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Manager, Translation and French Language


Head Office
Mississauga, Ontario

If you are looking to join one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, goeasy Ltd. is the place for you! Recognized as Canada’s Most Admired Corporate CulturesGTA's Top 100 Employers, one of Canada’s Top 50 Fintech’s and North America’s Most Engaged Workplaces, we want the best and brightest to join our team.

We are a publicly traded company on the TSX with over 4000% shareholder return since 2001, goeasy operates two main business units. Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, easyfinancial is our consumer lending business that offers secured and unsecured installment loans of up to $45,000 and easyhome is Canada’s largest merchandise lease-to-own company. It is our vision to provide everyday Canadians the path for a better tomorrow, today by giving them access to the credit they need and by offering them a second chance when they have been turned down by banks and traditional lenders. With a retail network of nearly 400 locations across Canada and over 2000 employees, we are able to build lasting relationships with our customers as we help them rebuild their credit and graduate towards prime rates and a brighter financial future.

The Manager, Translation and French Language will be responsible for ensuring that goeasy communicates effectively and efficiently with its French-speaking customers and employees. Reporting to the VP, Communications and Public Relations, you should expect to get your hands dirty by translating internal and external communications, memos, emails, social media posts, video scripts and more from English to French. You’ll adapt and maintain French language brand tone and voice; and you will help to build goeasy’s translation function so that it meets the business’ short and long-term needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Convert text and audio recordings from English to French
  • Work with communications, marketing, product, IT and HR stakeholders to adapt content to suit the French-Canadian marketplace
  • Ensure translated content conveys the intended meaning and tone
  • Cross-reference dictionaries and translation tools to check quality of translation
  • Proofread translated texts for grammar, spelling and punctuation accuracy
  • Follow up with internal team members and clients to ensure translation meets their needs
  • Edit content with an eye toward maintaining its original format (e.g. font and structure)
  • Drive and own goeasy’s French language brand tone and voice
  • Build the translation function for goeasy and its brands: seek out key technology and agency partners
  • Keep current on of translation tools and best practices

Qualifications:

  • 5-8 years of progressive experience as a Translator, Interpreter or similar role
  • Native-language level written Quebec French and working spoken and written English are required. Native-language-level written English is preferred
  • Familiarity with finance terminology is required
  • Excellent proofreading skills with the ability to identify grammar, spelling and punctuation errors
  • Working knowledge of social media business use preferred
  • Familiarity with translation software and best practices
  • Excellent time-management skills
  • Experience with managing third-party translation agencies
  • Proven ability to manage multiple, time-sensitive projects from senior stakeholders
  • A preference for fast-paced environments, and comfort with changing priorities
  • Familiarity with Quebec cultural and marketplace preferences and norms
  • BSc in Translation, Interpreting or similar field
  • Experience and ability to perform live interpretation is a plus

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

goeasy is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, goeasy is committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada.   Please let us know if you require an accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Additional Information:

All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire.  

We thank all interested applicants, however we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.

Why should you work for goeasy?

To learn more about our great company please click the links below:

  

http://goeasy.com/careers/ 

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