Translation Project Coordinator | Cape Town

TransPerfect helps organizations navigate the global marketplace. It remains founder-led – and has striven to maintain the ethos and drive that led them to grow organically year-on-year for the past 30 years. Starting in an NYU dorm room in the early 1990s, TransPerfect is recognized as the largest translation and language services company in the world, with thousands of employees located in 100+ offices around the world, surpassing $1 billion in revenue in 2021. The position of the Translation Project Coordinator is responsible for managing and coordinating the completion of all language projects. 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