gosea
28.10.05, 14:20
Hi,
My name is Sam Pink. I`m a British national, and for the last six years I`ve
been living in Paris, France and working for a technical communications and
publications company as English Translation Project Manager and IT Manager.
I have been asked by my company to move to Krakow in order to open and run a
Polish subsidiary. I will be moving sometime in November 2005, and our
objective is to have the new company trading as a limited liability company
by January 1 2006.
My company has a number of long-term, large-scale technical translation
projects for which we are looking to recruit considerable numbers of capable,
native English-speaking translators to salaried positions. We would like to
do this both in France and in Poland.
Given that the majority of our customers are French, the ability to tranlate
from French as well as from Polish would be a distinct advantage, but we also
expect to generate local business In Krakow with Polish customers, so we
would still be interested in hearing from applicants who do not offer French
as a working language.
These are full-time salaried posts, and we can basicallty offer the right
candidates immediate start dates. We would welcome applications from both
experienced and first-time translators - good language skills and a real
ability to write well in English are the key skills we are looking for.
There are more detailed presentations of the different posts available
tomorrow, as well as some background information on our company (Praetorius).
Anyone interested can either send an application with CV to the contact
details given in the vacancy descriptions below, or contact me directly at
sam@praetorius.fr.
I would prefer you contact us directly by email, rather than simply replying
to this thread (this will make the communication process much easier to
manage).
Native English-speaking Technical Translators / Translation Project Manager
The company
Praetorius is a dynamic and growing intellectual services company located in
Gif-sur-Yvette, in the Paris suburbs. Its key customers cover a wide range of
sectors, including automobile manufacturing, motorsport, consumer
electronics, metallurgy, industrial packaging, aeronautical engineering, IT
hardware and software, power generation and supply, payment technology, and
oilfield services. The company has twenty full-time personnel and annual
revenues of nearly 2.5 million euro.
We are currently expanding our staff of in-house translators and translation
managers, and are seeking qualified candidates with the following profiles:
Post 1 : French and/or Polish to English technical translator
Working with a team of experienced translators, you will focus on
translation, review and quality control of a diverse range of material,
including technical documentation, user manuals and websites. You will also
help prepare and maintain translation glossaries and translation memories.
The work is varied and often fast-paced, in a friendly atmosphere.
The successful candidate will be a team player, rigorous and customer-
oriented, with an excellent command of French and a flair for writing in
English. You should also be IT literate with good MS Office skills; knowledge
of translation software is a plus.
Full-time position based either in Paris (France) or in Krakow (Poland), to
start immediately.
Salary and benefits based on experience.
Post 2 : Experienced French and/or Polish to English financial translator
Working primarily with the financial division of one of our clients, you will
work on a long-term project to translate a series of high-level financial
quality and standards documents. This is an excellent opportunity for the
right candidate to develop an overview of finance, purchasing and
manufacturing terminology and procedures. Working in connection with our
existing teams of experienced translators, you will focus on translation,
review and quality control. You will also develop and maintain translation
glossaries and translation memories.
Professional experience in financial and technical translation is a must for
this position. The successful candidate will be a team player, rigorous and
customer-oriented, with an excellent command of French and a flair for
writing in English. You should also be IT literate with good MS Office
skills; knowledge of translation software is a plus.
Full-time position based either in Paris (France) or in Krakow (Poland), to
start immediately.
Salary and benefits based on experience.
Post 3 : Senior translator / Translation project manager
Working as part of a tight-knit team of experienced translators, you will be
involved in every aspect of the technical translation process, including
client contact, preparation of timelines and cost estimates for client
approval, budget management, assignment of translations, compilation and
validation of glossaries and translation memories, problem-solving,
translation, and proofreading. A significant amount of your time will be
spent carrying out quality control on work produced by junior translator
colleagues. You will also help in monitoring and training new translators, as
well as coordinating collaboration with our external partner/supplier
network.
The successful candidate will have three to five years' experience as a
technical translator and some experience as a translation project manager.
You will be customer-focused, a team player, and have the ability to produce
high-quality work under pressure. An excellent command of French, both spoken
and written, and excellent writing ability in English are required;
additional languages a plus. You must be IT literate with solid MS Office
skills, with some knowledge of translation software. Additional IT skills
(Microsoft networks, graphic design, page layout, document management, etc.)
a plus.
Full-time position based either in Paris (France) or in Krakow (Poland), to
start immediately.
Salary and benefits based on experience.
Application procedure:
Please send a CV and cover letter to recruitment@praetorius.fr.
Contact details for more information:
Sam Pink
Praetorius France SAS
2, route de la Noue
91196 Gif-sur-Yvette
France
Tel: +33 1 64 86 58 43
Fax: +33 1 64 86 18 19
Mobile: +33 6 70 77 71 52