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Hire a UI/UX Designer for Translation Agencies. A UI/UX designer shapes how clients needing certified, technical or literary translation experience Translation Agencies online and in product: what they see first, what they understand in seconds, where they click next, and where they give up.

15+
Years Experience
100+
Projects Delivered
6
Countries Served
$25M+
Revenue Enabled
Translation Agencies — UI/UX Designer

A senior ui/ux designer for translation agencies

A translation agency's margin is decided in the handover gaps: quotes that take days because the source files were never properly scoped, linguists assigned without checking their subject specialism, translation memory that is not reused so the same sentences get translated twice, and quality checks squeezed at the end because the deadline moved. Clients notice inconsistency before they notice speed.

For Translation Agencies, design decisions show up directly in completion: whether clients needing certified, technical or literary translation finish the enquiry, booking or purchase, or abandon it halfway.

A UI/UX designer shapes how clients needing certified, technical or literary translation experience Translation Agencies online and in product: what they see first, what they understand in seconds, where they click next, and where they give up. The work is grounded in real user journeys through quote, linguist assignment, translation, editing and proofreading, not in decoration. Book a free discovery call and we will test the fit on one real workflow before any wider scope is agreed.

What you get

What this engagement covers for translation agencies

  • User journeys mapped for clients needing certified, technical or literary translation: the tasks they arrive to do and the points where they currently drop off.
  • Wireframes and prototypes tested with real users before visual design locks anything in.
  • Interfaces that prioritise the next action at every step, especially on mobile.
  • Design systems with reusable components, so new pages stay consistent without redesigns.
  • Accessibility basics handled properly: contrast, keyboard use, readable type and clear labels.
  • Handover files developers can build from without reinterpretation.
The systems translation agencies actually run

Built on your stack, not on top of it

Agencies typically translate in a CAT tool such as Trados, memoQ or Phrase, maintain translation memory and terminology bases per client, manage linguist vendors by language pair and specialism, and run linguistic QA before delivery. The work here connects quoting, assignment, memory reuse and QA instead of replacing tools linguists already trust.

Design work applies to the interfaces clients needing certified, technical or literary translation actually use across quote, linguist assignment, translation, editing and proofreading, delivered as components developers can build from, within the team's existing platform.

Certified and sworn translations carry formal requirements that vary by jurisdiction and document type, and legal and medical source material carries strict confidentiality duties. Client documents stay inside the agency's own systems under its existing permissions, and no machine translation output reaches a client without a qualified human reviewing it. That constraint shapes the build from day one: permissions follow the team's existing structure, and nothing ships without the team's approval.

How it works

From kickoff to delivery for translation agencies

  1. Discovery and workflow pick

    Discovery starts with quote, linguist assignment, translation, editing and proofreading: where time is actually lost, which steps need a human, and one workflow chosen as the first job, with a success measure agreed before build.

  2. Build on your existing stack

    The ui/ux designer work connects the CAT tools, translation memory and linguist vendor systems the team already runs, scoped to the chosen workflow, with the effect on exporters, law firms, publishers and public bodies checked at each step.

  3. Review and harden

    Real work runs through the result before launch: edge cases from quote, linguist assignment, translation, editing and proofreading, error handling, and the human review steps that must never be skipped.

  4. Launch and improve

    Go live to one team or one workflow, measure against the agreed success measure, and expand scope only on evidence from the delivery cycle.

Why Omer

Why hire Omer

  • Journeys mapped before screens are drawn
  • Prototypes tested with real users
  • Mobile-first, action-first layouts
  • Design systems for consistency at scale
  • Developer-ready handover, not pictures alone
Outcomes

What changes in practice

The realistic outcome is steadier delivery: quotes that go out the same day, fewer re-translated sentences, terminology that stays consistent across a client's documents, and QA findings caught before delivery instead of by the client.

The change is fewer drop-offs and fewer support questions: visitors who understand the next step, flows that complete on mobile, and a product that feels considered because it was designed around real tasks. Browse all hire engagements or discuss your translation agencies workflow directly.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Will this work with the tools we already run?
Yes. The UI/UX Designer work is built on the CAT tools, translation memory and linguist vendor systems the team already runs, connected rather than replaced, so staff keep familiar tools and the new capability lands where it removes the most friction.
Do you redesign everything at once?
Rarely. The highest-friction journeys are redesigned first, tested, and then rolled out as a system. A full redesign in one go is expensive, risky and usually unnecessary; fixing the journeys that lose people earns faster.
Does machine translation replace your linguists?
No. Machine translation, where a client agrees to it, is a drafting aid inside the agency's workflow. A qualified linguist still translates or post-edits, another reviews, and the agency's QA step runs before anything is delivered.
What does the first project usually look like?
The first project is usually one language pair's job flow done properly: quote from analysed source files, linguist matched on specialism and availability, translation memory applied before translation starts, and the edit-proof-QA sequence tracked to delivery.
What stays with a human, and what is automated?
Judgement stays with the team: anything affecting exporters, law firms, publishers and public bodies — approvals, client-facing messages and consequential decisions — is reviewed by a human. Automation handles gathering, sorting, drafting and chasing, and escalates anything uncertain.
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