General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada is a world-class defense company located in London, Ontario.
Description
GDLS-C is looking for a bilingual editor to join their Edit and Translation team.
Position Summary
The daily duties of the bilingual editor position involves English and French editing, and French translation, of technical documentation for a prescribed style and format. The position also includes formatting and layout reviews of technical manuals prior to delivery. Language reviews are performed on a variety of outputs, including Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) and other electronic mediums, such as PDF. The bilingual editor is required to provide accurate style and language markups within a budget and deadline and author these changes in XML-formatted technical manuals.
The successful candidate will be provided one-on-one training. This training includes, not only style guides and style/language-specific guidance, but also content management system user training, authoring software training (XML) and Trados Studio. While prior experience in these systems is an asset,
training will be provided to the successful candidate.
Required Qualifications
University degree, honours or higher, in a French language degree, preferably French translation or related field
Excellent communication, organization and prioritization skills
Comfortable working independently in a rapid-paced team workplace
Willingness to learn technical skills as part of a highly skilled team
An openness to learn something recent every day
Preferred Qualifications
Working experience in English editing, French editing, copy editing, proofreading and/or related discipline
Working knowledge of an additional language, with preference given to Spanish and/or Arabic
English editing certification by an accredited organisation
Working knowledge of XML or other markup languages
Experience working within a content management system
Familiarity with military standards
Experience in a technical field, such as engineering or automotive industry
We look forward to hearing from you!
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📌 Associate Specialist, Bilingual Editor London
🏢 General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada
📍 London
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