Company description

Branton is an agency with over 35 years in business providing full-service marketing, advertising, and translation solutions to industries across Canada and Globally. We build partnerships with our clients to deliver first-class campaigns that attract audiences and convert into sales.

Job description

Description

We’re a full-service ad agency based in London Ontario seeking a creative and qualified Freelance, on-call basis, Brazilian Portuguese translation expert. Your main task will be to translate a variety of subject matter content from English to Brazilian Portuguese; Emphasis will be focussed on accuracy, quality, consistency, style and audience appropriateness. You’ll be working with a wide range of materials – website copy, print ads, users’ guides, brochures, presentations, social media and blog posts, etc.

Who You Are

You are a fluent Brazilian Portuguese speaker with near-native fluency in English, and a knack for nuance. You can spot a typo at ten paces; you live to find (and fix) “mistakes” in everything you read. You’re comfortable projects large and small, and can work with both introverts and extroverts with tact and understanding. You’re enthusiastic, curious and resourceful. Your organizational skills can only be matched by your attention to detail.

Responsibilities

- Translate, proofread/edit for accuracy, clarity and correctness of translations/transcreations
- Ensure that message and meaning are communicated correctly and consistently, and reflect brand’s voice and identity




- Confirm that message and wording is appropriate for audience
- Propose improvements to Brazilian Portuguese copy when required
- Consult on linguistic challenges, and provide expertise
- Ensure that deliverables meet the highest quality standards
- Contribute to a dynamic and engaged corporate culture
- Sign off on the final review of projects

Requirements

- Native-level fluency in Brazilian Portuguese
- High fluency in English — European Portuguese (Portugal) a plus
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in translation or a related field
- 3+ years of professional translation experience
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving, communications, organizational and relationship-building skills
- Experience working under tight deadlines on multiple projects
- Ability to contribute and collaborate with creative team
- Active interest in building subject matter expertise
- Knowledge of MS Office tools
- Knowledge of Adobe and the CAT tool Phrase
- Has experience translating scientific, technical, medical, corporate, and marketing assets
- Knowledge of accessibility compliance requirements is considered an asset

Required education:

- Bachelor's Degree
- Certification in Translation

Required experience:

- Translation: 3 years

Branton would like to thank all applicants for their interest in the position. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Job Type: Freelance

Benefits:

- Work from home

Work Location: Remote

📌 Brazilian Portuguese Translator – Freelance, on-call basis (Canada)
🏢 Branton
📍 Canada