Project Manager Translation Services
Job Title: Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Being responsible for the overall planning, scheduling and execution of a project, following predefined processes and using computer-assisted translation software, providing on-going communication among internal and external resources.
- Performing project management, including accepting assignments from clients, setting up projects, conducting file analysis and preparation, assigning tasks to vendors, receiving translated and edited files and returning them to the client.
- Achieving profitability by controlling of project budgets, including cost tracking, purchase orders, and invoices.
- Providing support for the invoicing process and approval of purchase orders.
- Performing quality assurance on translated documents according to client requirements and returning the document with comments to the translator and/or editor to clarify/answer questions.
- Creating and maintaining spreadsheets to track projects.
- Negotiating prices to ensure that HTT’s costs remain within budget while still getting quality services.
- Enrolling and recruiting vendors, entering vendor data into vendor software and vendor correspondence.
- Conducting online research to identify vendors and collect any necessary information for particular projects.
- Conducting test translations on potential vendors.
- Supporting and providing regular status reports to Senior Project Manager(s) on project progress, communicating changes to the schedule and escalating unplanned issues.
Skills and abilities:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, respond quickly to emails and/or phone calls, be mindful of deadlines and ensure that all deadlines are met
-Minimum 1 years on the job experience working for an LSP
- Exceptional English writing and speaking skills
- Flexibility to handle urgent assignments and work extra hours to meet client deadlines
- Preferably familiar and experienced with social media, especially LinkedIn
- Research and analytical skills
- Ability to think critically and develop creative solutions to problems and issues affecting businesses
Software skills:
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Ability and willingness to learn new technology and software