Interpreter / Multimedia Journalist - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Sky News عربية

Sky News عربية

Verified Company

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

The Interpreter/Multimedia Journalist is a member of the output team, responsible for LIVE translation of interviews and speeches from a foreign language to Arabic.

This is a very important job in the Newsroom, depends a lot on covering Live events from all over the globe and interviewing newsmakers & experts who do not speak Arabic.

Interpreters should be able to work nonstop for long hours in breaking news cases and they should enjoy excellent Arabic language as they work as a bridge between 2 languages.

Key Responsibilities:

Produce idiomatic translations considering the type of material; determine most accurate shades of meaning and make corrections as needed; proofread and edit translations for accuracy, context, readability and style.
Provide live onair English (and/ or French) /Arabic interpreting for prearranged interviews and press conferences inside and outside News Bulletins.
Provide live onair English (and/ or French) /Arabic interpreting for live and recorded weekly programs, like Talk-Shows, Programs, Occasional Programs.
During events which are spread over a long period of time interpreters are required to provide live onair which may last for hours
Facilitate effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another.
Relay concepts and ideas between languages.
Follow up with internal team members and clients to ensure translation meets their needs.
Edit content with an eye toward maintaining its original format (e.g. font and structure).
Network with field experts to stay current on new translation tools and practices.
Required to work within a shift pattern across the whole week, including nights, to service a 24hour news channel's needs.
Ensure Sky News Arabia's editorial guidelines and values are adhered to.
May be required to produce on location in Abu Dhabi, the Middle East, North Africa, and internationally.

Key Skills, Experience and Education:

Minimum Bachelor Degree in Translation/Interpretation or a relative linguistics Degree Previous experience in a national or international broadcast news channel.
Minimum 5 years of professional practical experience in simultaneous interpreting field in Media Broadcast industry or any related role.
Mastery in the working languages.
Good research ability.
To be able to work as part of a team.
Very good communication and coordination skills.
To be able to work under pressure.
Excellent organizational and time management skills and rock at managing multiple assignments at once.

Note:
you will be required to attach the following: 1. Resume / CV