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GLOBAL LISTINGS: TRANSLATOR’S BRIEF

1. Before you start, please ensure that you have read and understood this brief.
2. You have one document to translate: please see the attached Excel file.
3. You are being asked to translate: Film titles and descriptions, TV Series and
Episode Titles and Descriptions.
4. Please type your English Title and Description translations into the columns
adjacent to the source text.
5. Please note that Film and Series descriptions have a maximum character limit
of 250 characters.
6. Character counts will turn yellow if you have exceeded the character limit. If
this happens, please edit your translation so that the character count is below
the maximum allowed.
7. All copy must be translated accurately and you should ensure that any relevant
nuances are preserved.
8. If you cannot translate a word (e.g. a place name), please type the original
word into the translation column nonetheless.
9. The translations should be fully localised for an English reader, while
retaining the selling points of the original text.
10. They must be free from spelling mistakes and they must be grammatically
correct – this is absolutely essential, so please ensure that your work has been
fully proofread and checked for typos.
11. The translations must not be literal, but an adaptation suited to native English
speakers.
12. Your completed spreadsheet must be delivered as below.

RETURNING YOUR TRANSLATIONS


Please email the completed ‘Global Listings Translation Sample.xlsx’
spreadsheet back to [email protected]

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The sample copy you are translating is representative TV information of the type
that Global Listings delivers on behalf of its clients for use on Video On Demand
(VOD) services on an international basis. This is typical of the text that would
appear on the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) used by viewers when they are
deciding what to watch.

JOB SPECIFICATION
If you are successful in becoming a freelance translator for Global Listings, you
will be required to complete Excel spreadsheets (such as the one attached), or
translate via an internet interface, on a regular basis.
START DATE
If you are successful in your application for this regular freelance position, you
will be contacted shortly. Please be patient once you have submitted your
spreadsheet – we will contact you as soon as a decision has been made.

FINALLY, THANK YOU!


Thank you for your interest in Global Listings and for taking the time to complete
the exercise. We hope you find it interesting as it is representative of the kind of
translation work we would require you to undertake each month.

We look forward to receiving your translations.

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