French Translation Specialist

Apex Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a French Localization Specialist to deliver high-quality Canadian French translations and localized content from Toronto. You will collaborate with business teams to ensure accurate, culturally relevant content aligned with brand standards.

The role requires 4+ years in localization, strong Canadian French, and proficiency with Trados Enterprise and other TMS tools. Partial remote options apply in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in localization/translation.
• Strong Canadian French, editing and proofreading skills.
• Experience with TMS and translation workflows.
• Familiarity with brand guidelines and legal/compliance input.

Responsibilities

• Translate and localize English content to Canadian French.
• Ensure accuracy, cultural relevance, and brand consistency.
• Collaborate with process teams and external providers as needed.
• Review and approve final deliverables for quality.
• Utilize Trados Enterprise for workflow management.

Skills

Localization experience

Translation/editing

Canadian French

TMS knowledge

Trados Enterprise

QA and LQA

Education

Localization/translation degree or diploma

Tools

Trados Enterprise

Adobe Workfront

Taxi

AI tools (GAI)

Job description

Job#: 3045544

Job Description:

French Translation Specialist

Location: Toronto, Ontario (Partial Remote)

Role Overview

We are seeking a French Localization Specialist to deliver high-quality Canadian French translations and localized content. This role involves collaborating with various business teams to facilitate the delivery of error‑free French experiences. The position requires ensuring that all translated content is accurate, culturally relevant, compliant, and aligned with brand standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality French translations and localization of English content, collaborating with the process team and external language service providers when required.
• Revise French content to ensure consistency with editorial guidelines, brand standards, and guidance from legal and compliance.
• Review French experiences to ensure alignment with the English intent and enterprise‑level requirements.
• Utilize Trados Enterprise, a cloud‑based Translation Management System (TMS), for managing localization work.

Advocate internally for localization best practices and educate stakeholders on the value of French content quality.

• Collaborate with business partners to gather and integrate feedback, resolving inconsistencies and addressing stakeholder concerns.
• Maintain an understanding of all products, marketing language, legal disclosures, and various types of enterprise content.
• Serve as the final approver for deliverables and conduct a last review of the finished product.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in localization/translation.
• Excellent localization, translation, editing, and proofreading skills, with a strong command of Canadian French.

Understanding of cultural nuances and regional variations within French‑speaking Canada.

Strong technical acumen, including proficiency with TMSs (preferably Trados Enterprise) and machine translation tools.

Knowledge of Adobe Workfront, Taxi, and generative AI technology like Google Gemini.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree/diploma in localization/translation, linguistics, communications, or a related field.
• Experience localizing content in a regulated or financial sector.
• Experience localizing internal communications, platforms, systems, and digital messaging for customers.
• Familiarity with style guides, glossaries, terminology management, and end‑to‑end video localization workflows.
• Experience with Localization Quality Assurance (LQA) and linguistic testing.
• Experience with content management systems.
• Experience working with legal and compliance teams.
• Experience working in a sprint model.

Everforth Apex is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:

In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on‑demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.

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