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As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. 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 functions.MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBThe Linguist performs quality control tasks, transcreation tasks and on-demand translation tasks on assigned accounts/projects; coordinates the activities of a group of translators (internal and/or freelancers) and ensures that the work is performed at a satisfactorily high standard within the specified deadlines and quality level; ensures that the Language Process is being followed by the project team.**MAIN DUTIESThe following is a non-exhaustive list of**responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:Performing quality control tasks on assigned projects (EN > FR)Performing transcreation/translation/post-editing tasks (EN > FR)Performing other linguistic tasks (EN > FR)Managing project-related queriesPreparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to dateInteracting with clients on linguistic matters as requiredDeveloping and training new and existing freelancers according to the accounts' and Welocalize's needsTesting and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as requiredEnsuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language mattersParticipating in the development of new and improved working processesAchieving the goals set by the French Team LeadQUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLSUniversity degree in Translation/Applied Languages and related experience as translator and/or reviewer of 3+ yearsFluent in French (native level) , both written and spoken, fluent in English , both written and spokenExperienced as a translator in : Mobile Apps, Search Engines, IT Consumer products, Entertainment, Marketing, Software UI, WebsitesExcellent feel for language (source/target)Excellent knowledge of terminology in the following subject matters: IT consumer products, social media, entertainmentThorough understanding of the localization process.Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications, and standard CAT tools (e.g. SDL Studio) and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRAAbility to learn new localization tools and applications quicklyExcellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.Ability to work with tight deadlines.Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback. Excellent problem-solving skillsAbility to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, translatorsAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization existsAbility to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule formAbility and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledgeAbility, willingness and experience in communicating positively with customers at various levelsAbility to work in a virtual teamWelocalize is committed to equal opportunities and in compliance with the General Law on the Rights of People with Disabilities, this vacancy is also available and we encourage those candidates who have a disability certificate (equal to or greater than 33%) to apply.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.****