Back to search.Zeitgeist Communications - Translation Project Manager
| Employment Type: | Permanent |
| Location: | West London - London, United Kingdom, Harrow-on-the-Hill / Middlesex |
| Salary: | c £20k |
| Languages: | German, Italian, Spanish |
| Required Languages: | 1 |
A small, dynamic language services company based in Harrow-on-the-Hill is urgently seeking a Translation Project Manager. We specialise in the adaptation of marketing material across the EMEA region. Our clients are predominantly IT vendors and include some of the biggest brands on this market. This position would be ideal for someone looking to build a career in the translation/language services industry and play a key part in developing a rapidly growing business.
Your role will revolve around the management of the translation project lifecycle to ensure on-time delivery to high quality standards. You will be able to work autonomously and as part of a team under constant time pressure and have very strong customer service as well as time and resource management capabilities.
Key Responsibilities will include:
Supporting all aspects of office and project administration
Planning, scheduling, monitoring and managing multiple translation projects, including selecting and assigning translation teams, negotiating deadlines and coordinating translation process with translators and proofreaders
Reviewing, formatting and preparing source documents ready for translation
Regularly compiling and updating glossaries, extracting terminology from previously translated documents and maintaining translation memories
Handling questions from translators
Managing client relationships, working directly with our clients both on the phone and face-to-face
Ensuring quality processes are adhered to including final checking of translations.
Essential skills:
Fluency in written and spoken English as well as another European language (preferably Spanish or Italian)
Translation agency experience
Excellent communications skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritise work
Strong customer service focus
Attention to detail
Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred skills:
IT and/or marketing experience
Proficiency in Trados (or any other CAT tool)
Your role will revolve around the management of the translation project lifecycle to ensure on-time delivery to high quality standards. You will be able to work autonomously and as part of a team under constant time pressure and have very strong customer service as well as time and resource management capabilities.
Key Responsibilities will include:
Supporting all aspects of office and project administration
Planning, scheduling, monitoring and managing multiple translation projects, including selecting and assigning translation teams, negotiating deadlines and coordinating translation process with translators and proofreaders
Reviewing, formatting and preparing source documents ready for translation
Regularly compiling and updating glossaries, extracting terminology from previously translated documents and maintaining translation memories
Handling questions from translators
Managing client relationships, working directly with our clients both on the phone and face-to-face
Ensuring quality processes are adhered to including final checking of translations.
Essential skills:
Fluency in written and spoken English as well as another European language (preferably Spanish or Italian)
Translation agency experience
Excellent communications skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritise work
Strong customer service focus
Attention to detail
Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred skills:
IT and/or marketing experience
Proficiency in Trados (or any other CAT tool)
Due to the nature of this position, the recruiter has requested to restrict applications by location. Only candidates in Europe (EEA) may apply.
You cannot apply for this job as it is no longer active.
