Senior Translator-Revisor

Candidate Profile Details:

• Degree/Level of Education: B.A. with specialization in English-to-French translation
• Certifications Required: Membership in OTTIAQ is an asset
• Years of Overall Experience: 8-10 plus years
• How will performance be measured: Deliverables, quality of work, productivity – how many words are translated daily
• Preferred/Ideal Candidate Background: Membership in OTTIAQ is an asset, skills in coaching to give feedback to junior translators. Working independently. Experience in the banking sector – or has worked in a structure environment. Experience in insurance.
• Who worked on senior leadership communications or corporate communications
• Knowledge of FlowFit and memoQ,
• Capable of working in production most of the day, reviewing
• Communication and feedback are important

Summary Of The Role:

• Typical Day-to-Day Responsibilities: view of their tasks for the day that they have translation tasks and revision tasks. They’re going to be reviewing translation for some people in the team are our vendors that translate for us. Balance between those two kind of tasks, it would be perhaps 60% revision and 40% translation. It is face paced
• How much time is being spent in meetings – 2 hours weekly
• Who are they interacting with (internal/external) – Internal partners, and external partners
• Will the contractor have access to any customer data? YES!!!!

Job Description:

• Reporting to the Associate Manager of Translation Services, you will translate and revise texts translated internally or externally (from English into French) in all businesses of the organization, specifically in corporate communications, insurance and technology, by using translation tools (memoQ, Globalese) judiciously to ensure the quality and consistency in translated documents and to hit the productivity goals for your level.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage end-to-end long-term translation projects, by working with the coordinator, internal partners and external suppliers
• Serve as the language expert for your colleagues, internal partners and suppliers
• Coach, train and guide less experienced team members in translation and customer service issues and challenges
• Fill in for the Associate Manager, as required
• Demonstrate strong file analysis skills and decisiveness
• Ensure the tone and style of translated documents follow the brand guidelines
• Conduct terminological research to produce high-quality translations, and add to the terminological database by creating records
• Work with internal partners and other members of the Translation Services to produce quality turnkey translations
• Meet or exceed service level agreements
• Be able to work under pressure, and manage emergencies and priorities

Education:

• B.A. with specialization in English-to-French translation
• Experience and Productivity
• At least 10 years of experience in translation and five years of experience in revision in a structured work environment, specializing in banking
• Experience in post-editing of machine translation

Competencies and Qualities Sought:

• Full proficiency of French and English language nuances in your team’s field of specialty – corporate communications, insurance and technology.
• Accuracy and attention to detail – Take personal accountability for the quality of the work. Make sure the work is done right and is of high quality.
• Efficiency – Find ways to make the most of the available time and resources. Improve your efficiency and productivity by organizing your schedule.
• Team player – Work effectively with other team members to hit common goals. Help maintain a good work atmosphere.
• Development – Keep up to date in your field by reading feature articles and trade publications. Identify your personal development needs and take steps to meet them.
• Technology – Be familiar with request management and translation tools; knowledge of FlowFit and memoQ, and Copilot, is a definite asset.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, independently and in a team; interest in special assignments.
• Membership in OTTIAQ is an asset

Must-Have Hard Skills:

• Experience in Translation is a must – 8 yrs
• Bilingual in French and English
• Strong communication skills
• Being able to answer questions for other team members – be the go to person
• Conduct terminological research
• Knowledge of FlowFit and memoQ – 1 yr

Soft Skills:

• Attention to detail

Interview process:

• 1 round Virtual – 20 mins, a 3 hour test – details will be shared in the 20 min call.. if test is good then there will be an IN PERSON interview 1 hour

Please note:

• AI is not used to screen, assess, or select candidates.
• This role reflects an existing vacancy at the time of posting.