Senior Exhibitions Translation Specialist

4 days ago

Doha, Qatar Qatar Museums Full time

Key Accountabilities:
Translation
- Convert written material from source language into the target language - English to Modern Standard Arabic or vice versa. Content material includes, but not limited to, wall texts, labels, gallery guides.
- Proofread and edit working drafts and final translated versions at exhibition site.
- Closely liaise between Exhibitions Content Management Department and Publication Division to ensure consistency and relevance of all content related to QM exhibitions.
- Ensure marketing and educational material is consistent with content for each exhibition.
- Retain and develop knowledge on specialist areas of translation - culture, art history, museum interpretation, exhibition production.
- Set editorial and project priorities and schedules.
- Develop glossary with exhibition, museum, art and culture terminology in Modern Standard Arabic

Quality Control
- Verify facts, dates and statistics using standard reference sources.
- Ensure all content produced meets the stakeholders’ objectives and precisely reflects their tone and intent.
- Stay up to date with developments and generate new ideas to draw audience’s attention.
- Assist Exhibitions Content Management team in ensuring content is streamlined in the exhibition plan, as well as advising design team on best ways to present the content.

Communication
- Support Exhibition Content Management in liaising with content provider (writers / curators / artists) to ensure accurate text delivery and brand consistency.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key internal (museums, centralized departments) and external (content providers, graphic designers) stakeholders

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Bachelor or Master degree in Arabic, Translation, Communication, or relevant field.
- Experience in translating exhibition material from English to Modern Standard Arabic and vice versa.
- Understanding of Exhibitions Department objectives.
- 11-12 years of experience in a museum or related institution.
- Good communicator with exceptional verbal and writing skills in English and Modern Standard Arabic languages.
- Ability to use specialist dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books to find closest equivalents for terminology and words used.
- Produce daily translation output of around 1000 words.
- Detail-oriented and performs well under deadlines.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Technically savvy with strong skills in MS Office.
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
- Self-starter, ability to work independently and with an entrepreneurial attitude.
- Passion for creating and implementing new initiatives.
- Demonstrate cultural knowledge and sensitivity.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Commitment to working collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, board members, volunteers, program participants, and other supporters.
- Project management experience managing multiple assignments in short timeframes while delivering high-quality results.

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