French Linguist - 12 month FTC

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech - all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About the role

The Digital team are looking for a highly organised, enthusiastic candidate for the new French linguist role. This role will be responsible for the translation and the review of content translated into French for the Charlotte Tilbury website and App, plus all ongoing digital content, both BAU and campaign.

Please note, this is a 12-month fixed term contract.

As a French Linguist you will

• Proofread of all French and Canadian French content, either AI translated or provided by 3rd party external agency.
• Write new blog content in French, optimised for SEO purposes.
• Provide translation for ad-hoc tasks.
• Provide transcreation of tag lines and creative content.
• Maintenance of French style guide and glossary.
• Share linguistic feedback on French translations with the localisation vendor, to elevate the overall quality.
• Carry out regular in-context review on the Charlotte Tilbury site and app.
• Check email tests in French and Canadian French and provide feedback to the team.
• Check French and Canadian French translated designs and implement feedback.
• Provide guidance for French related queries for the entire business, and act as main point of reference.
• Process translation requests using the TMS, liaising with the support team in case of any issues and/or questions.
• Occasionally coordinate translation briefs from the Digital team placing orders with the agency and deliver back to the teams (website, App, email, performance marketing, affiliates, Tech)
• Occasionally assist with uploads of translated copy directly into the CMS.

Who you will work with

• You will report into the Translation Manager and work within the Digital Content Team.

About you

• Native fluency in French. Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Experienced in translating content, preferably for beauty and luxury.
• Solid knowledge of how keyword and SEO work.
• Someone who thrives working within a fast-paced environment and be able to continually adapt.
• Aware of the differences between European French and Canadian French.
• Quick learner and loves new technologies.
• Both creative and numerical.
• Reliable, passionate, and willing to think limitless.
• Highly organised, with attention to detail and strong project management skills
• Experience with main CAT Tools and translation technologies (experience/knowledge with XTM is a plus)
• Experience with managing translations or content is a plus but not essential.
• Subtitling knowledge is desired but not essential.
• Knowledge of design systems like PhotoShop, Figma, Sketch, etc. is desired but not essential.

Other Skills

• Ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge.
• Ability to work within a remote team.

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.

Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We're a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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