7 January: fyi -- translation, MA

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Priscilla Robinson (hr@htrans.com)
815 Somerville Ave.
Cambridge
MA 02140
USA


(1)

Description:
The Team Leader is a working manager for a team of 4+
compositors/proofreaders for the night shift, working hours are 5:30pm
- 2:00am M-F. Management responsibilities consist of assuring daily
work assignments are completed in a quality and timely manner,
assessing and managing the capacity and performance of team members,
ensuring a smooth transition of assignments between the day and night
shifts, and proofreading financial documents in English and German. In
addition the Team Leads is the liaison between the customer and the
internal team.

Qualifications:
· Native or near native fluency in German and/or French
· Strong computer and word-processing skills
· Proven ability to proofread
· Strong organizational, problem solving, time management, spoken and
written communication skills
· Strong customer service skills
· Ability to work under pressure
· 2+ years proven experience managing a small team
· Flexibility to work overtime and weekends hours

(2)

Description:
The Translation Team Manager is a working manager for a team of 8+
European in-house linguists. Management responsibilities consist of
assuring daily work assignments are completed in a quality and timely
manner, assessing the capacity and performance of team members, and
pro-active hiring, training and performance management efforts for the
team. The Team Leader also contributes as a translator in providing
editing, proofreading, and quality assurance support on financial and
medical translation/localization projects.

Qualifications:
· 3 languages for European/Latin American language linguists: native
language, English and 1 language.
· Strong computer skills in word-processing, desktop publishing and
translation tools required.
· Demonstrable translating competency and proven ability to edit and
proofread technical documentation.
· Strong organizational, time management, spoken and written
communication skills.
· 2+ years proven experience managing.
· Accredited translation school degree.
· Minimum 4 years of translation/localization experience.

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