Job Description
This role manages sacred music, temple, and scripture translation projects, bridging Headquarters and Area teams. It coordinates multilingual translators, aligns resources, and leverages project management tools to ensure efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery of sacred materials worldwide while supporting linguists and supervisors in building capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Communicates with language offices to determine resource availability for sacred music, as well as for other scripture and temple translation and production translation projects.
- Makes location and travel arrangements for music teams in multiple areas.
- Assists sacred materials linguists with job assignments, job tracking, and resource management.
- Uses standard processes to ensure the timely completion of projects, including managing communication, project expectations, and payment with translation team members.
- Creates and administers surveys for Sacred Materials projects. Typically coordinates sensitive, confidential, high-profile projects.
- Travels as needed to assist with project and resource needs.
- Other duties as assigned by the Sacred Materials Coordination Team Lead or the Area Translation Manager.
Qualifications
- Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree (business, linguistics, translation, or related field) or equivalent; 8+ years in translation and 3+ years in project management.
- Language Proficiency: Mastery of English and at least one other language, including grammar, vocabulary, and syntax.
- Cultural Knowledge: Broad understanding of history, culture, localization, and global context.
- Core Skills: Strong project/time management, communication, coaching, problem-solving, and ability to work under pressure.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in translation/business tools, CAT tools, Office 365, and basic technical support.
- Church Knowledge: Familiarity with Church doctrine, policies, and ecclesiastical organization.
- Additional Expertise: Knowledge of word processing, graphic production, and language recording best practices.
About Us
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinancesour employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
