Desktop Publishing Specialist (DTP)

Apertera • , MA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Apertera is seeking an experienced Desktop Publishing Specialist to prepare, reconstruct, and finalize multilingual documents. The role turns complex source files into clean, editable files for translation and produces accurate, client-ready deliverables. It is suited to someone who enjoys solving difficult formatting problems and improving work processes.

The specialist prepares Word, PDF, PowerPoint, and InDesign files for translation, including structured files for CAT tools such as Phrase. They reconstruct PDF content in Word using editable text and document features, format translated files for text expansion and multilingual typography, and perform detailed quality checks against source materials. They also prepare final client-ready files, troubleshoot throughout projects, and contribute to templates, work instructions, macros, and other quality and efficiency improvements.

Apertera provides language solutions for high-stakes content and partners with enterprises by combining professional expertise with Adaptive AI technology. The company has more than twenty years of experience serving legal, financial, and regulatory clients, is Canadian-owned, and is ISO 17100 and SOC 2 certified.

Requirements

• At least four years of professional DTP experience in a translation or localization environment.
• Expert-level Microsoft Word skills, including complex document structure and troubleshooting.
• Advanced Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft Excel skills; working knowledge of Adobe InDesign and PowerPoint.
• Experience with PDF-to-Word reconstruction, editable tables, font management, and formatting quality assurance.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines while working closely with Project Managers and other production teams.
• Professional proficiency in English and French.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Word VBA and macros experience.
• AI and process automation experience.
• Photoshop and Illustrator experience.
• Right-to-left (RTL) language formatting experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Word, PDF, PowerPoint, and InDesign files for translation, including clean, structured files for CAT tools such as Phrase.
• Reconstruct PDF content in Word using editable text, real tables, styles, automatic numbering, cross-references, tables of contents, and appropriate section breaks.
• Format translated files while accounting for text expansion, multilingual typography, fonts, and client style requirements.
• Perform detailed DTP quality checks against the source, including content, tables, figures, headings, page layout, headers and footers, links, and visual consistency.
• Prepare final client-ready files in the required formats and support troubleshooting throughout the project.
• Contribute to templates, work instructions, macros, and other improvements that increase quality and efficiency.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance, including complementary therapies and support for overall well-being.
• Birthday off.
• Six personal/sick days.
• Learning and growth opportunities, including training and resources tailored to the role and department.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Team recognition and action awards.
• Employee referral program with rewards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed