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Quality Assurance Executive

ICS

Full-time

Hybrid

Leeds, United Kingdom

Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Translation team as a Quality Assurance Executive.

As a translation agency that holds ISO 17100 certification, we pride ourselves on delivering top-notch quality for clients across multiple industries. Quality is at the heart of everything we do, whilst also delivering content in exceptionally quick turnarounds and across 100+ languages.

That's where you come in!

Reporting to the Senior Linguistic Manager, you'll play a key role in driving our quest for high-quality content. You'll work on a number of creative and diverse translation projects across multiple languages - completing final checks of content.

The office is a multicultural and diverse environment, with a supportive culture where success is celebrated. If you have a passion for languages and translation, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

The role:

  • Permanent, full-time (Mon-Fri) - 37.5 hours per week with a hybrid-working policy

  • Salary: £24,000

  • Completing quality assurance checks of language content in a CAT tool or other platform (e.g. omissions, punctuation, numerical values etc.)

  • Providing constructive feedback to translators from quality assurance checks in order to uphold standards and facilitate continual improvement

  • Recording results of quality assurance checks in tools such as Planka boards and Google sheets

  • Reporting on key issues arising at the quality assurance stage and identifying root problems

  • Actively proposing solutions to drive improvement of content quality standards

  • Supporting Global Resourcing with the evaluation of freelance translation/quality assurance tests, through the content management system (CMS)

About you:

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong proofreading/editing skills
  • Demonstrable organisation skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines
  • IT literacy
  • Ability to effectively deliver constructive feedback
  • Familiar with QA software/LQA models
  • A driven, proactive mindset
  • Flexible in approach to work
  • Passion for language

What we offer:

  • 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), plus your birthday off 
  • Company training and events budget
  • Work abroad policy (up to 30 days per year)
  • Industry-leading pension scheme (matched up to 7%)
  • Bonus scheme
  • Value-led recognition prizes
  • Industry-leading Family Policies
  • Hybrid, flexible working
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Life Assurance and private Bupa healthcare
  • Regular team socials
  • Employee discounts through Perkbox
  • Vibrant office environment with free weekly breakfasts and Friday drinks