Lead Reversioning Editor - Glasgow, United Kingdom - IL Studios, UK

IL Studios, UK

Verified Company

Glasgow, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Imagine Learning Studios, our mission is to inspire aha moments in students around the world.

Previously known as Twig Education, our acquisition in 2021 by the largest digital curriculum provider in the US, Imagine Learning, allows us to invest more in our products and push ahead with our ambitious plans to expand even further.

Together, we support educators in transforming the learning experience for young people with our innovative digital resources.

In our new chapter as Imagine Learning Studios, we continue to provide comprehensive and engaging multimedia learning experiences for students across a range of disciplines, including science, mathematics, English language, artsand more While our products have reached far and wide, we haven't stopped growing - and we can't wait to welcome more talented and passionate people into our team.

Want to come work with us? Our office is located in the heart of Glasgow's bustling West End, where our story first began.

Joining the team where you can cuddle our friendly office dogs (you can meet them here) and where your contributions are valued.

We're proud of the culture we've built, from regular social hangouts to monthly payday drinks celebrations, join our team and help us transform the world of education

Sounds good, right? Take a sneak peak at just some of the work we do by watching this
video.

The Lead Spanish Reversioning Editor is primarily responsible for maintaining the high quality of Imagine Learning Studios' educational content in Spanish.

This involves leading on editorial decisions for all Spanish content, as well as project management of the teams and tasks involved in the reversioning process.

This role requires a highly versatile individual who is able to deploy a wide range of skills:

on a daily basis they are required to exercise editorial judgement in English and Spanish, use technical skills, plan projects, analyse risks, and support other team members.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Essential Job Functions

Scope, plan and schedule for projects involving Spanish.
Coordination of tasks within Spanish translation projects, including use of translation software to assign and manage team members' work.
Consult and collaborate with the wider Reversioning team to make and document editorial and linguistic decisions relating to Spanish content.
Brief translators and editors and deal with their editorial queries.
Translate educational materials from English into Spanish with a high degree of accuracy, consistency, and consideration of contextual factors.
Review materials that have been translated from English to Spanish by other translators or machine translation.
Find ways to improve reversioning systems and processes.
Possess an awareness of grammar and vocabulary of Latin American variants of Spanish
Develop and maintain Spanish style guides, and work closely with Spanish translators and editors to develop a consistent, appropriate, and engaging style and 'voice'.
Lead on the use of translation management software within the company with the aim of facilitating a smoother, faster, and more accurate translation process.
Other tasks related to reversioning such as captioning videos, creating transcripts, working in CMS to ensure all content is neatly and consistently formatted and properly structured.
Provide support and training for new members of the team.
Perform other responsibilities within the scope of expertise.

Qualifications

Qualification in English > Spanish translation (e.g. degree, membership of professional organisation), OR 2 years relevant experience (e.g. translation agency)

Technical Skills

Experience with translation software e.g., Memsource
Technical literacy and a high level of proficiency and comfort with spreadsheets, using a CMS and/or content/data handling in general
Experience with design software such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator (beneficial but not essential)

Competencies
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Ability to Manage Time - to set priorities and to efficiently plan and allocate one's own time.
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Attention to Detail and Quality - able to consistently produce error-free output, and be concerned with maintaining standards of accuracy and quality.
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Communication - to speak clearly and effectively, listening to and involving others. The ability to convey a message, verbally or in writing, to both individuals and groups and actively listen to the responses.
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Decision Making - the ability to make timely and considered decisions, and accurate judgements, and taking responsibility for the outcome.
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Delegation - the ability to allocate work to subordinates in line with their capabilities and in line with the needs of the business.
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Efficiency Orientation - a concern for getting things done with the mínimal use of time money, and resources.
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Flexibility - being willing and able to adapt to changes, often at short-notice.
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