Desktop Publishing Specialist

We are looking for an Desktop Publishing Specialist to join our Localization Services Team on a temporary basis (6 months).

In this role, you will be responsible for the desktop publishing and production of multilingual localized content, ensuring that translated materials are correctly formatted, visually consistent and ready for delivery. You will work closely with Localization Services, Graphic Design, Project Managers and external partners.

A strong eye for detail, solid graphic design skills and experience working with right-to-left (RTL) languages are essential.

More about the role :

• Format, lay out and typeset multilingual documents, including user guides and marketing materials.
• Adapt existing designs to accommodate translated content, text expansion/contraction, font substitution and language-specific requirements.
• Work with both left-to-right and right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, ensuring correct text direction, mirroring and typography.
• Prepare files for internal review, manage versions and accurately incorporate feedback.
• Perform detailed DTP quality checks, including text overflow, missing characters, fonts, formatting, page breaks, tables, images, hyperlinks, numbering and headers/footers.
• Manage several projects and deadlines simultaneously, coordinating review cycles with stakeholders.
• Prepare final files according to specifications and ensure they are production-ready.
• Support the evaluation of an internal DTP model by tracking effort, turnaround time, rework and quality.

More about you :

• A degree in Graphic Design or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience as a DTP Specialist, desktop publisher or multilingual layout specialist.
• Strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, with working knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Proven experience adapting layouts for translated content while maintaining the original design intent.
• Hands-on experience with RTL languages such as Arabic, Hebrew or Farsi, including troubleshooting RTL/bidirectional layout issues.
• Strong attention to detail and a good visual/graphic design sense.
• Good project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage deadlines in a remote, contract-based environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

More about what we offer : As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work, through our flexible hybrid working model. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer. We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.