Company: Ad Astra Inc.
Location: Remote
Type: Freelance Contractor
Requirement: Immediate availability
Join Ad Astra Inc. – Celebrating a Decade of Excellence!
Ad Astra Inc., a leading woman-owned language services agency based in the Washington DC metropolitan area, is on an exciting path of growth. With a decade of success, we specialize in spoken language and ASL interpretation, translation, transcription, and localization services across diverse sectors including government, healthcare, education, and commercial.
At Ad Astra, we’re dedicated to fostering clear communication and understanding across cultures. Supporting over 300 languages and dialects, we strive to build bridges and enhance global connections.
As a Project Manager on the Ad Astra Translation team, you have demonstrated experience in both linguistic and technical aspects of Translation, Transcription, and Localization. You will work in a fast-paced work environment, autonomously, and manage an extensive to-do list. You need to enjoy planning, scheduling and setting expectations with a variety of stakeholders across the company. You are curious and always seek optimization opportunities to help iRobot achieve its global business objectives.
Personality Characteristics
We are looking for a dedicated Project Manager with ability to:
- simplify complex tasks
- coordinate multiple schedules
- manage across cultures, time zones, and specializations
The Translation Project Manager will be a self-starter who can manage resources effectively, build relationships with clients and vendors, and be able to coordinate multiple projects. The perfect candidate will aspire to grow with a department that is admired by our competitors, valued by our clients, appreciated by our translators, and respected in the community.
Responsibilities
- Manage the entire life-cycle of all translation projects assigned to you.
- Coordinate with vendors, linguists, and LSPs to provide a 100% on time delivery
- Manage multiple projects at a time with varying requirements, due dates, and client specifications.
- Organize and prioritize daily workflow to ensure that all deadlines are met, and all company sale and quality goals are met.
- Establish and maintain relationships with translators, proofreaders, DTP experts, and other support staff.
- Provide quotes to clients to ensure profitability and maintain relationships with our existing clients.
- Participate and contribute to all continuous improvement efforts that include daily and weekly team and leadership meetings and company circle time
- Suggest, discuss, and implement creative and innovative solutions to ensure freelance translators choose Ad Astra as their top agency choice
- Ability to work across technology platforms including CAT tools, design tools, CMS, etc.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Translation, Project Management or related field
- Minimum of 3 years of client management
- Demonstrated accountability, personal integrity, organizational skills and proactive positive attitude
- Previous Language Project Management experience
- Familiarity with translation technology including but not limited MemoQ, Plunet, and other CAT Tools
Preferred
- Master’s Degree in Linguistics, Translation, Project Management or related field
- Account Management experience including complaint and troubleshooting experience
Ad Astra’s excellent benefits package includes:
- 20 days PTO (Paid Time Off) per year accrued quarterly
- 7 observed holidays
Additional Information
This position is a fully remote role with the need to manage a team across time zones. This position may require limited travel, client meeting in-person, and travel to our Corporate Offices.