Job description
Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 90+ offices has its own individual identity, and each also has its own unique rewards.
- Provide on-the-job support to the Vendor Recruitment team and Department Manager
- Proactively recruit new resources to expand the company’s database of external linguists
- Test recruited linguists according to specialized skill sets and the company’s testing & on-boarding process
- Negotiate preferred rates with recruited linguists according to company, department or project needs
- Promote newly recruited and tested linguists to the appropriate production teams for use on live projects and to internal linguistic teams for training opportunities
- Assist production and sales teams on a daily basis with vendor recruitment-related issues and questions
- Establish and maintain excellent relationships with contract Translators, Proofreaders, Production staff and Internal Linguists globally
- Assist with administration tasks as required
- Strategize with direct manager to find a viable means of making processes more efficient
- Attend trade shows and conferences as needed
- Proactively seek additional tasks and duties to benefit TransPerfect Translations as a whole
- Research and understand all industries that TransPerfect Translations markets to, including industry leaders, current events and any other pertinent data
- Be knowledgeable in and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the translation industry, including leaders, competitive data, proposal formats, competitive rates, and marketing strategies
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Experience in negotiating and persuasion
- Customer service experience
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- High sense of urgency
- Strong interpersonal skills in a public-facing setting
- Market Research skills
- Effective time management
- Proactive attitude
- Accountability