Contract - Bilingual Translation Coordinator (English/Canadian French) | Onsite - Markham, ON | Open to Canada-based candidates only
Bilingual Translation Coordinator (Contract, 5+ months)
Location: Markham, Ontario | Full-time, Onsite | Contract Role
Role Details
Schedule: 37.5 hours/week, full-time onsite
Duration: 5+ months (contract ends by December 31, 2026)
Start Date: ASAP
About This Role
We're hiring a Bilingual Translation Coordinator for a consumer health client based in Markham. This is a project management and coordination position where you'll be the central point of contact between internal teams and their external translation services partner. You'll own translation workflows, ensure quality standards are met, and help establish best practices across the organization.
This isn't a translation role - it's about orchestrating the translation process, managing priorities, and building governance that works for everyone involved.
What You'll Do
Coordinate and prioritize English ↔ Canadian French translation requests with the external translation partner, ensuring timely delivery and quality compliance
Provide governance for all French translations, reviewing for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand guidelines
Serve as liaison between the client's cross-functional internal teams (marketing, operations, compliance) and the external translation services provider
Establish and enforce best practices and processes for translation requests, intake standards, version control, and approvals
Manage demand and capacity by prioritizing requests based on project urgency and timelines; escalate capacity issues when they arise
Develop and monitor quality metrics in collaboration with the translation partner's quality team to ensure compliance and continuous improvement
Maintain translation memory to improve efficiency and consistency across projects
Attend content meetings to capture and address French translation needs early in the product lifecycle
Own the audit trail, ensuring all translation requests, approvals, and deliverables are properly documented
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Business, Communication, Linguistics, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
Bilingual proficiency: Native speaker or C1+ proficiency level in English and Canadian French (both required)
5+ years of experience coordinating translation or localization work in a corporate environment—whether in-house localization teams, agencies, or marketing operations. English ↔ Canadian French workflows are a strong plus.
Experience managing bilingual labelling (PLL) and Health Canada guidelines — strongly encouraged
Process-oriented mindset: You're comfortable operating within governed processes, with clear intake standards, version control, approvals workflows, and audit trail expectations
Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple concurrent requests and competing deadlines without losing sight of quality
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills — you work effectively with internal stakeholders (marketing, operations, compliance, leadership) and external partners (translation vendor, QA teams)
Problem-solving ability: When capacity issues or translation quality concerns arise, you diagnose the root cause and work collaboratively to resolve them
Why This Role Matters
Clear, accurate translations are critical for a consumer health company. You'll be the person ensuring that internal teams can get what they need, the translation partner delivers quality work, and customers receive materials they can trust. This role bridges operations, quality, and strategy.
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- This is a contract position, meaning you would be engaged as an independent contractor and not as an employee of any company. Are you willing to work as a freelance, independent contractor? yes / no
- This role requires working full-time onsite in Markham, Ontario for the duration of the contract. Are you able to commit to this? yes / no
- Where are you currently located?
- What motivated you to apply for this position, and how does it fit with your career goals? written answer
- What is your proficiency level in Canadian French (native speaker, C1, C2)? Please describe your experience using Canadian French (not European French or Québécois French specifically) in a professional or business setting. written answer
- Walk us through your 5+ years of experience coordinating translation or localization work. Which industries have you worked in, what was the scale of your responsibilities, and what percentage of your time was spent on English ↔ French workflows? written answer
- Have you managed bilingual labelling (PLL) or worked with Health Canada regulatory guidelines? If yes, describe the specific projects and your role in ensuring compliance. written answer
- Describe your experience working within governed processes (intake standards, version control, approvals, audit trails). Give an example of how you've established or enforced a process that improved consistency or reduced errors. written answer
- Tell us about a time you managed multiple translation or localization projects with competing deadlines. How did you prioritize, track progress, and ensure quality across all projects? written answer
- Describe your experience working with external translation vendors or service partners. What challenges have you faced coordinating between internal teams and external partners, and how did you resolve them? written answer
- Please share your desired hourly pay rate. Please specify currency.
- Is this rate negotiable? yes / no
- If selected, what is your availability to start in this new role?