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Translation Project Coordinator: salary
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fenny1991
fenny1991
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Apr 18, 2015

Hello everyone!

I was offered a position as a Translation Project Coordinator in a small translation company in South Yorkshire. The salary offered would be around £15 500 per annum. I have done some research and found out the the average salary for the position is approximately £26 500 per annum. Considering that I don't have any experience in a similar position but I have a MSc degree in Translation Studies and have done some translations as a freelancer, would this salary be co... See more
Hello everyone!

I was offered a position as a Translation Project Coordinator in a small translation company in South Yorkshire. The salary offered would be around £15 500 per annum. I have done some research and found out the the average salary for the position is approximately £26 500 per annum. Considering that I don't have any experience in a similar position but I have a MSc degree in Translation Studies and have done some translations as a freelancer, would this salary be considered suitable or do you think it is still too low?
Thank you very much for your advice! ▲ Collapse
 
Paulinho Fonseca
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That is too low Apr 18, 2015

fenny1991 wrote:

Hello everyone!

I was offered a position as a Translation Project Coordinator in a small translation company in South Yorkshire. The salary offered would be around £15 500 per annum. I have done some research and found out the the average salary for the position is approximately £26 500 per annum. Considering that I don't have any experience in a similar position but I have a MSc degree in Translation Studies and have done some translations as a freelancer, would this salary be considered suitable or do you think it is still too low?
Thank you very much for your advice!




I worked in the UK ten years ago with a £ 18 000 pounds per annum and that was low. Think about taxes. They should offer or you could make a counteroffer of £ 22 000 per annum.
 
fenny1991
fenny1991
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No experience Apr 18, 2015

Hello Paulinho!
Thanks for your reply.

Do you think the same salary range could apply also to people with no experience in the same position? Because I thought that the salary was that low for this reason but it acutally is really low.
 
Benno Groeneveld
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Have them promise Apr 19, 2015

(in writing) that they'll revisit your salary after a short evaluation period (say no more than 6 months). If they agree to that, great. If they don't, use the work as a stepping stone to a better position elsewhere (after all, when you go looking for a new job, you will no longer be an inexperienced translator/PM.)
 
brg (X)
brg (X)
Netherlands
Are you sure Apr 19, 2015

that they are looking for a translator with an MA or MSc in translation studies, and not for a secretary (called 'project coordinator')?
 
Rachel Waddington
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Negotiate Apr 19, 2015

I don't know what the going rate is for this kind of position, but if you decide its worth taking on for a while for the experience you should at least see if you can negotiate it up a bit. You have nothing to lose by making your case and even a small increase will make a difference, both now and in future negotiations.
 
Arianne Farah
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Canada
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English to French
Check out glassdoor Apr 20, 2015

Look on glassdoor.com

I searched translation project coordinator and yorkshire and got salaries of 42,000 to 66,000 USD (28,000 to 44,000 GBP). So what you were offered was 1/2 to 1/3 of the 'normal' salary for a Translation project coordinator in your area.
 
fenny1991
fenny1991
United Kingdom
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Yeah Apr 20, 2015

I checked on glassdor and totaljobs and that's when I started having doubts. I think I'll ask them to increase my salary and if they don't agree, I won't accept the position.
Thank you very much to everyone!
 


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