articles from English to Arabic. The candidate will be working across the Etihad Airways group of in-flight publications. Etihad Airways is the national airline of the UAE, and flies from Abu Dhabi to 67 destinations worldwide. ITP produces four exciting publications for Etihad Airways: Etihad Inflight, the travel and lifestyle in-flight magazine; Aspire, the business and luxury travel publication produced for Etihad’s first and business class guests; E-Box, the monthly entertainment guide; and Exclusives, the duty free catalogue.
The position involves a combination of the following activities: reading through original material and translating it into the target language, as well as ensuring the meaning of the source text is retained. While the main job function is translating, candidates must also have the ability to edit and proofread final translated articles.
The ideal candidate will: be a graduate with around three years in-house experience; have a proven track record in translation and proofreading; have an obsessive eye for detail and a capacity to work both independently and as part of a multi-cultural team.

Specific requirements are:
1. Arabic as a mother tongue with a good command of English (Source language).
2. A strong ability to translate sophisticated articles from English to Arabic.
3. Experience in proofreading and localisation.
4. Strong knowledge of modern standard Arabic grammar.
5. A portfolio of travel, culture and lifestyle articles is desirable.
6. Minimum three years of in-house translation experience.
7. Superlative organisation, time management skills, self- motivation, an ability to work well under pressure and to be a team player.
8. The flexibility to work with a client.
9. InDesign and sub-editing expertise.

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to undergo translation test in order to determine level of translation skills.
Please send CVs, writing samples and covering letters to suha.halaseh@itp.com