Junior Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design Specialist (DTP)

at  Alexa Translations

Alexa Translations breaks language barriers by providing AI-powered translations for the world’s most prestigious legal, financial, and government institutions. Trained in Canadian French and hosted on Canadian servers, the Alexa Translations A.I. platform empowers translation teams and delivers complex, industry-specific results with unmatched quality and speed.
With the scope of providing the best possible quality translation services to our clients, we need a hand from a skilled DTP Specialist.

The main responsibilities of our next teammate include:

• Ensuring that the document layout is consistent with the visual identity of each project.
• Maintain the consistency, accuracy, and overall quality of presentations and documents to meet client requirements within the deadlines set by the management team.
• Producing and editing various graphics in Excel as well as creating or modifying Word, PowerPoint, and InDesign presentations and documents based on the client’s instructions.
• Identifying and resolving document and file formatting issues (including fonts, visuals, graphics, charts, etc.)
• Collaborating with our linguistic team to incorporate recommended modifications.
• Producing and altering PDF documents (creating fill-in PDF forms, adding or removing watermarks, headers, and footers as well as scanning and adjusting specific text).
• Meeting tight deadlines without ever compromising the quality of your work

To be successful in this role you should have:

• DEC in Office Technology or Infographics, or other related diploma
• 3 years of relevant experience ideally in formatting and localization/translation (previous experience in translation would be a huge advantage)
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign and Adobe Acrobat PRO
• An excellent understanding of typographical conventions, layout concepts, techniques, and various software tools and models is essential.
• Competence in the Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Being comfortable with both Mac and PC platforms
• Fluency in both English and French
• A keen eye for detail and subtleties
• Sense of responsibility and ability to prioritize tasks
• Positive and measured attitude even when working under tight deadlines.

Hours:
As a part of our team, you can work fully remote or in our Montreal or Toronto office. The position is part-time, with a weekly workload of 20 hours with a Monday to Friday schedule.
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The main responsibilities of our next teammate include:

• Ensuring that the document layout is consistent with the visual identity of each project.
• Maintain the consistency, accuracy, and overall quality of presentations and documents to meet client requirements within the deadlines set by the management team.
• Producing and editing various graphics in Excel as well as creating or modifying Word, PowerPoint, and InDesign presentations and documents based on the client’s instructions.
• Identifying and resolving document and file formatting issues (including fonts, visuals, graphics, charts, etc.)
• Collaborating with our linguistic team to incorporate recommended modifications.
• Producing and altering PDF documents (creating fill-in PDF forms, adding or removing watermarks, headers, and footers as well as scanning and adjusting specific text).
• Meeting tight deadlines without ever compromising the quality of your wor

To be successful in this role you should have:

• DEC in Office Technology or Infographics, or other related diploma
• 3 years of relevant experience ideally in formatting and localization/translation (previous experience in translation would be a huge advantage)
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign and Adobe Acrobat PRO
• An excellent understanding of typographical conventions, layout concepts, techniques, and various software tools and models is essential.
• Competence in the Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Being comfortable with both Mac and PC platforms
• Fluency in both English and French
• A keen eye for detail and subtleties
• Sense of responsibility and ability to prioritize tasks
• Positive and measured attitude even when working under tight deadlines