Published: Apr 03, 2025 – The French Translator translates and adapts a wide range of materials, including technical documents, marketing content, and app interfaces from English to French while ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to deadlines. This position conducts thorough terminological research and collaborates with cross-functional teams to produce contextually appropriate and brand-aligned content for various French-speaking markets. The translator also utilizes advanced translation tools and continuously seeks professional development through workshops and proactive ownership of tasks.

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1. French Translator, Global Language Solutions, Houston, TX
Job Summary:
- Translate English content into French content.
- Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translated documents.
- Provide timely and accurate translation services.
- Review/maintain/update existing French content.
- Ensure that deliverables meet the highest quality standards.
- Work with staff technical writers and external contractors to align text to the overall requirements of the learning resources style guide.
- Ensure work is aligned with production schedules as provided by the Learning Development Manager
- Use specialist dictionaries, thesauruses, and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology and words used.
- Use appropriate software for presentation and delivery.
- Research legal, technical, and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation.
Skills on Resume:
- Translation Accuracy (Hard Skills)
- Terminology Consistency (Hard Skills)
- Time Management (Soft Skills)
- Content Editing (Hard Skills)
- Quality Control (Hard Skills)
- Teamwork (Soft Skills)
- Translation Tools (Hard Skills)
- Term Research (Hard Skills)
2. French Translator, LinguaTech Solutions, Miami, FL
Job Summary:
- Take responsibility for liaising with clients
- Prioritize work to meet deadlines.
- Consult with experts in specialist areas.
- Retain and develop specialist knowledge in specialist areas of translation.
- Use learning resource systems to manage and document assigned work.
- Collaborate effectively with all members of the learning development team.
- Proactively solve challenges within translation projects.
- Provide status updates on French language project work and timelines to the learning and development manager.
- Write and edit French content and perform quality assurance for grammar, spelling, and tone
- Assist in scoping and estimation of all French language projects.
Skills on Resume:
- Client Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Time Management (Soft Skills)
- Expert Consultation (Soft Skills)
- Translation Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Resource Management (Hard Skills)
- Teamwork (Soft Skills)
- Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)
- French Editing (Hard Skills)
3. French Translator, TransLingua Services, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Deliver translated system language files directly in code repositories
- Deliver multi-lingual training content using the knowledge Portal or through the Digital Adoption Platform
- Deliver multi-lingual release information to global customers
- Liaise with the external Translation House in translating system language files unsupported through in-house translation
- Monitor, triage, prioritise, and deliver translation requests from across the business
- Proofreading and updating previous translations on an ad hoc basis
- Ensure that content meets the editorial standards and Office Québécois de la langue française
- Collaborate with multiple teams in different fields based on the needs of the project (project managers, developers, designers, product owners, marketers, etc)
- Translate in a manner consistent with the tone of voice for each of the audiences
- Perform terminology research, get approval for new terminology, and maintain the team's term base and translation memories.
Skills on Resume:
- Code Repository Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Content Delivery with Platforms (Hard Skills)
- Release Communication (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Request Management (Soft Skills)
- Translation Proofreading (Hard Skills)
- Editorial Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
4. French Translator, Bilingual Communications, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Use strong terminology research skills and working knowledge of Trados Studio, Termium, le GDT, Antidote, and terminology databases (such as SDL MultiTerm) to translate content or coordinate translation through an approved vendor.
- Review all content received from vendors and partners to ensure it meets editorial standards and digital best practices.
- Contribute to French content guidelines and make suggestions for new entries in the French terminology database.
- Ensure the translation process is managed in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Use multiple tools, including Confluence, JIRA, the Office suite, and SDL MultiTerm to help manage French content and workflows.
- Follow version control standards to ensure consistency across projects.
- Work with strategy and product teams to provide outstanding user experiences.
- Participate in user research and help gather results to make French terminology recommendations.
- Follow the team's standards (terminology, internal processes, etc.)
- Peer reviewing and mentoring of junior team members
- Respond to tight deadlines and emergencies
Skills on Resume:
- Terminology Research (Hard Skills)
- Trados Studio (Hard Skills)
- Termium (Hard Skills)
- le GDT (Hard Skills)
- Antidote (Hard Skills)
- SDL MultiTerm (Hard Skills)
- Content Review (Hard Skills)
- Peer Mentoring (Soft Skills)
5. French Translator, VerbaTech Linguistics, Seattle, WA
Job Summary:
- Translate or adapt mainly technical documents, but also more general texts, in compliance with deadlines and high-quality standards
- Perform all necessary documentary and terminological research
- Maximize the communicative effectiveness of each text according to the client's objectives
- Rigorously follow up on ongoing projects and deadlines, in conjunction with the Service Centre
- Make intelligent use of translation, research, and management tools
- Translate GPS tracking app, webshop content, product materials such as guides and packaging, newsletters, emails, macros, etc., from EN to FR
- Write engaging, on-brand editorial content, marketing material, and press statements for marketing campaigns and advertisements for websites, publications, commercial scripts, etc., for France and other French-speaking countries
- Work with different translation tools
- Work cross-functionally with teams to gather required information to ensure content portrays to context and space requirements
- Continuously grow personally and professionally, take ownership of areas that show potential, and attend workshops
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Translation (Hard Skills)
- Terminological Research (Hard Skills)
- Client-focused Communication (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Translation Tools (Hard Skills)
- Content Writing (Hard Skills)
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Continuous Learning (Soft Skills)