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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