Translation agency manager
Code 1349.23
Translation agency managers oversee operations in the delivery of translation services. They coordinate the efforts of a team of translators who translate written material from one language to another. They ensure the quality of the service and the administration of the translation agency.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- customer relationship management
- project management
- grammar
- quality standards
- spelling
- office software
Skills and competences
- speak different languages
- preserve original text
- consult information sources
- proofread text
- build business relationships
- develop a translation strategy
- master language rules
- comprehend the material to be translated
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- write work-related reports
- provide written content
- review translation works
- follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities
- translate different types of texts
- use consulting techniques
Transversal competences
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- assume responsibility for the management of a business
- liaise with colleagues
- follow translation quality standards
- lead a team
- assess quality of services
- manage budgets
- observe confidentiality
- negotiate service with providers
- negotiate settlements
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences