Translators predominantly work with business, technical, legal and scientific written materials. These include letters, reports, videos, audios articles and books. However, translators can also translate fiction books. The work incorporates:

• reading documents
• writing and editing copy
• using software and bespoke applications to upload content, if required by a client
• preparing summaries
• consulting with experts in a specialist field, if required
• developing contacts and building relationships with clients.

Some translators may specialise in a particular type of work or in a particular industry sector: for example, specialising in translating technical, legal or financial documents.

Depending on your employer, career progression can come from taking on a project management or team coordination role.