Work With Us In-House!

We don’t have any in-house vacancies at the moment—watch this space!

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, and Manchester, 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.

Work From Home

We offer a work-from-home environment, and in July 2019, we introduced the four-day week to help staff maintain a healthier work/life balance. No, salaries were not reduced.

Because of that transition, our staff safely worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We now offer a “your choice” working environment—you can work from home or at our head office in St Albans!

The Good Stuff!

Childcare vouchers, remote working, NEST pension, bottomless tea and coffee, paid holidays and bank holidays are standard. We do not require any overtime, and, as mentioned above, we believe in a good work/other life balance. There is a monthly bonus scheme based on the company’s financial turnover. A second bonus is paid based on individual projects, AND a quarterly bonus for the highest-performing project manager.

Cake!

Cake is so important that it gets its own heading. We love cake, and we’re not bashful about admitting it. Also, tea. Here at Atlas, cake will usually appear for a birthday or other “legitimate” excuse.

Out and About with Atlas!

If you want to learn about us and a career with Atlas Translations, then this website, our blog, and our social media channels (especially LinkedIn) are great places to start.

We’re active members of our local business communities in the St. Albans, Exeter, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bedford, and Bath areas. As communicators, we will talk to anyone about translation, localisation, and the language business as long as possible!

You might meet us at an exhibition, a career fair, a university careers evening, or the Language Show. You can also can sign up to attend one (or more) of our Open Days, which we’re now holding approximately four times a year.

Our open days are FREE and anyone can attend, even if you haven’t worked with us yet.

In an effort to meet with more people than before, we do try to hold our open days in and around our various locations (above).

Placements

We used to have an established and popular placement scheme, but since COVID, working practices have changed.

We’re currently planning how to offer remote placements that will allow us to provide the same level of support and training as our in-house placements.

Keep an eye on our social channels, as that’s where we’ll post about in-house recruitment or placement positions.

Freelance Positions

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.

Looking For Help With Your Languages CV?

If you are looking for help with your CV and applications in the languages sector on a broader basis, 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 profile, such as your LinkedIn profile.

Contact Clare for more details.

Looking for Freelance Roles?

If you’re interested in freelance supplier work for Atlas Translations where you can use your languages across a range of interesting assignments, click below to find out more.

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CVs with Clare

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Atlas have been translating (policy documents) for us into several languages since 2004. They are friendly and efficient and have always provided accurate and cost-effective translations well within the agreed deadlines.

Oxford Policy Management

Atlas provided another high-quality French translation of one of our policy briefs. They respond quickly to our needs and delivered a document that we were confident to send straight to printing and distribution. We’re happy to include Atlas as one of our trusted partners.

Future Agricultures Consortium

What an excellent and prompt service! Thank you very much for the extremely fast turnaround and efficient service.

Scottish Prison Service

The translator did an impeccable job. The translation notes were not only helpful but showed a tremendous dedication to the task and outstanding professionalism all around. A very special thank you to Atlas.

Sistemas Congnitivos (SISCOG)

I was particularly impressed with the speed in which you turned the work around, and the quality of the work was excellent. Many thanks. It was a pleasure working with you.

Snell & Wilcox

ISO 17100 – ISO 17100:2017 for Translation Services (since this standard began, in 2008, externally audited annually).
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Mindful Employer Plus – As a Charter member, our team have access to an Employee Assistance Program with 24/7/365 support, as we work toward achieving better mental health at work.

Atlas Translations has been accredited by the Fair Tax Foundation since February 2024. The Fair Tax Foundation is a not-for-profit social enterprise developed by a team of tax justice, corporate responsibility, and ethical consumer experts. It was launched in 2014.

We’ve been registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) since 2004. Go to https://ico.org.uk/ for more information.

We hold a full membership in the Association of British HealthTech Industries. The ABHI supports the HealthTech community by providing products and services that help people live healthier lives. As the voice of the industry, we show the value of health technology and overcome barriers to people benefitting from it now and in the future.

Certified since 2003, externally audited annually. ISO 9001:2015 is the international standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS), applicable across all sectors. ISO 9001 provides a framework to respond to changing quality requirements in line with changing demands across society, economics and the environment.
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Disability Confident Committed is creating a movement of change, encouraging employers like ourselves to think differently about disability and take action to improve how we recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. Being a DCC employer is a unique opportunity to lead the way in our community and show that we’re a disability inclusive employer.

Corporate membership of the ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting) since 1994. Corporate Member of the Year 2021. ITI is the only UK-based independent professional membership association for practising translators, interpreters and all those involved in the language services sector.

CIEP: We’ve held Corporate membership Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading since 1993. CIEP are an international membership organisation that offers training and community for editorial professionals (copy editors and proofreaders) while helping members develop business confidence.

ATC: We hold full membership with the Association of Translation Companies, a trade association representing the interests of language service companies in the UK and internationally. It is the leading voice for companies operating in the UK’s language services industry.

Living Wage Employer: As a living wage employer, we believe our staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs. The Living Wage Foundation has a mission to encourage employers to play their part in tackling in-work and post-work poverty and provide a decent standard of living by paying the real Living Wage, adopting Living Hours and Living Pensions as well as wider good employment practices.
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Proudly a 4-Day Week Employer since 2019. Amongst other items, the 4-Day Week initiative calls for a reduction to the maximum working week from 48 hours per week to 32 hours per week by 2030.

 
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A member of the Good Business Charter since 2022. The GBC is a simple accreditation that organisations of all sizes in the UK can apply for in recognition of responsible business practices.
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We’re a proud member of the Patient Information Forum (PIF), a membership organisation for anyone producing health information and support. PIF promote access to trusted, evidence-based health information for patients, carers, the public and healthcare professionals.

The Fair Payment Code (FPC) sets standards for best payment practices and is administered by the Small Business Commissioner on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). The Gold Award is awarded to those paying at least 95% of all invoices within 30 days.

Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed certification scheme that helps protect organisations’ and customers’ data from cyber attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends Cyber Essentials as the minimum cybersecurity standard for all organisations.