Bilingual Technical Editor (Contractor/Freelance)

CWB Group•Montreal, QC

9h•Remote

About The Position

The Bilingual Technical Editor will be responsible for maintaining the CWB’s technical writing and translation standards within the Learning Development group, ensuring timely technical continuity between English and French copy. This role will be responsible for quality control and review of material with respect to compliance with the Learning Development style guide. The CWB Group believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented employees from a diverse candidate pool. For almost 75 years, our employees have been the backbone of our business, driving our success and extraordinary reputation. We challenge our employees to take charge of their careers and provide growth opportunities, tools and resources to reach their goals.

Requirements

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French.
Technical editing experience.
Direct experience working in and actively supporting a production team.
Strong knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Working knowledge of Adobe creative suite.
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, employees, and end-users.
Proven ability to work as a member of a cohesive team.
Must exhibit strong organizational skills, attention to detail and be accountable to timelines to ensure flawless execution.
Uses appropriate work strategies to meet tight deadlines.
Work independently.

Nice To Haves

BA French or Communications
Related Post-Secondary degree or diploma
6+ years work experience as Technical Editor
Experience in a welding industry

Responsibilities

Edit material submitted by French Translators and external contractors, ensuring conformance with learning development style guide.
Work with staff technical writers and external contractors to align texts in French and/or English to the overall requirements of learning resources and/or other project specifications.
Ensure work is aligned with project schedules as provided by the Learning Development Manager.
Maintain the French lexicon for CWB.
Use specialist dictionaries, thesauruses, and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology.
Research legal, technical, and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation.
Liaise with clients and team members to discuss any unclear points.
Prioritize work to meet deadlines in coordination with the Supervisor of Editing and Translation.
Consult with Subject Matter Experts in specialist areas.
Use learning resource tools and systems to manage and document assigned work.
Collaborate effectively with all members of the learning development team.
Support leadership of all French CWB language Education projects.
Pro-actively problem solve challenges within English and translation projects.
Provide status updates on all French language projects and timelines to the Editing and Translation Supervisor.
Assist in scoping and estimation of all French language projects.
Other duties as assigned