Rhys Stevenson

Rhys Stevenson joined Atlas Translations as a project manager in November 2023. As a language enthusiast, Rhys really enjoys his role, working on clients’ multilingual projects. He especially loves the international dimension and working with linguists from across the globe.

As our ISO Quality Officer, Rhys also does a grand job keeping Atlas’s documentation and processes shipshape for our annual ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 audits.

After studying for his BA in German and Russian, Rhys gained a CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualification and spent a couple of years teaching in Zurich. During this time, he relished getting acquainted with the various Swiss dialects of the German language. He then completed a joint master’s degree in German and Comparative Literature at universities in Germany and Scotland. Rhys put his language skills to good use in the travel sector while operating school tours across Europe. He started working for a translation agency as a project manager in 2020, before joining Atlas in 2023.

Rhys lives in Edinburgh’s seaside suburb, Portobello, which he affectionately calls the ‘Costa del Forth’. Sadly, the name hasn’t caught on, even though it really should have done.

Outside of work, Rhys is a keen theatre-goer and is lucky to have the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on his doorstep. He also likes getting involved with environmental and LGBTQ+ groups in his community, volunteering annually at a local Pride event.

Despite growing up in Yorkshire, which is famous for a ‘proper brew’, Rhys (controversially) prefers coffee over tea. We don’t hold that against him, though!