In-house Simplified Chinese to English Translator 2025

Location: London
Type: Graduate

Description:

Are you passionate about translation, technology, and consumer insights? Do you thrive at the intersection of linguistic excellence and cutting-edge innovation? Mintel, a leading global market intelligence company headquartered in London, UK, is looking for a talented Simplified Chinese to English Translator to join our Localisation team.

This role offers the perfect opportunity for an ambitious linguist to refine their translation expertise, harness AI-powered tools to deliver quality and speed, and build industry knowledge on market trends and consumer behavior.

What you’ll do

As a key member of our multilingual localisation team, your responsibilities will include:

• Contextual AI Translation: Utilise advanced AI translation tools and contextual technologies to produce accurate and fluent translations of Mintel’s content from Simplified Chinese to English.
• Post-Editing Machine Translation: Review and refine machine-generated translations from Simplified Chinese to English, ensuring linguistic accuracy, natural flow, and adherence to cultural and stylistic nuances.
• Proofreading & Revising: Edit and finalise translated content (including visual assets) to ensure accuracy in spelling, grammar, terminology, and format.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all translated content aligns with Mintel’s style guidelines, tone, and branding; perform linguistic testing of translated materials in context (e.g., user interfaces, websites) to ensure proper rendering and coherence.
• Termbase and Glossary Management: Develop and maintain bilingual glossaries and termbases to ensure consistency in terminology across projects.

Translation Memory (TM) Management: Regularly update and maintain translation memories (TM) to ensure previously translated content is reused effectively.

Linguistic Research: Stay updated on industry-specific language trends and terms to ensure translations remain relevant and modern.

Time and Project Management:Plan and prioritise tasks effectively to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a linguist who thrives in a tech-savvy environment and has a passion for producing polished, impactful translations.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Translation, Linguistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Languages:
  • Proficiency in English and Chinese, with English fluent to the highest level of speaking and writing, and the ability to read and comprehend Chinese business writing and cultural nuances.
  • HSK level 6 qualification preferred

Abilities skills

• Adept at identifying and correcting machine translation errors in grammar, syntax, and terminology while enhancing fluency and readability. Prior experience with post-editing workflows and tools is highly valued.
• Contextual AI Expertise: Experience using AI translation technology to handle diverse and complex content.
• Proficiency with CAT tools and Translation Management Systems (TMS).
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring translations are accurate and contextually appropriate.
• Ability to adapt to new tools and workflows, including content management systems (CMS).
• Skilled in managing tight deadlines and balancing multiple projects.
• Analytical mindset for assessing content structure and overall coherence.
• Familiarity with cross-referencing resources for enriched, subject-specific translations.
• Good cultural knowledge of China and experience living in China would be a strong advantage.

What you’ll get in return

• A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working with a company wide hybrid working week.
• Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned.
• Social events, both within the department and across the company
• Generous holiday allowance with the opportunity to buy back additional holiday.
• A day off to celebrate your birthday
• Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind Mintel gives each employee 2 days per year to give to a worthwhile cause.