Translation & Interpretation Project Manager

Qualifications and requirements

Requirements:

• Advanced hands-on knowledge of Phrase TMS — this is a must
• Strong understanding of translation files and workflows
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills
• Experience with Adobe InDesign
• Strong document formatting and file-handling skills
• Understanding of fonts and multilingual formatting issues
• Comfortable working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, InDesign, and other common file formats
• Excellent computer and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Comfortable communicating by phone
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to work independently and solve problems
• Available during U.S. Pacific Time business hours
• Reliable computer and high-speed internet

Preferred but not required:

• Previous experience in the translation/localization industry
• Previous project management experience
• Experience coordinating translators or interpreters
• Fluent or near-native written Spanish
• Spanish translation or proofreading ability
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, or other DTP software
• Experience coordinating virtual or in-person interpretation assignments

Projects

A U.S.-based language services company looking for a full-time Project Manager based in Latin America.This is an internal production and operations role. You will manage translation projects and coordinate interpretation assignments from start to finish while working with our U.S.-based team, translators, interpreters, and other language professionals.This is not a sales or client-facing position.

Job functions

Responsibilities:

• Manage translation projects from intake through final production
• Build, prepare, assign, and manage translation projects in Phrase
• Prepare files for translation and troubleshoot file issues
• Coordinate translators, editors, proofreaders, and other linguists
• Format and finalize translated documents
• Rebuild and format multilingual PowerPoint presentations
• Work with Adobe InDesign files and multilingual layouts
• Handle fonts, formatting, text expansion, and other multilingual DTP issues
• Coordinate interpreters for virtual and in-person assignments
• Find and schedule interpreters based on language, location, availability, and assignment requirements
• Communicate directly with translators and interpreters by email and phone
• Handle urgent and last-minute interpretation assignments
• Track multiple projects, schedules, and deadlines
• Perform final production and quality checks before delivery to our U.S. team