French Linguist: English to French Linguist

NOTE:  This position can be done remotely from anywhere in the UK or France

Position Overview:

Morningside, a Questel company, is seeking a native-French Linguist to join the Linguistics team within the Language Solutions group.  This role is responsible for producing high-quality, accurate translations and/or revision editing of technical, marketing, and training & development documents.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform translation, revision editing and/or MT post-editing of documents provided by clients in the qualified language pair of English and French
• Read, revise, and evaluate translated documents to detect errors in meaning, accuracy, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone and syntax
• Edit translated documents to ensure a true and accurate representation of source document content, adherence to style guides, and compliance with client-specific and country-specific publication specifications
• Conduct quality control of translations in the language pair of English and French
• Evaluate in-country translator performance and provide support and guidance to translation vendors
• Represent Morningside/Questel as the French language subject matter expert on client-facing correspondances and interactions
• Manage translation memory and term bases using Questel’s internal system
• When required, provide some training to new members of staff once fully trained
• Work on special projects and other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications & Skills:

 To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Education and Experience:  Bachelor’s degree in languages, translation, or a technical discipline or excellent command of source and target languages, and at least 1 year professional translation experience.  In addition, any combination of education, experience and training which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Native speaker of French
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and to work to deadlines
• Experience with CAT tools preferred (memoQ)
  
• Ability to comprehend difficult texts in the source language in a wide range of subject matters
• Knowledge of editing and proofreading best practices
• Ability to detect errors in meaning, usage, terminology, spelling, grammar, style, tone, and syntax
• Ability to follow country-specific editing guidelines and editing formats
• Exceptional research skills, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to effectively multi-task in stressful situations
• Ability to work independently, but also collaborate with others as a team
• Highly motivated with a willingness to take initiative and complete assignments
• Ability to stay on task with minimal supervision and regularly report on progress
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Willingness to participate in a culture of responsiveness to strengthen relationships and ensure the needs and time of others are met and respected