Junior Translation Project Coordinator

Description:

• TransPerfect Translations is a translation, E-Discovery and language services company based in New York City. The company serves clients in many fields, such as film, gaming, legal and healthcare fields. As of 2012, TransPerfect is "the largest privately owned language services provider, with offices in over 100 cities worldwide" and more than 6,000 employees

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the entire life-cycle of all projects assigned to the individual
• Juggle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Understand and abide by individual project instructions
• Liaise with sales staff to clarify project parameters
• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with contract translators and proofreaders globally
• Negotiate with vendors
• Coordinate with quality personnel to ensure that the translation perfectly complies with instructions and is linguistically perfect
• Communicate any issues/problems/caveats or additional
• Distribute information to sales staff as soon as that information is available

Required skills and experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English 
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Customer service and/or project management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective time management
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to prioritize and schedule tasks and work in a team environment
• Must be willing to learn new things, be open to challenges and thrive on success

Desired:

• Business degree and/or customer service experience is preferred
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