| Project Manager
Responsible for project coordination and management, scheduling, budget tracking, and client interface. Previous experience in a translation company is required. Knowledge of one or more foreign languages is a plus. Special consideration will be given to candidates with a strong computer background, including DTP programs such as FrameMaker, PageMaker, InDesign, and Quark, and familiarity with Trados and WorldServer.
Essential Job Duties:
- Receive and evaluate source files.
- Select, schedule and manage the translation team.
- Keep complete and accurate records of every phase and aspect of projects.
- Pre-process source files and post-process translated files including word counts,
file format conversion, text extraction, graphics editing and layout.
- Quality assurance inspection of all files in process to insure that file viability,
completeness, formatting, and character display are maintained throughout the production process.
- Delivery of complete, defect-free files to the client on time and within budget.
Active participation in ISO 9001:2000 compliance.
Experience:
- Two years in a production environment
- Two years' computer experience
- Two or more years in the translation industry preferred, but not essential.
Skills/Abilities:
- Analytical ability
- Problem solving skills
- Good computer skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to multitask
- Attention to detail
- Supervisory skills
- Understanding of production process flow
- Understanding of linguistic and cultural issues
Equipment and Software Used Directly:
- Personal computer, Macintosh, and network file server
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Translation Memory Tools
- Communication Applications (compression utilities, FTP, CompuServe, AOL)
Please send your resume to resumes@xltrans.com
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