Bath & Body Works Canada – Sr. Translator

Job description

Description

Bath and Body Works Canada is looking to hire a Senior TRANSLATOR based in the Montreal Home Office.

The Senior Translator will be responsible for the translation and revision of all documents related to the Victoria’s Secret Canada banner in collaboration with the other translation team member.

The primary function of this position is the speedy and accurate translation and revision of product labels and of documents relating to visual presentation, store operations, marketing and public relations. The translator is responsible to ensure all French translated material supports the brand marketing message strategy.

Responsibilities
• Act as a team Lead for all French issues with the brand or enterprise: Must be able to partner collaboratively with a variety of internal customers and provide insight and feedback in a professional manner, sometimes at the peak of competing priorities and within tight deadlines.
• Will oversee and prioritize all workloads to ensure on time delivery
• Provide advice and feedback to translator in order to help them hone their craft.
• Keep track of progress and log monthly report of completion of deliverables and planned/unplanned projects
• Ensure style consistency for all Victoria’s Secret French material
• Maintain open lines of communication within the team and between key partners with a focus on integration & alignment.
• Translate a variety of print materials from English into French-Canadian language ensuring the translation meets contextual, cultural, and visual needs.
• Materials in need of translation may include, but are not limited to:
• Marketing and visual materials such as print advertisements, promotions, customer direct mail, window marketing, floor sets and brand guides, etc.
• Internal communications such as store communications, HR communications, Legal communications, Loss Prevention communications, training materials, messages from Leadership, etc.
• Partner with the graphic design team to ensure marketing-specific translation graphically aligns with the creative vision of the document.
• Prioritize the key message of the marketing when translating the document and decipher which words, if any, can be minimized without compromising the overall contextual message.
• Build, maintain, and update the internal translation software database.
• Must be able to balance multiple projects at the same time with a simultaneous sense of urgency and attention to detail.

Qualifications

Experience / Qualifications:
• 5-7 years of experience in proofreading and translating English language into French-Canadian language and maintain simultaneous cultural context.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in French, Communications, Journalism or the like with a native-level fluency in both English and French-Canadian language.
• Knowledge MS Office, In-Design and Trados is an asset.
• Accuracy-minded and possessing the necessary skills for working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, the candidate will need to work autonomously, quickly and be able to meet deadlines.
• High level of efficiency, autonomy and thoroughness
• Excellent time-management skills in a fast-paced setting.

An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, ancestry, colour, place of origin, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, family status or marital status, or any other protected category recognized by provincial or federal laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in Canada.