Feb 27

Job: News Translator at Prestigious Japanese Media Firm (NYC)

Via Actus Consulting. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier (Prospective JET, 2015-2016), freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.


Position: News Translator
Location: NYC
Status: Full-Time

See below from Actus Consulting.  If you apply, please make sure to let them know that you learned of the opening via JETwit.

News Translator @ Prestigious Japanese Media firm- New York, NY
Company Information:

Ÿ   Company Address: New York, NY

Ÿ   Head Quarter is located in Japan, and it is one of the most respected newspaper firms.

Ÿ   Department is composed of 6 people who have been with the company for up to 13 years.

Ÿ   Benefits: the company covers 100% health insurance premium.

 
Your Role with the Company:

The news translator is responsible for translating Japan’s newspaper articles to English. The news articles to be translated include, but not limited to finance, economic, business articles. The translator is responsible for translating the articles in a timely manner so that it meets the deadline. The translation should be in a formal writing format which is used for newspaper. Also, the translator should have interests in events and situations in the world.

 

Appealing Point- This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for those who pursue their carrier as a news translator.

Responsibilities: 

  • Translating the Japanese news articles to formal English news articles before the deadline.

 

Qualifications:

  • Ability to read, fully comprehend Japanese news articles, and translate to English news article.
  • Working knowledge of formal writing in English.
  • Knowledge and interest in finance, business, economic situations in the world.
  • Team-work and communication skills (in Japanese and English).

 

Salary: $40-50K (DOE)
Benefit: 100% Health Insurance premium, bonus once a year, pay rise once a year
Work Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
Other info: Holidays: Japan’s holidays are applied

Please contact me if you have any questions.

If you’d like to apply for this position, please email your resume in WORD FORMAT, and reason for application as attachments to mta…@actus-usa.com. When you apply, make sure you’ll include the below information in the body of email.

v  Current(or Last, if you are not currently employed)salary(the base amount and last years bonus amount respectively)

v  Reason for change(or reason for leaving the last employment if you are currently unemployed)

v  Desired salary for this position

Thank you very much for your interest in this position!

 

Makiko Takeda

Actus Consulting Group, Inc.

mtakeda@actus-usa.com


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