French-English Translator – Colombia

French-English Translator – Colombia

Location: Colombia | Remote

Position Summary

We are looking for a French-English Translator based in Colombia to support the translation, localization, review, and adaptation of company communications and business materials between English and French.

This role will primarily support content intended for French-speaking Canadian audiences, ensuring translations are accurate, natural, culturally appropriate, and consistent with company terminology and brand voice.

The French-English Translator will collaborate with Marketing and other internal teams to translate a variety of content, including marketing communications, training resources, presentations, digital content, corporate communications, and product-related materials.

The ideal candidate has excellent written proficiency in French and English, strong translation and proofreading skills, and the ability to adapt content beyond literal translation while preserving its original meaning, tone, and intent.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate written content from English to French and French to English, accurately maintaining meaning, tone, style, and intent.
• Review, proofread, and edit French and English content for grammar, spelling, punctuation, terminology, consistency, and readability.
• Localize content for French-speaking Canadian audiences, considering appropriate terminology, cultural context, and regional language conventions.
• Translate marketing materials, presentations, training resources, internal communications, digital content, product-related materials, and other business documents.
• Maintain consistency in company terminology, brand voice, messaging, and style across translated content.
• Maintain and update translation glossaries, terminology databases, style guides, and other linguistic resources.
• Collaborate with Marketing and cross-functional teams to clarify terminology, context, messaging, and translation requirements.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of French-language materials prior to publication or distribution.
• Manage multiple translation projects and priorities while meeting established deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling internal or sensitive company information.
• Stay current with Canadian French language conventions, terminology, and localization best practices.
• Support additional translation, proofreading, editing, and localization projects as needed.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Translation, Modern Languages, Linguistics, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of professional experience in translation, localization, proofreading, bilingual communications, or a related area preferred.
• Professional experience translating content between English and French.
• Experience translating or localizing marketing, corporate, consumer-facing, digital, or e-commerce content is highly preferred.
• Previous experience supporting multiple stakeholders or working within a corporate environment is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Native or near-native written proficiency in French and strong professional proficiency in English.
• Exceptional French and English grammar, spelling, writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Knowledge of Canadian French terminology and language conventions, or demonstrated experience adapting French-language content for Canadian audiences.
• Ability to translate meaning, tone, and intent naturally rather than relying on word-for-word translation.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to linguistic accuracy and consistency.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating effectively with international and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with CAT tools, translation memory software, terminology databases, or localization platforms is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard business applications.
  

Physical Requirements

Must be able to regularly sit, use a computer and other standard office equipment, communicate verbally and in writing, and perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.