German/Turkish Translation Specialist

Are you looking to work in one of the fastest-growing and most innovative e-commerce businesses, and to influence its evolution in the retail world? Then come join Amazon’s international Localization Team and help us contribute to expanding our product selection across the EU platforms. Amazon is currently looking for a talented and highly motivated linguist to work as:

German into Turkish Translation Specialist

The role As part of the EU Translation Team, you will play a key role in translating, proofreading and post-editing product titles and descriptions from German into Turkish, as well as offering additional linguistic or operational support. Using CAT tools, you will ensure that human and machine-generated translations meet Amazon's specific style guides and internal standards for product detail pages. This job offer is for a permanent contract. The role is based in Luxembourg. Why Luxembourg? It has played a distinct role in the rollout of e-commerce across Europe, and turned out to be the ideal place to establish Amazon’s HQ in 2003. Multilingualism figures amongst Luxembourg are numerous “natural” assets. English is widely spoken. French and German are official languages, as well as the national language, Luxembourgish. 40% of residents in Luxembourg are expatriate foreign nationals from all over Europe and the world, who have chosen to work in this exciting business environment. However, Luxembourg has more to offer than just business assets. It is a welcoming place to live and offers an exceptional range of positives when it comes to quality of life. Please visit http://www.promoteluxembourg.com/ for more information.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Turkish native level
• Degree in Translation, Foreign Languages or Communication
• Ability to translate from German into Turkish
• Fluent English speaking and writing skills
• Computer-literate, knowledge of CAT tools

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience in proofreading or Machine Translation post-editing
• Additional working languages highly appreciated
• Ability to prioritize and work towards deadlines
• Strong analytical, writing and editorial skills
• A great deal of personal initiative, decisiveness and team spirit

Please send your application in English!