Production Coordinator (Liberal Arts / Humanities Graduate)

Production Coordinator role for Languages, Liberal Arts or Humanities graduate

Salary = £23800 + Bonus + Medical + Pension

Location: London (office based)

Our client is a specialist translation company based in Central London.

They are looking to employ a candidate with strong business skills to work in the production operations team.

Requirements

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• A 2.1 or 1st class degree from a UK University,
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• Candidates with a Liberal Arts / Humanities or Languages background would be preferred.
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• The position is not suitable for candidates for whom English is their second language (as
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• English must be to mother tongue standard when proof reading).
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• Fluency in a second language is not required.
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Job role

The role will include the following tasks:-

Job management

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• Enter job details into the Job system, maintaining up to date information as the job progresses.
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• Based on the client’s requirements and the job’s characteristics, calculate the time required to complete the work and issue delivery dates as required in conjunction with the Sales Team.
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• Forward job details and liaise with translators.
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• Monitor job deadlines and ensure that translators return work on time.
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• Identify job issues and keep the Team Leader informed.
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• Liaise with translators and clients to ensure swift and smooth resolution of queries.
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• Forward completed work to the Client as prescribed in the Job System.
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• Prepare and issue sales invoices based on the details in the Work-in-progress System once the job has been completed.
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• Maintain the Job file, ensuring there is a complete document audit trail.
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Translator selection

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• Based on the job requirements; use the Translator Database to select appropriate translators, ensuring the maintenance of target profit margins.
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• Contact the translators and ascertain whether they are available to meet the job deadline.
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• Identify specialism requirements.
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• Issue Purchase Orders and instructions to translators.
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Proofchecking

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• Check completed translations for sense, omissions, typos, numbers etc and correct where necessary.
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• Liaise with translators to resolve any issues raised by the proofchecking.
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