Bilingual Translator: English & French (Hybrid, Canada)

Localization Academy Inc.; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Canadian Red Cross is seeking an experienced Translator to translate, proofread and revise English and French documents for internal and external distribution. Reporting to the Manager, Translation Services, you will preserve tone and meaning, maintain terminology, and ensure consistency across materials.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, manage glossaries, use translation memories, and apply post-editing where appropriate while upholding confidentiality and quality standards

Qualifications

• Minimum 4–7 years of relevant translation experience
• 3-year college diploma or university degree in translation or related field
• Professional accreditation (e.g. OTTIAQ, ATIO) is an asset

Responsibilities

• Translate general and specialized content English↔French while preserving meaning, tone and style
• Edit and proofread translations to meet quality standards
• Develop and maintain terminology databases and glossaries
• Collaborate with internal clients and subject matter experts to ensure accuracy
• Post-edit machine translation when appropriate and maintain confidentiality
• Meet productivity, quality and turnaround-time expectations

Skills

Bilingual EN/FR

CAT tools

Attention to detail

Discretion

Communication

Education

Translation degree or equivalent

OTTIAQ/ATIO asset

Tools

Phrase/Memsource

Trados

memoQ

Smartcat

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

The Canadian Red Cross is seeking an experienced Translator to translate, proofread and revise English and French documents for internal and external distribution. Reporting to the Manager, Translation Services, you will preserve tone and meaning, maintain terminology, and ensure consistency across materials.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, manage glossaries, use translation memories, and apply post-editing where appropriate while upholding confidentiality and quality standards