Bilingual Technical Editor (Contractor/Freelance)

Your expertise shapes our business

At the CWB Group, we find fulfillment and inspiration knowing that we are performing meaningful and purposeful work. Every day is a new adventure with opportunities to learn from industry leaders and, most importantly, from each other. When you join the CWB Group, you become part of a diverse and inclusive, tight-knit team passionate about making a global impact.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

The CWB Group believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented employees from a diverse candidate pool.

Work with us and achieve your career goals

For almost 75 years, our employees have been the backbone of our business, driving our success and extraordinary reputation. We challenge our employees to take charge of their careers and provide growth opportunities, tools and resources to reach their goals.

What to expect:

The Bilingual technical editor will be responsible for maintaining the CWB’s technical writing and translation standards within the Learning Development group, ensuring timely technical continuity between English and French copy. This role will be responsible for quality control and review of material with respect to compliance with the Learning Development style guide.

This includes:

• Edit material submitted by French Translators and external contractors, ensuring conformance with learning development style guide.
• Work with staff technical writers and external contractors to align texts in French and/or English to the overall requirements of learning resources and or other project specifications.
• Ensure work is aligned with project schedules as provided by the Learning Development Manager.
• Maintain the French lexicon for CWB.
• Use specialist dictionaries, thesauruses, and reference books to find the closest equivalents for terminology.
• Research legal, technical, and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation.
• Liaise with clients and team members to discuss any unclear points.
• Prioritize work to meet deadlines in coordination with the Supervisor of Editing and Translation.
• Consult with Subject Matter Experts in specialist areas.
• Use learning resource tools and systems to manage and document assigned work.
• Collaborate effectively with all members of the learning development team.
• Support leadership of all French CWB language Education projects.
• Pro-actively problem solve challenges within English and translation projects.
• Provide status updates on all French language projects and timelines to the Editing and Translation Supervisor.
• Assist in scoping and estimation of all French language projects. 

Other duties as assigned

In this position, you will report to the Supervisor of Editing and Translation and will be working remotely from your home office in Canada. CWB has adopted a remote-first working model, where employees will work from their home office, servicing the client within their specified areas either remotely or in person. We are embracing radical flexibility, where employees are encouraged to work a schedule that works best for them, their team, and their clients.

What you bring to the table:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and French.
• Technical editing experience.
• Direct experience working in and actively supporting a production team.
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge of Adobe creative suite.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, employees, and end-users.
• Proven ability to work as a member of a cohesive team.
• Must exhibit strong organizational skills, attention to detail and be accountable to timelines to ensure flawless execution.
• Uses appropriate work strategies to meet tight deadlines.
• Work independently.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• This is a remote, work from home position

The following qualifications are considered assets:

• BA French or Communications 
• Related Post-Secondary degree or diploma
• 6+ years work experience as Technical Editor
• Experience in a welding industry

 What’s in it for you?

• Competitive rate
• Flexible work schedule

Accommodation:

The CWB Group is committed to providing accommodation to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us when applying and we will work with you to meet your needs. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Apply today!