Work with us: in house
Would you like to work with us in-house at Atlas Translations? We’re a small but busy team working out of our offices in St Albans, Bath, Bedford, Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, and Liverpool, enjoying a fun and rewarding career in a flexible work environment.
Applying for in-house roles
Happily, staff tend to stay at Atlas for quite a while, so vacancies are rare. If you’re interested in getting your CV in front of us for future openings, please email the team at team@atlas-translations.co.uk.
Your email should be personal, creative, and make us notice you (in a good way). Don’t forget to attach your updated CV. We will securely keep your details on file and contact you if a suitable role opens up.
Benefits of working at Atlas
Of course we have all the stuff you’d expect from a great employer: remote working, NEST pension, childcare vouchers, paid holiday and bank holidays etc.
Here are a few other things that makes it such a special place to work:
4 day work week
In July 2019, we introduced the four-day work week to help staff maintain a healthier work/life balance. No, salaries were not reduced. Yes, we’ve been doing it ever since.
Bonuses
A monthly bonus scheme based on the company’s financial turnover, a second bonus based on individual projects, AND a quarterly bonus to the highest-performing project manager.
Cake!
Cake is so important that it gets its own heading. We love cake, and we’re happy to admit it. Also, tea. Here at Atlas, cake will usually appear for a birthday or other ‘legitimate’ excuse.
Remote placements
At Atlas Translations, we’ve been fortunate to work with some exceptional placement students over the years. In fact our Senior Project Manager and Placement Lead, Stefania, was one herself back in 2013! We’ve recently successfully trialled a remote placement programme, and we’ve been delighted with the result.
We don’t recruit placement students on a fixed schedule. Instead, we look for individuals who demonstrate the qualities that matter most in our business. If you’re bright, curious and genuinely interested in the language services industry, we’d love to hear from you.
The people who thrive with us are typically:
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Naturally organised and reliable.
- Confident communicating professionally.
- Curious, willing to ask thoughtful questions and keen to learn.
A placement with Atlas isn’t about sitting quietly in meetings. You’ll gain exposure to a real commercial language services business and, depending on your skills and the projects available, may have the opportunity to help with project management, checking files, marketing, business development, supplier management, quality, and research. Note that unless you are already a qualified translator, we will not be able to offer you any translation work.
Because we work with confidential client information and invest significant time in training and mentoring, we’re selective about who we offer placements to. We’d much rather work with one outstanding placement student than several average ones.
If that sounds like you, we’d be pleased to hear from you.
Please email Stefania at stefania@atlas-translations.co.uk with:
- your CV
- a brief covering email explaining why you’d like a placement with Atlas
- what you’re hoping to learn
- your availability and preferred placement dates (minimum time is 6 weeks)
We’re particularly interested in applications that show genuine interest in our business. A thoughtful, personalised application will always stand out more than a generic email sent to dozens of companies.
Freelance suppliers
If you want to work with us as a freelance supplier, please do not just send us a CV. You need to contact us first for an initial conversation before applying online. Read more about how we work with freelance translators.
Looking for help with your languages CV?
If you are looking for help with your CV and applications in the languages sector in general, the CV Clinic with our director, Clare Suttie, might be for you.
For a charitable donation, Clare will review and provide feedback on your CV and other aspects of your business, such as your LinkedIn profile.
Contact Clare via clare@atlas-translations.co.uk for more details.
