Voiceover Project Manager

Company Description

translate plus , an award-winning Top 10 international Language Services Provider, including, Top 3 in the EU and Top 2 in the UK, is a Publicis Groupe company, one of the most well-established advertising corporations globally. translate plus sits within the network’s cross-media production platform, Publicis Production . This brings together production specialists who are experts in: video, digital media, and print, to produce award-winning content for leading global brands.

Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end production of voice-over (VO) requests for TV and radio and translation and transcreation projects briefed internally or directly by the client (assessing requirements, querying, collecting reference material, planning, quoting and scheduling)
• Coordinating with VO talent, post-production teams and client service team to ensure brand alignment and effective messaging, sourcing and negotiating with in-market transcreators, translators, writers, and other suppliers, evaluating and monitoring their work, whilst ensuring meeting company margin targets.
• Streamlining processes for VO content production, improving efficiency across teams and meeting deadlines consistently
• Completing admin tasks, including reconciliation of costs, in a timely manner.
• Preparation of files for translation or copy decks for transcreation, including creation of briefs.
• Working with different CAT tools and project management platforms.
• Ensuring the delivered copy follows internal quality procedures.
• Building up and demonstrating clear understanding of our end client’s brands.
• Maintaining glossaries and playbooks to ensure consistency across campaigns and projects.
• Managing the copy review/approval process with agency or client, building strong client and stakeholder relationship along the way.
• Supporting other teams on other language services projects.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written English skills, knowledge of a foreign language is a plus
• Educated to degree level
• Excellent computer literacy
• Documented project management experience
• Client facing experience
• Experience in managing projects in media, sound or video production will be an advantage.
• Nice to have: experience in advertising production services, preferably with a focus on language projects’ needs or in language industry
• An excellent team player working very closely with internal stakeholder to coordinate multi-media needs across production services and ensure consistency across.
• Pro-active, detail oriented, highly organised, able to work to tight deadlines and calm under pressure
• Strong business acumen and negotiating skill
• Previous use of CAT tools (preferably Trados or Phrase) or other industry-specific applications is a plus

Additional Information

We Offer

• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working model for Sofia‑based employees and fully remote opportunities for colleagues outside Sofia
• Additional health insurance
• Food vouchers
• Service Recognition Plan, including additional holiday allowance based on length of service
• Career development and progression opportunities
• High quality training delivered by in‑house and external experts, plus access to thousands of online learning courses (Publicis Marcel, LinkedIn Learning, etc.) to support essential, functional, and industry‑specific skills
• Access to global job and gig opportunities across Publicis Groupe
• Work Your World – the Publicis Groupe policy allowing up to 6 weeks of working from another country
• Café Marcel – networking events and connection opportunities with colleagues from across Publicis Groupe worldwide

translate plus is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age citizenship, marital, domestic, or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.