Senior French Editor & Translator

Destination Canada; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Destination Canada is seeking a Senior French Editor and Translator for a 12-month term position. The role involves translating content, reviewing translations, and maintaining linguistic databases. The ideal candidate will possess expert knowledge of French, strong communication skills, and experience in translation management, contributing to enhancing Canada's tourism sector.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

At least 3 weeks of accrued vacation

Employee assistance program

Flexible working options

Support towards professional growth

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in English-to-French translation, with at least 2 years in a reviewer role.
• Experience with external translation suppliers and quality assessment.
• Strong organizational skills under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review and proofread English to French translations.
• Develop and maintain terminology management databases.
• Ensure quality standards for translated content.

Skills

Expert knowledge of the French language

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Editing and proofreading skills

Project management skills

Education

Graduation from a recognized university in translation or relevant field

Tools

Translation software

Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools

Job description

Location : Vancouver or Ottawa (Hybrid) | Rest of Canada (Remote)

Department : Translation

Employment Type : Term (12-month fixed term contract)

About Destination Canada

Tourism is the heartbeat of communities from coast to coast to coast. At Destination Canada, our aspiration for the tourism industry is to generate wealth and wellbeing for all of Canada and enrich the lives of our guests. Our mission is to influence supply and build demand for the benefit of locals, communities and visitors through leading research, alignment with public and private sectors, and marketing Canada nationally and abroad. We seek diverse, ingenious thinkers teeming with intellectual curiosity and a deep desire to grow Canada's tourism industry - strengthening the socio-cultural, environmental and economic vitality tourism brings to Canada.

About the role :

Reporting to, and under the general supervision of the Manager, Translation, the Senior French Editor and Translator is responsible for reviewing English to French translations, translating content from English to French, and proofreading documents. Additionally, the successful candidate will help in maintaining the Translation Services linguistic databases, style guide and any reference documents for which the team is responsible, as well as performing ongoing quality assessments of the translation suppliers. Finally, the Senior French Editor and Translator contributes to the promotion of linguistic duality in the workplace through leading relevant internal initiatives.

Key accountabilities

• Revise documents translated by the internal team and external suppliers.
• Perform translation quality control to ensure concordance, accuracy, clarity, etc.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive terminology management database.
• Stay up to date with tourism and government-related terminology.
• Support development and implementation of innovative translation processes.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal clients, external suppliers and networks.
• Ensure quality standards are met.

What you need

• Graduation from a recognized university in translation, terminology, linguistics or other relevant discipline or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in English-to-French translation experience, including at least 2 years in a reviewer or reviser role (editing, proofreading, or comparative review of translated content).
• Expert knowledge of the French language.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in French and English.
• Expert-level editing, proofreading, translation, and research skills to ensure the integrity, tone, and quality of French-language content are of the highest standards prior to release to diverse audiences.
• Professional working knowledge of translation software and terminology management, trends and best practices in translation, editing, comparative review and terminology.
• Experience working with external translation suppliers, reviewing their work, assessing its quality and providing feedback on the quality of their work.
• Experience updating and maintaining French Language terminology databases for use in translation, and other linguistic reference material such as style guides.
• Experience with a variety of complex materials, including financial statements, video content and social media posts.
• Good command of standard MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong organizational skills and the capacity to reassess and manage competing priorities, sometimes on short notice.
• Demonstrated initiative and adaptability - thrives in evolving environments, embraces new technologies, and contributes to continuous improvement.
• Effective people and project-management skills, with a service-oriented mindset.
• Ability to tactfully provide advice and feedback to colleagues and external suppliers to improve the quality of content.
• A true team player who's equally effective working independently - ready to pitch in and support others when it counts.

It would be great if you also had

• Experience working with computer assisted translation (CAT) tools (Trados-Studio) a strong asset.
• Exposure to Neural Machine Translation output improvement, an asset.
• Being a member of a professional translators' association is an asset.

Compensation

Salary range : $72,177 - $90,221

Within the range, the base pay offered is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills and relevant education / experience. Please note starting salaries for new hires typically fall between the minimum and mid-point of the range, to support internal equity and allow room for progression as employees grow and excel in their roles. The range above reflects base pay only and does not include the competitive at-risk pay program and benefits that we offer!

Other components of our total rewards offerings include :

• Extended health and dental benefits
• Minimum 3 weeks of accrued vacation plus other paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Generous parenthood top-up
• Flexible working options like compressed workweek and hybrid model
• Support towards your professional growth with learning and development opportunities, mentorship and more.

Things you should know :

• This role is remote for candidates based outside Vancouver or Ottawa. If fully remote, occasional travel to our headquarters in Vancouver, BC, may be required. Candidates located in Vancouver or Ottawa will follow a hybrid work model.
• This is a 12-month term role, with a fixed end date.
• This is a unionized role

At Destination Canada, we believe that Canada's diversity is its greatest asset and is what touches travellers' hearts most deeply. To that end, we are committed to inclusive leadership within our workplace, workforce, and interactions with partners and travellers alike. Destination Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to reflecting Canada's diversity through fair and accessible hiring and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. If you require accommodations at any point in the recruitment process, please reach out to [emailprotected] .

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