Oregon Translation Translator Application Process
Welcome
to Oregon Translation and (sister company) Edinburgh Translation. We
are pleased that you would like to join our team. Our goal is to
build a professional and respectful, long-term relationship between
our company and each of our translators, in order to benefit all of
us, as well as all of Oregon Translation's customers. In view
of this goal, we would like to outline some basic and mutual
expectations.
As
a translator, you should expect Oregon Translation to:
Be
helpful and responsive;
Pay
your invoices in a timely fashion;
Provide
clear instructions for each project, including: timelines,
deliverables, remuneration, and access
to any background materials (e.g., glossaries, memories,
client-specific terminology, previous related projects);
Set
reasonable timelines for delivery, to the extent possible;
Treat
you with the professional courtesy you deserve.
Oregon
Translation expects its translators to:
Deliver
assignments according to the agreed-upon schedule;
Inform
us immediately if you cannot meet your deadline or encounter
problems. This way we can work together to find a solution;
Notify
the PM of cultural clashes and of incomplete or erroneous source
materials;
Only
accept assignments for which you feel suitably qualified and
available. In other words, be honest about your limitations. It is
far better to decline a job because you are not familiar with the
terminology than to accept the job and write a poor translation.
Declining a few jobs does not mean we will not contact you again
about a translation in a different field - indeed, the
opposite is often true;
Review
your own translation for typos, spelling errors, omissions, and
mistranslations;
Treat
our staff with the professional courtesy we deserve;
Use
accurate and consistent terminology;
When
in doubt, ask questions rather than make assumptions.
The
next page contains a questionnaire about your services and
qualifications. We use the information you provide in this
questionnaire to match you to new assignments, so please be sure your
responses are as accurate and thoughtful as possible. Your
information will only be made available to the combined staff of
Oregon Translation and Edinburgh Translation.
Get started by calling us or by completing our
online Quote Request form
to tell us about your translation needs.
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