Translation Project Coordinator (Fresh Graduates)

TransPerfect; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

TransPerfect in Lisbon is seeking a Translation Project Coordinator to manage and coordinate language projects across stages, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to client instructions.

You will liaise with sales, translators, and quality assurance, juggle multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Fluent English with strong writing and speaking skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Customer service and/or project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Excellent time management and multitasking ability.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the full life-cycle of language projects.
• Juggle multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understand and follow project instructions.
• Liaise with sales to clarify project parameters.
• Build and maintain relationships with translators and proofreaders globally.
• Negotiate with vendors.
• Coordinate with quality personnel to ensure linguistic accuracy.
• Communicate issues or caveats and share information with sales staff.

Skills

Fluent English

Excellent written English

Bachelor's degree

Analytical skills

Customer service

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

MS Office

Prioritize & schedule tasks

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The position of

Translation Project Coordinator

is responsible for managing and coordinating the completion of all language projects.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the entire life-cycle of all projects assigned to the individual
• Juggle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Understand and abide by individual project instructions
• Liaise with sales staff to clarify project parameters
• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with contract translators and proofreaders globally
• Negotiate with vendors
• Coordinate with quality personnel to ensure that the translation perfectly complies with instructions and is linguistically perfect
• Communicate any issues/problems/caveats or additional
• Distribute information to sales staff as soon as that information is available

Required skills and experience:

• Fluent English speaker
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Customer service and/or project management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective time management
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to prioritize and schedule tasks and work in a team environment.
• Must be willing to learn new things, be open to challenges and thrive on success

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