Skills
51 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
6 skills
Essential skills / competences
25 skills
Optional knowledge
8 skills
Optional skills / competences
12 skills
Overview
Translation agency managers oversee translation service delivery, coordinate translators, manage agency administration and keep written-language assignments on time and at the required quality.
In job descriptions, look for translator coordination, project intake, language pairs, proofreading, terminology, client communication, deadlines, service quality, invoicing and agency operations.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Translation agency managers turn client text requests into planned language projects. They assign translators or revisers, clarify scope, track deadlines, manage files and keep the agency’s service quality and administration moving.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include project briefing, language-pair planning, translator coordination, proofreading workflows, terminology management, client communication and basic commercial follow-up. Larger agencies may separate sales, vendor management and quality review; smaller agencies may combine them.
Salary context
Salary context depends on agency size, number of language projects, client responsibility, deadline pressure, team leadership, quality accountability and whether the role includes sales or vendor contracting.
Career paths
Career paths may start in translation, project coordination, editing, localisation or customer account work. Progression can lead to senior project management, vendor management, operations leadership or specialised language-service management.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the mix of translation expertise and agency management. Check file systems, language pairs, quality review steps, client sectors, team size and whether the job expects hands-on text review or mainly coordination.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial occupation context. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data for this exact occupation.
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Alternative labels
language translation agency director
language translation agency supervisor
translation service manager
language interpretation service manager
language translation service manager
language interpretation agency supervisor
language interpretation agency director
interpretation agency director
interpretation agency supervisor
language translation agency manager
language interpretation agency manager
Occupation group
Professional services managers not elsewhere classified (1349)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/83588a0e-b63d-4483-a884-06f1e3a1a4be |
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| ESCO code | 1349.23 |
| ISCO group | 1349 |
| Concept type | Occupation |