Freelance Editor (Simplified Chinese)

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Role summary:

WPP Production is looking for an exceptional editor to work with an iconic technology client to provide in-country validation of internal and customer-facing Retail Marketing content. This involves supervising (and reworking) the adaptation of copy originally written in U.S. English, for China market.

The ideal candidate should be technically savvy, have a keen eye, and an exceptional attention to detail, ensuring clarity and accuracy in all project copy. He/She should be flexible, adaptable and results-driven, with the skills to work across stakeholders, and an ability to focus and prioritize in a fast-paced, ever changing environment.

You will be required to build strong working relationships with the in-market and global teams to ensure delivery of linguistically and tonally perfect content that will keep the client’s brand ever consistent for customers and employees alike. This will be a full-time freelance position with no end date.

Key responsibilities:

• Validating a diverse set of internal and customer-facing content for multiple channels and formats, ensuring linguistic standards, brand guidelines and tone of voice are met.

• Reviewing, reworking and approving copy from our translation partners to guide and maintain consistency and quality across varying projects and campaign lengths from short copy to long form (10,000 words +).

• Cultural market insight, ensuring special attention is paid to whether content is appropriate and correct for the intended market.

• Transcreation and LQA for specific content groups as required.

• Leveraging glossaries, style guides and TM’s to bring clarity, consistency and accuracy to translations, maintaining the highest possible standards at all times.

• Keen eye for detail and linguistic precision to ensure all product, programme and technical language is accurate and on-brand.

• Able to work independently and as part of a team, collaborating with various stakeholders across an in-country network team.

• Managing multiple projects simultaneously and ensuring timely delivery with a flexible, responsive approach to evolving priorities.

• Brand guardianship; responsible for keeping product, brand and market knowledge up to date.

Key requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in copyediting and/or subediting for both marketing and technical materials, preferably for a creative or consumer brand.

• Native speaker from China as this role will require you to edit Simplified Chinese and English

• Possess familiarity with U.S. English style and usage. As well as a nuanced understanding of language conventions, style and usage.

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to perform effectively and efficiently under time pressure.

• Experience working for global brands.

• Working knowledge of translation and project management tools and a willingness to learn client specific programs and systems.

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to focus and prioritise in a fast-paced environment.

• Possess a solid understanding of the creative development and production process.

• Must be flexible and able to adapt within an environment of change.

• Ideal candidates will have previous editorial, proofreading, and localisation experience at either an advertising agency, marketing communications group or localisation/transcreation agency.

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Why work here:

At WPP Production, you’ll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world-class talent, cutting-edge studios, and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You’ll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and AI and next-generation tools are used to amplify not replace human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities, and the backing of WPP’s unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact, and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.

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