Financial Translator, Spanish

Wall Street Journal•New York City, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dow Jones Newswires is hiring two AI-literate translators fluent in Spanish and English to help ensure the accuracy and quality of its English-to-Spanish autotranslation. The translation model is based on Latin American Spanish and covers financial, business, and economic news. The role includes research and development and quality assurance work, monitoring model output, tracking quality metrics, improving translation consistency through glossaries, and refining prompts. The position is a full-time contract based at Dow Jones’ Americas headquarters in New York City, with hybrid office attendance.

Requirements

Native-level Spanish proficiency (C2).
Strong understanding of Spanish culture, particularly Latin American culture, to ensure cultural appropriateness and compliance.
Demonstrable experience in linguistic quality assurance (LQA) and machine translation post-editing (MTPE).
Strong experience using CAT tools, particularly for building and implementing glossaries.
Excellent knowledge of financial and economic news and terminology in English and Spanish.
Experience with machine translation and generative AI.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a financial-focused newsroom.

Responsibilities

Spot-check autotranslated output daily.
Document and track translation quality metrics to monitor trends, identify areas for improvement, and support continuous enhancement.
Implement the correction policy for Spanish products.
Build and maintain glossaries.
Design, test, and iteratively refine prompts to improve the quality, accuracy, and style of autotranslated financial news.
Communicate and share ideas regularly with global colleagues to improve autotranslation quality and work efficiency.
Interact with stakeholders, including Product, Editorial, customers, and partners.
Translate predefined templates for generating automated content and perform other translation-related work required by the business.