Chinese Translator

Job Title

Chinese Translator

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Chinese Translator to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for translating written and/or spoken content from Chinese to English and vice-versa, ensuring accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and clarity. This role supports internal communications, documentation, and client-facing materials.

Job Description

Site Based Role: Oragadam, Chennai (Location)

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate documents, emails, reports, and other materials from Chinese to English and English to Chinese.

• Ensure translations maintain the original meaning, tone, and intent.

• Review and edit translated content for grammatical accuracy and context.

• Work closely with various departments to support communication needs.

• Assist in interpreting conversations during meetings or calls, when needed.

• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in both written and spoken Mandarin Chinese and English.

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Language Studies, or a related field (preferred).

• Proven experience as a translator or interpreter (2–3 years preferred).

• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

• Familiarity with translation tools/software is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in translation or interpretation.

• Experience in a specific domain (e.g., legal, technical, medical, or business translations).

• Knowledge of traditional and simplified Chinese characters.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

INCO: "Cushman & Wakefield"

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