(CAN) Specialist, Translation & Interpretation

WALMART CANADA; Laval; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Canada is seeking a skilled translator to convert documents across departments and external sources, ensuring accuracy, consistency and high standards of style while meeting deadlines. You will also proofread, edit and revise colleagues' work to ensure terminology consistency and help develop an internal lexicon.

The role requires collaboration with requestors to resolve questions and improve messaging, with a strong understanding of the business context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in translation.
• 3–5 years of experience as a translator.
• Perfect command of written and spoken Canadian French and English.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, Excel, InDesign, Illustrator, JIRA and Wrike.
• Ability to work under pressure with high-volume workload.
• Knowledge of news media, e-commerce, Twitter is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate documents across departments and external sources with high accuracy and consistency.
• Proofread, edit and revise others’ work to maintain terminology and style.
• Develop and maintain an internal lexicon to ensure consistent terminology use.
• Collaborate with requestors to address questions and incorporate feedback to improve quality.

Skills

Translation work

Bilingual: English & French

Attention to detail

Ability to meet deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in translation

Tools

Adobe Acrobat Professional

MS Word

Excel

InDesign

Illustrator

JIRA

Wrike

Trados

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

This role involves translating various documents from different departments and external sources, ensuring that the work meets the highest standards of accuracy, consistency, and style while adhering to quality levels.
The role may also involve proofreading, editing, and revising the work of others to ensure consistency in terminology and style.
The position may involve creating and maintaining an internal lexicon to ensure consistent terminology use.
The role requires maintaining a sense of urgency and high-output volume, considering text difficulty and specified deadlines.

The role may work on specific projects, new requests, and ongoing operational requests, including interpreting videos and other spoken-word media as needed.
The role may also require carrying out research and collaborating closely with requestors to address any questions related to their projects, incorporating feedback to improve the quality of translations. Developing a good understanding of the business and overall industry is also important to support effective messaging.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in translation.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a translator.
• Experience in the retail business is an asset.
• Perfect command of written and spoken Canadian French and English.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Flexibility to meet challenging priorities.
• High level of initiative and strong team player.
• Proactive thinking and excellent attention to detail are essential.
• Must have a high level of integrity and professionalism.
• Able to work under pressure and cope with a high-volume workload.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Professional, MS Word, Excel, InDesign, Illustrator, Web-based applications (JIRA and Wrike) and Trados.
• Knowledge of news media, e-commerce, twitter is a plus.

The pay range for this position is $58,200.00 - $79,970.00. Pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 58,200.00 à 79,970.00. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.

Primary Location…

2075 BOUL CHOMEDEY, LAVAL, QC H7T 0G5, Canada

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Knowledge of news media, e-commerce, twitter is a plus.

Leadership Expectations:

Respect the Individual:

Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.

Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.

Acts with Integrity:

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture;supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).

Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Serve our Customers:

Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.

Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.

Strive for Excellence:

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

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