Transcreation and Technical Translation Specialist - Spanish speaker

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power - today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're accelerating the planet's transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges. Eaton was founded in 1911. In 2024, we generated $25 billion in sales and serve customers in more than 160 countries.

We make what matters work.

What you'll do:

The Transcreation and Technical Translation Specialist will be part of Eaton's Language Services team, working within the Marketing organization and collaborating closely with Master Data Management. Together, these teams ensure that Eaton's product information and marketing content are available in clear, accurate, and high-quality local language versions for customers globally.
In this role, you will translate and adapt a wide range of content, from marketing materials to structured technical product data published on Eaton.com and in related documentation. You will work with colleagues from Segment Marketing, product divisions, country organizations, web publishing teams, and master data specialists to ensure that content is delivered smoothly, on time, and with full alignment to Eaton's tone of voice and brand standards. You will help build and maintain translation memories, terminology resources and linguistic assets that support automation and enable fast, consistent multilingual publication of Eaton content in your language of responsibility.
By joining the Language Services team, you will play an important role in shaping how Eaton communicates with customers in multiple countries and contribute directly to improving the digital product experience for users worldwide."
• Provide high-quality translation, transcreation, post-editing, subtitling, and copywriting support in the ES-ES and ES-LATAM. Most translation work will start from US English. Content types include brochures, emails, website copy, video and audio scripts, and technical product data
• Serve as a point of contact for internal teams and support them in using the Globallink translation platform
• Deliver translation and transcreation projects using Eaton's internal workflows and platforms, ensuring smooth processes and strong stakeholder satisfaction
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, implement reviewer feedback, and ensure coherence, clarity, and consistency in all content
• Research and document terminology to maintain and improve Eaton's terminology resources for your language
• Maintain and create translation memories to support future automation and improve translation quality
• Contribute to MT engine training, evaluate raw machine translation quality and provide feedback for improvement
• Conduct linguistic quality assurance on translated content
• Apply SEO keywords where needed to strengthen the performance of marketing materials
• Collaborate with project coordinators and central teams to plan workloads and manage incoming translation requests
• Act as a guardian of Eaton's brand voice in your target language by maintaining and improving the style guide in cooperation with country teams and central marketing functions
• Perform quality checks on published web content and proactively identify areas for improvement

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (BSc/BA) in linguistic field, specialized translation training is a plus
1-3 years of experience in translation, transcreation, or a similar language-focused role with strong English proficiency at C1 level and native fluency in Spanish (preferably Latin American).

Skills:

• Understanding of technical terminology related to electrical products and applications, experience working with CAT tools such as Globallink or Wordfast, subtitling software
• Familiarity with terminology management tools, basic translation theory, and the ability to work with structured product data
• Strong attention to detail, reliability, the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks
• Customer-focused mindset
• Creativity
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills

At EATON we are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.