Associate Specialist, Bilingual Editor

General Dynamics Land Systems

London

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Adobe Acrobat, Aerospace and Defense, Arabic Language, Automotive Engineering, Automotive Industry, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Content Management Systems (CMS), Copy Editing, Editing, English Language, Establish Priorities, French Language, Markup Language, Military/DoD Standards, Multilingual, Organizational Skills, Proofreading, Spanish Language, Technical Writing, Time Management, Writing Skills, XML (EXtensible Markup Language)
LOCATION
London
POSTED
30+ days ago

Description

Who We Are
 
General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada is a world-class defense company located in London, Ontario.
 
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 fast-paced team environment
  • Willingness to learn technical skills as part of a highly skilled team
  • An openness to learn something new 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!
 

About the Company

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General Dynamics Land Systems

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan is a wholly-owned business unit of General Dynamics Corporation’s (NYSE:GD) Combat Systems group and is a global leader in the design, development, production, support and enhancement of tracked and wheeled military vehicles. GDLS has a 70-year defense heritage of providing a full spectrum of high quality, technically superior, high value products and services to the United States and its Allies and demonstrates the leadership, financial resources, technology and strength of more than 7500 employees who are dedicated to making the Company the World’s preferred supplier of land vehicles and weapons systems. This dedication assures every shareholder, customer, and the nation, that the name General Dynamics will always mean Strength on Your Side.

At the heart of Land Systems’ military-vehicle platforms is the Abrams main battle tank and the family of Stryker and LAV wheeled combat vehicles. These key ground-force assets remain critical to the military’s structure and offer continuing opportunities for modernization and enhancements that meet the Warfighter’s evolving requirements while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1982
WEBSITE
http://www.gdls.com/