Senior Translator

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
Collaborating with cross functional business partners across Carter’s and reporting to the Sr. Category Manager, eCommerce, the Sr. Translator will be primarily responsible for all English to French external assets involving duties related to our eCommerce site. In addition, the translator may need to assist in the translation of print media, posters, videos, policies & procedures, and training content. Position is remote but onsite as needed in our corporate office in Mississauga.

Translation Services:

• Leads, oversees and executes internal and external translation needs such as eCommerce, marketing, visual and merchandising
• Mitigates translation requests from all business units such as eCommerce and Marketing.
• Ensures all Province laws/guidance are adhered to with all translation requests.
• Translates print media, posters, videos, sound clips, and training content.
• Owns and curates content on the French eCommerce site ensuring accuracy and proper localization of French content across the site, maintaining linguistic and cultural relevance.
• Maintains a translation database that includes proprietary company phrases, acronyms, and verbiage to ensure consistency throughout all store materials.
• Proofreads and edits documents for accuracy and clarity while ensuring the brand voice and company values are maintained.
• Reviews translations completed by internal and external translators.
• Assesses day-to-day priorities and business needs to ensure timely delivery of translated materials.
• Ensures correct grammar, punctuation, tone/voice, tense, and company style guide is followed.
• Collaborates, influences, and ensures accountability to translation timelines.
• Elicits consistent feedback from French speaking teams on translations and communications.
• Participates in meetings and conference calls with French speaking teams.
• Provides guidance and consultation on cultural norms to better communicate with teams.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:

• Fluent in French Canadian with an understanding of Québécois culture and language.
• Degree or diploma in translation or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional French-Canadian translation experience.
• Experience in Branding/Marketing, eCommerce or Communication as an asset.
• Experience with translation systems/ tools preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, communications, organizational and relationship-building skills.
• High degree of confidentiality.
• Experience working under tight deadlines on multiple projects.
• Ability to contribute and collaborate with multiple teams.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Outstanding attention to detail.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Experience with Translation tools preferred.

OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S:
Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carter’s | OshKosh is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any type of accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Carter’s | OshKosh est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi et encourage tous les candidats intéressés et qualifiés à postuler. Si vous avez besoin de certaines mesures d'adaptation, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous. .