Translation Coordinator (Toronto/ Montreal)

Job Title: Translation Coordinator

Location: Montreal, Quebec or Toronto, Ontario

Reporting to: Digital Commerce Director

About UNIQLO

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co. (FR), a global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under multiple brands including: GU, Theory, Helmut Lang, PLST (Plus T), COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS, PRINCESSE TAM TAM, and UNIQLO. FR is currently among the world’s top three largest apparel retail companies and UNIQLO, its pillar, is considered Japan’s leading specialty retailer. With an operation spanning over 2300 stores worldwide in more than 25 countries and regions, UNIQLO is driven by its LifeWear concept for ultimate everyday clothes, offering unique products made from high-quality, highly functional materials, at affordable prices. UNIQLO proactively seeks to minimize the environmental impact of our businesses through the development of recycle-oriented products while continuing to offer people all over the world the joy, happiness, and satisfaction of wearing truly great clothes that embody our corporate philosophy: Changing clothes. Changing conventional wisdom. Change the world.

At UNIQLO, we are committed to providing our employees with enriching and challenging opportunities where achievements and personal growth are acknowledged and rewarded. We are dedicated to offering our employees training, performance-based increases, and unlimited growth opportunities. If you are an ambitious, hard-working individual who welcomes new challenges, have a drive for success, and embrace the responsibility of leadership—then you belong at UNIQLO!

Overall Position Overview

The translation coordinator (French/English) will focus on translation requests from the Digital Commerce department, and they must be able to deal with confidential documents with a high degree of security and accuracy. The focus on translation will be Canadian French primarily for product name translations and overall proofreading.

Job Description

• Provide translation services and advise on accuracy of French/English content for our customers such as product descriptions, digital marketing communication including but not limited to website, email, mobile application, SMS, digital advertisement.
• Format and upload data to internal system.
• Liaise with departmental staff to support translation and development of content for various purposes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills and Experiences

• Excellent verbal and written English AND French.
• Demonstrated understanding and brand awareness of UNIQLO specific to QC market.
• Proven extremely high level of attention to detail and highly organized.
• University Degree (preferably in linguistic/translation-related studies).
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficient with computers and programs such as Microsoft Office Suite and Google applications.

UNIQLO Canada is an equal opportunity employer. UNIQLO Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates persons with disabilities. Candidates that are selected for interviews should advise us if they require accommodation.