project manager

How to become game translator

13th December 2016 Nancy Matis Other Tasks

A detailed, hype-free report on how to become game translator, from required skills to the best paths to start your career as a video game

The Main Steps of a Translation Project

24th August 2015 Nancy Matis Management for all

When I introduce students to Translation Project Management, I usually display an illustration showing the main steps involved in a translation project. Regardless of the

Top skills required to be a successful translation project manager

4th June 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

The success of any translation project depends on lots of aspects and factors, but a particular one is to have qualified project managers inside an

Being a Project Manager in the Translation Industry

22nd May 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

What is it like to be a PM in the translation industry? What skills are needed? What is your role? While the umbrella term ‘project

Translators and project managers: together we fall, together we rise

14th April 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

Our guest writer Ricardo Souza discusses the role of the translation and localization project manager in the contemporary translation industry.

What does a Localization Project Manager do?

10th April 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

Language Intelligence employs several professional Localization Project Managers to manage our clients’ complex projects. A Localization Project Manager handles the project from beginning to end

Let’s talk about… The difficult role of the project manager

3rd April 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

One of the main purposes of this blog when we recently created it was bringing the translators community closer and promote the sharing of different

How do translators showcase their talent to translation agencies?

1st April 2015 Nancy Matis Freelancers

Last week, Letraduct authored a post about one of the problems that your target customer (the translation agency) has, which is lack of time and

Sui generis

24th March 2015 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

Several years ago, in a workshop, a major Italian project management expert named Julius Caesar as the first project manager in history. The notions of

In praise of the project manager

24th March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

Linguists – The best translation project managers are linguists. (I can think of only one notable exception that I worked with). Many translation project managers

The Insider’s Guide to Project Management in Translation Agencies

22nd March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

You can’t please all of the people all of the time, or so the saying goes. But as any translation project manager will tell you,

Recommendations for Freelance Translators: A study from a project manager’s perspective

21st March 2015 Nancy Matis Freelancers

I started working as a project manager in one of the translation companies in London just after graduating from a translation and interpreting MA course

Project Management in the Translation Industry

21st March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

A translation Project Manager (PM) is responsible for the overall coordination of translation-related projects for their clients. The objective of a translation Project Manager is

Project Managers

13th March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

(e-book extract) It is becoming increasingly common to see the various tasks involved in a project orchestrated by a key player in the translation company:

Become a Project Manager’s favorite translator

12th March 2015 Nancy Matis Freelancers

I was a Project Manager for 6 years. During those years, I did have favorites, and my favorite translators got a LOT of work. How

Five Tips For Translation Project Manager

12th March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

Over the last few years, a lot has been written and discussed about project management, including translation project management. Due to increased certification and conferences,

Dos and Don’ts of Translation Project Management

12th March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

For freelance translators, project management can end up being one of the more time-consuming roles that they fill. It is a multi-faceted set of responsibilities …

The 6 critical characteristics of a great translation project manager

12th March 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

Project managers can make or break your translation processes, so here are six characteristics that make a great translation project manager.

Reference material

2nd March 2015 Nancy Matis Reference Material

(e-book extract) The reference material to be used by the translation teams can be sent in a single batch for all the projects relating to

Translation companies

1st March 2015 Nancy Matis Translation Companies

(e-book extract) Translation companies are the linking point between clients and translation teams. End clients contact a single translation company rather than several freelance translators

Translation Project Management

23rd February 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

Illustrations: PM, TPM, Translation Project Management, Translation Management, Project Management, Translation Project Manager, Project Manager, Translation Project

Why is Translation Project Management Necessary?

23rd February 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

This blog will cover typical duties of translation agency project managers and common tasks they must perform in a typical document translation project. The scope

Benefit for Translators | Translation Project Management

23rd February 2015 Nancy Matis Academic and professional trainings

An introduction to project management within targeted courses in translation schools allows future translators to understand the professional world they are entering and the importance

Lesson 20: So you want to be a project manager

23rd February 2015 Nancy Matis Project Managers

During my recent webinar with eCPD webinars, I mentioned that I’ve seen tons of CVs as a project manager in my last in-house job. I