QC Project Assistant - BA

Overview

We are seeking a meticulous Quality Control (QC) Project Assistant to be the final eye for accuracy, clarity, and consistency across our client deliverables. This role is ideal for candidates with exceptional attention to detail and excellent communication skills who are motivated to pursue a career at a global language service provider. In this role, you will be responsible for the final quality control step before the deliverables are submitted to client. Previous experience in editing, translation or proofreading is welcome.

Key Responsibilities

• *Rigorous Quality Control Checks of Deliverables:*Verify correct methodology and client information is captured in translation certificates and translation deliverables. Ensure specific client requirements in file naming, file properties and file types are followed.
• Non-linguistic Translation Quality Review: Perform final, non-linguistic checks on a variety of translation deliverables. Ensure adherence to glossaries, reference files and client instructions. Review and fix formatting and layout of the final deliverables. Ensure files are entirely finalized for delivery and that no unresolved issues are present (such as internal comments, formatting errors etc.)
• Monitoring Compliance: Monitor that previous quality steps were performed to the highest standard and report on recommended improvements as needed.
• *Style & Standards Management:*Maintain and update internal style guides, and QC checklists to ensure consistency across teams and projects.
• Process Improvement: Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance translation workflows, tools, and efficiencies. Monitor clarity and consistency of production instructions and take a proactive role in improving processes.
• Collaboration: Provide constructive feedback to production and linguist teams to further improve quality of deliverables.

Experience & Skills

• Exceptional ability to catch errors and inconsistencies while meeting project timelines.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) in English. Strong interpersonal skills for providing clear, actionable feedback to other team members.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (particularly with MS Excel and MS Office) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Familiarity with reference management, version control, or content management systems is an advantage. Willingness to learn new technology for quality improvement.
• Strong time management skills and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while working to tight deadlines.
• Experience in quality control, proofreading or translation is welcome.
• Experience contributing to or improving QC workflows or SOPs in a team environment is welcome.

Desired Skills

• Previous experience in the translation industry, publishing or editing is preferred
• A degree in Translation. Linguistics or Publishing/Editing is preferred
• Knowledge of a foreign language would be an asset
• Experience using AI tools would be an asset

In order to apply, please submit your CV in English