Translation Quality Process
If you don’t work in the translation industry, it can be challenging to evaluate the quality of your language services provider. Working with an organization that is transparent about their multi-step process brings peace of mind that you will receive an accurate, culturally fluent, reformatted product.
Many steps go into developing a high-quality translation. When you reach out to Avantpage for a translation project, we’ll work to understand your unique needs and specifications. Once we’ve assessed the size, scope, and timeline for a given project, our team will provide a time and cost estimate for your approval.
Upon project launch, your dedicated project manager will oversee the process from start to finish, keeping you updated and ensuring a smooth and timely delivery. Here are the steps we take to deliver our translation services:
FILE PREPARATION
Once we receive your files and project specifications, we perform any pre-process steps necessary so that our translators can get straight to work.
TRANSLATION
Native language translators render the document in the languages you need, while our editors and proofreaders ensure that it’s error-free and culturally fluent.
FORMATTING (DESKTOP PUBLISHING)
Multilingual design experts lay out the copy to make sure it’s presented in line with the original formatting.
LAYOUT PROOFING
Once the text has been formatted, we perform a round of visual proofing to ensure nothing was lost in the design process.
CLIENT REVIEW
We share the translated documents with you to provide optional feedback. We then review your feedback and make any changes, as appropriate.
DELIVERY
Once we’ve made any adjustments from the client review phase, we send you the final translated product.
INVOICING
Our accountants send an invoice for payment after you’ve received your translated documents. If you have any specific invoicing or reporting requirements, your project manager will have communicated this to the accounting team.
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