Looking for a job? A London agency is advertising for an 'Emoji translator'

If you understand what we mean when we say cry-laughing high-five heart-eyes upward-pointing-chart, then maybe you could make it as an emoji translator.

In which case the news that a London translation company is looking to add an ’emoji translator’ to its team will be of interest to you.

The agency is advertising for a specialist consultant to work on a freelance basis with the potential for the role to expand into a full time position if the emoji translation game turns out to be particularly lucrative.

As well as straight-forward translation, the winning applicant will need to be able to differentiate between various emoji meanings across different cultures, as well as compile monthly emoji trend reports.

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Jurga Zilinskiene, the agency’s CEO, told the BBC that they could not find a specialist when a client had asked for some diaries to be translated into emoji.

Most companies that need to decipher the popular pictograms currently use software – but Today Translations says that this method means that nuances are missed and it requires “the human touch”.

The company has already received more than 30 applications and the winning applicant should be starting work at the start of 2017.

“The successful candidate,” the job advert reads, “Should be able to demonstrate a passion for emojis, combined with cutting-edge knowledge and awareness of areas of confusion and cultural/international differences.”

It also adds that a practical exam may be given.