Translation Coordinator

Overview

Aquent Studios lis looking to hire a Translation Coordinator for our client a leading Technoloigy company. 

What You’ll Do:

• Communicate with project teams regarding translation projects,expected cost, and schedules
• Maintain a list of which product documents require translation for a list of supported countries
• Obtain quotes for the translations into approximately 14 languages
• Track status of translation projects
• Process the documents through to the translation service(s) and vendors 
• Process DITA XML guides in Tridion SDL through the integrated Enterprise Translation Management System
• Process Word and PDF documents directly to the Translator and uploaded in the Tridion external PDF repository
• Post-process and troubleshoot documents returned from translation vendor
• Ensure quality and doc integrity by reviewing that Desktop Publishing (DTP) is correct and all elements such as part numbers, copyrights, etc. display as expected
• Communicate with writers regarding translation projects 
• Publish translated guides to website
• Validate that all documents for a given product in each language displays as expected on the website

Requirements:

• Educated in Project Management or related field

• 3-4 years of experience managing translation projects in various fields including telecommunications, hardware,software, and networking documentation

• Evidence of strong people skills

• Self-directed with a strong skill set and intensity that allows for execution of the job functions without clearly defined specifications and with minimal direction and oversight

• Demonstrate good judgment on routine matters and explores appropriate methods for problem solving

• Skilled at using standard technical writing and DITA XML tools (such as Oxygen Author, SDL Tridion, and Adobe Acrobat Pro) and standard office tools (MS Office based)

• Experience with translation management systems (TMS), especially with SDL TMS.

• Expertise in standard documentation version control methodologies and content management systems

• Conform to document creation and control processes and established quality and style standards.

• Experience working with a cross-functional team of local and remote teams to meet project requirements and schedules

Compensation Range: $25 -30/hr DOE

The range provided is our reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location.