French Translator

Job Responsibilities

• The role focuses on delivering high-quality translations across various content types using standard CAT tools and adhering strictly to client-specific guidelines and processes.
• It involves continuous quality improvement through feedback, training, and collaboration, while meeting key performance indicators in productivity, quality, and timeliness.
• Perform translations in various translation tools for assigned clients and projects.
• Translate various types of content, e.g. marketing, help, UI, or regulated content.
• Support the team with copy-edit tasks on selected content types.
• Master the standard CAT tools and tools associated with translation work for internal clients (e.g. tools for creating queries or checking the live UI elements).
• Precisely follow the established translation process, e.g. always raise queries when there is a need to.
• Precisely follow the style guide and overall client requirements.
• Improve based on the corrections made by senior team members as well as the client reviewers.
• Keep track of personal error statistics and work on the weak spots.
• Take part in the internal trainings and the ones organized by the clients.
• Participate in the error arbitration process.
• Meet the KPIs in terms of productivity, on time delivery and quality.
• Take part in the internal quality meetings and the quality calls organized by the client for the whole team.
• Constantly analyze own gaps and think of what assistance the senior members can provide to help address those.
• Meet the goals set by the team manager.

Additional Job Details

• Education Level University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistic Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience (University degree in other fields plus 2 years of full time experience in translation; OR 5 years of full time professional experience in translating).
• Experience and Skills
• Native fluency in French (France)
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• 2-4 years of experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
• Good understanding of the localization process
• Good user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
• Good user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA
• Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, linguists
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in
• Ability to work within a virtual team
• Fast learner, motivated, versatile

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