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Italian Translator (English > Italian)

  • Travel, Hospitality, Tourism Jobs

Description

Secret Escapes is the world’s leading members-only online travel deal company, offering inspiring travel experiences and hand-picked offers to over 60 million users worldwide across our family of brands.

We’re a small Italian editorial team, based both in London. We’re always juggling several tasks at once and we work hard to meet tight deadlines. We do all of this with a smile on our face, a cookie in our hand and a genuine love for the job (and each other!).

 

Responsibilities

  • Translate and localise from English to Italian sales copy for the hotels and destinations that we sell
  • Translating and sub-editing existing copy written by our in-house team
  • Working with our bespoke content management system
  • Responding to internal requests for copy changes and updates
  • Translating content for CRM, social media, marketing campaigns and media sales when needed
  • Translating UX copy and Customer Service emails when necessary

The deal breakers

  • Native-like proficiency in Italian, fluent in written and spoken English
  • Previous experience as a translator or relevant degree in Languages or Translation is preferred
  • Outstanding grammar, spelling and proofreading skills
  • Strong understanding of Italian culture and audience
  • Quality, accuracy and faultless attention to detail are critical
  • Impressive verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with colleagues at all levels
  • Ability to work in our London office

Your characteristics

  • An ability to quickly understand and write in our house style
  • Conscientious and driven to achieve results
  • Calm under pressure and able to prioritise effectively
  • Impressive accuracy and speed
  • Innovative, creative and commercially-minded
  • Good knowledge of, and genuine interest in, hotels and destinations
  • An all-round hard worker who’s happy to get stuck in and work on some less-than-exciting tasks. It’s not all about five-star hotels here, and you need to tackle everything with enthusiasm and a positive attitude
  • Above all, we’re a close team who get along well, so someone who’s happy, friendly and a team player

Hard Skills

  • Advanced writing skills
  • Proofreading and editing skills