Requirements:
- Advanced hands-on knowledge of Phrase TMS — this is a must
- Strong understanding of translation files and workflows
- Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills
- Experience with Adobe InDesign
- Strong document formatting and file-handling skills
- Understanding of fonts and multilingual formatting issues
- Comfortable working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, InDesign, and other common file formats
- Excellent computer and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Comfortable communicating by phone
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to work independently and solve problems
- Available during U.S. Pacific Time business hours
- Reliable computer and high-speed internet
Preferred but not required:
- Previous experience in the translation/localization industry
- Previous project management experience
- Experience coordinating translators or interpreters
- Fluent or near-native written Spanish
- Spanish translation or proofreading ability
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, or other DTP software
- Experience coordinating virtual or in-person interpretation assignments
Responsibilities:
- Manage translation projects from intake through final production
- Build, prepare, assign, and manage translation projects in Phrase
- Prepare files for translation and troubleshoot file issues
- Coordinate translators, editors, proofreaders, and other linguists
- Format and finalize translated documents
- Rebuild and format multilingual PowerPoint presentations
- Work with Adobe InDesign files and multilingual layouts
- Handle fonts, formatting, text expansion, and other multilingual DTP issues
- Coordinate interpreters for virtual and in-person assignments
- Find and schedule interpreters based on language, location, availability, and assignment requirements
- Communicate directly with translators and interpreters by email and phone
- Handle urgent and last-minute interpretation assignments
- Track multiple projects, schedules, and deadlines
- Perform final production and quality checks before delivery to our U.S. team
