Linguist Manager

Lingo24 is a leading provider of online translation services.

Qualifications and Experience:


Essential

University degree, preferably in languages, and ideally involving English
Excellent spoken and written English
Excellent organisational and negotiation skills
Experience dealing with customers in English (and other languages)
Excellent computer literacy (MS Office, Internet, Email, typing).
Passion for languages and accuracy in translation


Desirable

Experience of translation technology (e.g. Trados etc.)
Experience as a translator or in the translation industry

Primary Responsibilities:

Participating in online discussions, forums and social media for translators
Interacting with translators on delicate matters, like quality complaints, negotiation of prices and payment etc.
Recruiting linguists (finding, testing and negotiating with new translators) for both general requests and needs as well as for emergency situations and tight deadlines
Ensuring that we extract maximum value from our existing resources
Identifying language combinations where there are opportunities to use less expensive translators and recruiting such translators
Ensuring that all translators have an up to date profile page
Ensuring that all translators have up to date and accurate price information
Recruit and act on tasks coming in from the management promptly and efficiently