Traducteur (trice) pour le français du Canada | French Canadian Linguist (Remote)

Gap Inc.; Brampton; Remote; CAD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Linguist to join their Localization team. This role focuses on providing expert linguistic support for the French-Canadian market, ensuring high-quality translations and compliance with regional linguistic laws. You will collaborate closely with internal teams to enhance processes and deliver exceptional service. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a strong background in translation and localization, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact while enjoying a range of attractive benefits. Join a company committed to diversity and inclusion, and help shape the future of communication in the retail sector.

Benefits

50% merchandise discount

Competitive Paid Time Off

Company match for donations

Registered Retirement Savings Plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Virtual health care 24/7

Maternity/Parental Top Up

Qualifications

• Native level proficiency in French (Canada) and fluent in English.
• Experience with translating various types of content, including legal and technical.

Responsibilities

• Provide linguistic expertise for the French Canada market.
• Complete translations, reviews, and manage deadlines effectively.

Skills

French (Canada) proficiency

English proficiency

Translation experience

Transcreation ability

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

XTM

Publishing tools

Job description

About Gap Inc.

Our past is full of iconic moments - but our future is going to spark many more. We're looking for the people who'll help make our next decade just as revolutionary as our first five. If you're one of the super-talented who thrive on change, aren't afraid to take risks and love to make a difference, you're the right fit. Come grow with us.

About the Role

To best support the business needs, core working hours for this role are: 11am-7pm ET (8am-4pm PT).

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and professional Linguist for the French-Canadian market to join the Localization team at Gap Inc. This position requires a strong linguist with experience in translation, transcreation, machine translation, post-editing and review - preferably in retail, marketing, internal communications, and legal realms. This role will partner closely with the French-Canadian Linguistic Manager and French-Canadian linguists, to ensure content applicability for the Québec/Canada region, brands' tone of voice, stylistic and linguistic requirements all while working alongside the Localization team to support and strengthen business partner relationships cross functionally.

What You'll Do

• Provide linguistic expertise and be an advocate for the French Canada (FRCA) language, ensuring compliance with linguistic laws in Québec/Canada, regionally relevant content, and respect of each brand's voice.
• Complete FRCA translations (including transcreation and post-editing tasks), linguistic reviews, in-context reviews/proofreading, and light formatting.
• Provide FRCA translations for employee-facing and customer-facing content, including creative and technical content.
• Perform terminology research and collaborate on terminology questions.
• Review, prioritize, and manage deadlines, issues and queries that affect localized content to ensure internal stakeholders' expectations are met and projects are delivered on time with high quality translations.
• Build partnerships and assert localization expertise to deepen collaboration with the Localization team and linguists.
• Support internal teams in continually improving processes and identify areas in localization that could be improved.

Who You Are

• Native level proficiency in French (Canada) and fluent in English (both written and spoken).
• Experienced French-English translator with transcreation ability.
• Experience with translating different types of content, such as communications, marketing, human resources, legal and technical.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly.
• Comfortable using a variety of publishing tools and is thoughtful in the delivery of information while working on diverse content.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong service mindset with the ability to provide excellent service to internal customers.
• Prior experience in retail or fashion is an asset.
• Prior experience in XTM is an asset.
• Prior experience with Quebec's Bill 96 is an asset.

Benefits at Gap Inc.

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta, 30% off at Outlet, and 10% off markdowns at Gap, Banana Republic and Outlet.
• Competitive Paid Time Off plans.*
• Company match for donations and volunteer time.*
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• Virtual health care 24/7.*
• Maternity/Parental Top Up.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.