French translator / Technical Writer

CB Canada; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical communication firm in Winnipeg is seeking a Technical Translator (French) / Technical Writer. The role involves translating technical documents from English to French and requires good planning, organizational, and technical writing skills. Familiarity with translation software and mechanical knowledge is essential. Join a diverse team and create crucial technical content that ensures accuracy and clarity in communication.

Qualifications

• Ability to translate documents from English to French.
• Good planning, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work individually and in a team.
• Knowledge of desktop translation software.
• Exceptional research and grammatical skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate documents and proofread for accuracy.
• Establish and maintain a lexicon of technical terms.
• Create and revise service bulletins and manuals.
• Consult with subject matter experts.
• Research and create technical documents.

Skills

Translation skills (English to French)

Technical writing

Organization skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Education

College diploma in technical communication

Tools

Déjà Vu

InDesign

Frame Maker

Adobe Acrobat

Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Technical Translator (French) / Technical Writer

Job Description

This position is intended to combine translation duties and technical writing.

• Translates documents from English to French.
• Ability to read and understand the context of mechanical information or will train.
• Revise and proofread existing documents to ensure accuracy.
• Establish and maintain a lexicon of technical terms and standardized grammar.
• Familiar with specialized CAT tools (Déjà Vu) and specialized dictionaries (Termium) as references for translating and proofreading French text is an excellent asset to have.
• Research, plan, create and revise technical documents using approved data from multiple sources.
• Technical content being created or revised includes: service bulletins, installation instructions, operations and maintenance manuals.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• College diploma in technical communication; or equivalent experience.
• Good planning, organizational, leadership, interpersonal, analytical, decision making, oral and written communication skills.
• Shall have the ability to perform both individually and as part of a diverse team.
• Consult with subject matter experts and other publication staff on writing and illustration requirements, production schedules, formatting specifications and delivery deadlines.
• Knowledge of desktop translation and publishing software (Déjà Vu, InDesign, Frame Maker, Adobe Acrobat) and familiarity with Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.
• Exceptional research, grammatical and written communication skills, as well as excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Good computer skills. Open to learning new software specific to this role.

Candidate should possess some mechanical knowledge or an expressed interest.

• Experience in project management an asset.