Senior Associate, Editorial Services - French
About The Position
The Senior Associate, Editorial Services (French) supports the development and delivery of all official Games publications and editorial content for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Combining strong copywriting, editorial, and visual communication skills, this role helps ensure that all materials shared with athletes, spectators, media, and other stakeholders are accurate, clear, consistent, and aligned with the LA28 brand. Using their fluency in French, the role will also translate select publications, editorial content, and promotional messaging from English to French. This role reports to the Head of Editorial Services. Editorial Services is a function under Digital Engagement and Marketing, acting as the official content provider across the organization. The successful candidate will drive editorial excellence, cross-functional coordination, and publishing innovation while maintaining alignment with Games protocols, brand identity, accessibility and sustainability standards. The role will become the official translator for French content for publications. This position plays a vital role in producing engaging and accessible content across print and digital formats, contributing to the organization’s broader mission to deliver a world-class Games experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, and / or French required.
- Fluency in French–both written and verbal communication– is required.
- Experience in translating publications from English to French required.
- Minimum 4+ years of experience in editorial, publishing, or copywriting.
- Minimum 4+ years of experience editing copy in English and in French.
- Strong writing and editing skills, with demonstrated ability to produce written content for diverse audiences
- Proficiency with design and layout tools such as Adobe InDesign
- Creative and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of narrative and visual communication
- Highly organized and adaptable to fast-paced, evolving environments
- Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Passionate about the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and delivering meaningful, inclusive content
Responsibilities
- Draft and edit high-quality content for stakeholder-facing materials including playbooks, venue guides, factsheets, FAQs, and signage
- Translate select publications, content, and promotional messages from English to French.
- Tailor content to suit different audiences, platforms, and accessibility requirements
- Proofread, fact-check, and refine content to ensure accuracy, tone consistency, and alignment with editorial guidelines
- Support the maintenance of editorial templates, style guides, and terminology databases
- Ensure that publications and content needing translation are correctly translated from one language (English) to another (French) and will make sense to LA28 audiences.
- Serve as LA28’s official French translator for publications, editorial, and promotional content.
- Work with A.I. language models to ensure translated works are culturally relevant and accurate.
- Work with multiple departments to gather content, confirm accuracy, and manage updates
- Track changes and coordinate version control across teams and publication phases
- Collaborate with the design and brand teams to lay out documents and create visually compelling editorial assets
- Ensure all materials meet LA28 visual identity standards and accessibility guidelines
- Support the planning and production of print and digital publications, from concept to delivery
- Assist with timelines, file preparation, and vendor coordination for final outputs
- Support Source and manage imagery for editorial use, ensuring appropriate rights clearance and brand alignment
Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $73,000.00 - $95,000.00
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
