English Interpreter
Job Summary
This position involves providing Japanese-English interpretation services for various internal and external meetings. Almost all interpretation is simultaneous with over 90% of meetings conducted online. The role offers mostly remote work with low overtime at Japan's largest tech company.
Responsibilities
- Engaging in Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation
- Communicating with clients during meetings
- Interpreting across diverse fields such as IT, legal, and HR
Required Skills
- 3+ years of experience in simultaneous interpretation
- Business level or higher in English
- Business level or higher in Japanese
Job Details
[Job Summary] This position involves providing Japanese-English interpretation services for various internal and external meetings.
[Main Responsibilities]
■ Engaging in Japanese-English interpretation and related tasks (such as communication with clients).
■ Almost all interpretation is simultaneous (consecutive interpretation is rare).
■ Over 90% of meetings are online (using Zoom), with slightly less than 10% being in-person meetings (at our company and client offices, etc.).
■ The fields of interpretation are diverse. (Development, security, advertising, legal, auditing, human resources, etc.)
[Remote Work]
While primarily a remote work position, there is a possibility of coming into the office or traveling for in-person meetings as needed.
[Working Hours]
Flexible working hours: Standard working hours 7 hours 45 minutes (no core time)
*Start and end times are left to the individual.
*Standard hours: Start time: 9:30 AM / End time: 6:15 PM
[Required Skills/Experience]
■ 3+ years of experience in simultaneous interpretation (conference interpretation)
■ English: Business level or higher
■ Japanese: Business level or higher
[Preferred Skills/Experience]
■ Interpretation experience at an IT-related company
■ Experience studying at an interpreter training school
[Salary]
Expected annual income: ¥4,500,000 - ¥7,000,000
*Includes 35 hours of fixed overtime. Overtime exceeding this will be paid separately.
*Salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities, in accordance with company regulations.
[Various Allowances and Benefits]
■ Overtime allowance
■ Commuting allowance (*1)
■ Working Style allowance (*2), etc.
*1: Actual expenses are reimbursed based on the number of days worked at the assigned office. Monthly limit of ¥150,000.
*2: Allowance to improve the working environment for remote work. Monthly limit of ¥11,000.
■ Selective defined contribution pension plan
■ Comprehensive group welfare term life insurance
■ Long-term income compensation system
■ Asset building savings system
■ Stock accumulation investment system
■ Subsidies for regular health checkups and secondary medical examinations
■ In-house massage room
■ Subsidies for clubs and social gatherings, etc.
[Holidays]
■ Two-day weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
■ National holidays
■ New Year's holiday (December 29th to January 4th)
■ Paid vacation
■ Special paid leave (congratulatory/condolence leave, maternity leave, childcare leave, family care leave, legally recognized infectious diseases, etc.)
■ Happy Friday
■ Sabbatical leave system, etc.
[Job Contract Period]
Contract Employee (Fixed Term)
*Contract Renewal: Yes (renewed every June/December)
*Renewal Limit: Yes (maximum contract period is twice a year, either at the end of May or November, within 3 years and 6 months from the date of hire)
《Renewal Criteria》
A comprehensive decision will be made based on the following criteria:
■ Consider the company's financial situation
■ Consider the workload at the end of the contract term and the outlook for future workload
■ Consider the progress of the contract employee's work
■ Comprehensive consideration of work performance and work attitude