About this opportunity
Opportunity Overview
FIFA is hiring a Spanish Translator to work full-time in Zurich. The role involves delivering high-quality proofreading, translation, transcription, and subtitling within agreed deadlines. The translator will work closely with stakeholders to clarify linguistic and content-related queries and ensure transparent communication with the Project Management & Technology Unit and Team Lead. The ideal candidate will have native-level proficiency in European Spanish and experience in a similar translation or localization role. The translator will manage and develop terminology resources to ensure consistency across all materials and provide linguistic guidance and advisory support to assigned departments. They will also lead internal linguistic projects and contribute to continuous process improvement. The role requires advanced user skills in translation and subtitling tools, such as Trados and Ooona/Aegisub, and Microsoft applications. The work environment offers various benefits, including regular football sessions, on-site gym, home office options, language courses, and continuous learning opportunities. The organization values work-life balance and offers a generous vacation allowance, flexible pension benefits, and relocation assistance.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality proofreading, translation, transcription, and subtitling within agreed deadlines
- Clarify linguistic and content-related queries with stakeholders and ensure transparent communication with the Project Management & Technology Unit and Team Lead
- Manage and develop terminology resources to ensure consistency across all materials
- Provide linguistic guidance and advisory support to assigned departments
- Lead internal linguistic projects and contribute to continuous process improvement
- Escalate risks or deadline challenges proactively and propose solutions
- Evaluate, implement, and optimize AI-assisted translation, terminology, and quality-control tools
- Perform high-level post-editing of AI-generated content to ensure alignment with FIFA quality standards
- Identify workflow automation opportunities and recommend efficiency enhancements
- Monitor AI tool performance, provide structured feedback, and support system optimization
- Contribute to internal guidelines and best practices for responsible and effective AI use
Benefits
- Regular football sessions for all abilities
- On-site gym
- Home office option up to two days a week
- Home office allowance
- Language courses to aid personal and professional growth
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Flexible pension benefits with generous employer contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Sustainability support for public transport
- Generous vacation allowance
- Volunteering opportunities
Requirements & Qualifications
- Native-level proficiency in European Spanish
- Advanced user skills in translation and subtitling tools, such as Trados and Ooona/Aegisub, and Microsoft applications
- Strong understanding of translation technologies and digital workflow solutions
- 3-5 years of experience in a similar translation or localization role, ideally within multilingual, fast-paced environments where AI-assisted tools and automation form part of the daily workflow
- Up-to-date knowledge of the newest translation technologies, including neural machine translation, AI-assisted CAT tools, adaptive MT engines, terminology extraction tools, quality-estimation models, and collaborative translation platforms
- Ability to evaluate MT output critically and apply efficient post-editing strategies
- Academic degree in Translation or equivalent, with formal training in EN>ES and ideally a second combination
- Demonstrated understanding of linguistic quality frameworks, terminology management, and controlled-language principles
- Demonstrated football knowledge and genuine interest in the sport
How to Apply
- Review the job description and requirements to ensure you meet the necessary qualifications.
- Prepare your application, including your resume and cover letter.
- Click the Apply button below to submit your application.
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