Translation Project Manager

Company Description

translate plus, an award-winning Top 10 international Language Services Provider, including, Top 3 in the EU and Top 2 in the UK, is a Publicis Groupe company, one of the most well-established advertising corporations globally. translate plus sits within the network’s cross-media production platform, Publicis Production. This brings together production specialists who are experts in: video, digital media, and print, to produce award-winning content for leading global brands. 

Recent recognition awards for translate plus include an award for “Great Employers”, and an award for “Women in Business”, more details can be found on our website regarding these two great achievements.

translate plus also promotes numerous employee well-being policies across all our offices, which align with Publicis Groupe guidelines. We offer WFH flexibility to all employees as well as relevant programmes to help promote mental and physical well-being. 

translate plus is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age citizenship, marital, domestic, or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. 

Job Description

Overview:

The Project Manager will be responsible for meeting the requirements for all aspects of the production process and for managing the project in accordance with the translate plus procedures, the agreement with the client and any other relevant specifications.

Key responsibilities include:

Project Management:

• Plan, schedule and monitor translation projects and other projects as needed.
• Analyse the translation projects (word count, languages, file type etc.) with the help of CAT (computer-aided translation) tools.
• Source, negotiate and assign various competent language professionals, such as translators, interpreters, technical experts and vendors of various types.
• Create client costs accurately and in accordance with client rate cards and internal procedures.
• Monitor to ensure the project does not exceed the agreed budget and company target margins.
• Disseminate information, issue instructions related to the assignment, and manage the project to all parties involved.
• Monitor to ensure compliance with agreed-upon schedule and deadlines.
• Proofread and QA-check of translations, as well as perform layout checks and edits on the final documents.
• Handle client and project-related documentation and administration.
• Handle high-profile jobs, such as first jobs for new clients and sample projects with limited supervision.

Communication:

• Monitor constant conformity to the client agreement, project specifications, and, where necessary, communicate with all parties involved in the project, including the client.
• Lead regular communication with clients to receive the briefs and any other project information.
• Lead effective communication with linguists and colleagues to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Liaise with and collaborate with other teams and departments as needed.
• Manage and handle client and linguistic feedback. If necessary, implement corrections and/or corrective action.
• Participate in regular and ad-hoc meetings if necessary.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of working experience in project management, preferably in a Language Service Provider company
• Strong oral and written English skills – at least B2
• Oral & Written knowledge of German Language would be a plus 
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent will be considered a plus
• Experience in working with clients
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Being able to multitask, prioritise and stay calm under pressure
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Experience in an international multicultural environment will be considered a plus
• Excellent computer literacy including advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Previous use of CAT tools, including Trados Studio, XBench, or other industry-specific applications will be considered a plus

Additional Information

What we offer: 

• Career progression possibilities
• Additional food vouchers
• High-quality company trainings and access to paid online/e-learning platforms (i.e. Marcel by Publicis, LinkedIn Learning, etc.)
• Additional health insurance package - as per company policy
• Paid leave days increase on a yearly basis
• Access to worldwide job/gig opportunities within the Publicis Group
• Work your world – As part of the Publicis Groupe policy, up to 6 weeks of working from a different country
• Café Marcel- Networking opportunities with fellow colleagues in the Publicis Groupe all around the world
• Additional Health insurance
• Summer Fridays in July and August!

We also offer an extensive Employee Benefits Scheme, which includes: 

• Christmas voucher
• Flu vaccine
• Summer gathering
• Winter gathering
• Working from home on a hybrid scheme
• Team building events
• Office equipment allowance
• Team lunches
• Easter hamper
• Eye test (if required by the employee)
• Pizza/Snacks day (in-office event)

In addition to the general benefits scheme we also offer a Service Recognition Plan, which means that with every year at translate plus there are additional rewards for employees such as extra holidays, dental insurance, bonus payments, treats & vouchers, etc.
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