Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date 26.01.2026
You will be part of the Language Services Division in the Directorate General Communications. Our Division provides translation, editing, proofreading and language technology services in all EU languages to other parts of the ECB, as well as offering advice on linguistic matters. Our work covers a wide range of texts for both experts and the general public, including publications and multilingual content for the ECB’s websites, and is aimed at making the ECB’s operations accessible to a variety of audiences.
In your role as a Senior Spanish translator, you will be part of a small team of in-house and external Spanish translators who, together with colleagues translating into other EU languages, are responsible for communicating the ECB’s messages to over 400 million Europeans who do not have English as their first language. You will help to produce ECB communications in Spanish (translating from English into Spanish on the basis of the mother-tongue principle), working closely with other translators, language technologists/terminologists and our administrative team as well as experts from across the ECB. You will also work closely with other colleagues in our Directorate General as part of cross-divisional teams handling strategic communication projects or urgent tasks.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As a Senior Spanish translator, you will:
- translate texts from English into Spanish (mother-tongue principle) in the fields of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision;
- revise and proofread texts written in Spanish;
- identify, extract and compile terminology in Spanish;
- work with state-of-the-art language technology tools, including machine translation, and maintain translation memories in Spanish;
- work collaboratively with our other Spanish translator to produce ECB communications in Spanish in close teamwork;
- contribute to the overall strategy of the Division by providing ideas, embracing innovation and being part of the evolution of the translation industry.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to translate a wide range of text types for a variety of audiences, apply clear language principles and develop a strong understanding of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision.
You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
