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Quality Assurance Executive
Job summary
A leading translation agency in Leeds is seeking a meticulous Quality Assurance Executive to ensure the delivery of high-quality translation projects. Your role includes conducting thorough quality checks and providing constructive feedback to translators. You will thrive in a diverse and supportive work environment, contributing to quality standards while enjoying a hybrid working policy. This position offers competitive salary ranging from £24,000 to £27,500, along with numerous employee benefits including generous annual leave and wellness programs.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Attention to detail is critical for checking quality assurance.
- Strong proofreading and editing skills are needed.
- Organisational skills are essential for managing multiple projects.
Responsibilities
- Complete quality assurance checks of language content.
- Contribute to creation and usage of style guides.
- Provide feedback to translators to uphold standards.
Skills
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Linguistics sub‑department of our Translation team as a Quality Assurance Executive.
As an ISO 17100 certified translation agency, we pride ourselves on delivering high quality for clients across multiple industries, with exceptionally quick turnarounds in 100+ languages.
That's where you come in!
You will play a key role in driving our quest for high-quality content, working on a number of creative and diverse translation projects across multiple languages – completing final checks.
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!
- Fixed term (10 months), full‑time (Mon‑Fri) – 37.5 hours per week with a hybrid‑working policy
- Salary: £24 000 – £27 500 (FTE)
- Completing quality assurance checks of language content in a CAT tool or other platform (e.g. omissions, punctuation, numerical values, etc.)
- Contributing to the creation, development, and usage of assets such as style guides, term bases/glossaries, and non‑translatable lists
- 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 a variety of tools/software
- 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
- 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
- 33 days annual leave (pro‑rata based on contract length), plus birthday off
- Company training and events budget
- Work abroad policy (up to 30 days per year)
- Industry‑leading pension scheme (matched up to 7%)
- 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
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