Bilingual Editor

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 Publication Services team.   Position Summary   The bilingual editor position involves English and French editing, and French translation, of technical documentation for a prescribed style and format on a daily basis. 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, GDLS-C Publication Services team includes this overview as part of base training.   Requirements:

•French language university or 3-year college diploma
•A desire to put their degree and related experience into practical use
•Working experience in English editing, French editing and translation, copy editing, proofreading, and/or related discipline
•Excellent organization and prioritization skills
•A bias for working independently in a fast-paced environment
•Willingness to learn technical skills as part of a highly skilled team
•An openness to learn something new every day


Preferred Skills: •University degree, honours or higher, in a French language, preferably French translation or related field
•Working knowledge of an additional language to French/English, with preference given to Spanish and/or Arabic
•Experience in a technical field, such as engineering or automotive industry
•English editing certification by an accredited organization
•Working knowledge of XML or other markup languages
•Experience working within a content management system
•Familiarity with military standards   Physical Conditions and Hazards: The conditions in which an individual or staff works, including but not limited to such things as amenities, physical environment, stress and noise levels, degree of safety or danger, temperature, location. 

• Physical Environment: Office 
• Hazards: NA 

  Physical Demands Description: This section objectively captures and describes the physical demands that are required to perform a particular job or role. Usually completed by the ergonomist Usual mobility demands required are standing, walking, sitting, and stair climbing to access upper offices.   Equipment Utilized: This section describes the type of equipment an employee is required to use: Computer Phone Mobile device   Medical Surveillance May include: Anthropometrical Size Restrictions depending on task    Personal Protective Equipment: Applicable when interacting with shop floor (safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection. extraction coveralls)