flexword Translators & Consultants has stood for top-class translations, professional order processing, customer focus, flexibility and on-time delivery for more than 25 years.
flexword Inc. USA is currently looking for Freelance Translation Project Managers based in North and South America.
FREELANCE TRANSLATION PROJECT MANAGER – North/South America (remote)
Your Tasks:
- Processing customer translation enquiries, preparing quotes for translation and localisation projects and advising clients
- Managing translation and localisation projects with CAT tools (SDL Trados, Across and MemoQ etc.)
- Compiling and managing the team of translators, monitoring the progress of the project, ensure quality standards and deadlines
- Post production quality assurance checks, translation memory and terminology maintenance
- Collaboration with the account management to ensure client specifications are met
- Account management and customer service
Position Requirements
Must Haves
- At least 1 year of experience as a translation project manager
- Availability: 40 hours per week
- Excellent English language skills
- Degree in either linguistic, business or IT / media design related field
- Excellent IT level in Microsoft Office and other Microsoft based applications
- Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong organisational and prioritization skills
- Customer-focused. Results-focused. Creative problem solving
- Must work accurately with attention to detail
- Self-motivated, confident and resilient.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- Degree in translation studies, or linguistic, business, IT / media design related field
- Experience in translation or localisation services, editing, customer service, or in any other business, IT or linguistic areas
- Experience in the translation industry
- Experience with InDesign, FrameMaker is an advantage
- Experience in at least one CAT-Tools such as SDL Trados Studio, Across, MemoQ is an advantage
- Excellent technical problem solving skills
In return, we offer
- Independent contractor agreement (long-term cooperation preferred)
- Competitive fee (hourly rate) based on prior experience and qualifications
- An international, multilingual working environment characterised by collegiality and mutual respect
- Cutting edge technology to ensure better outcomes
We look forward to receiving your application with resume, cover letter, and requested fee.
Your contact:
Susann Flügel, Human Resources Manager
