Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date 26.01.2026
You will be part of the Board and Media Section of the Language Services Division in the Directorate General Communications. Language Services provides translation, editing, proofreading, and language technology and terminology services in all EU languages, as well as offering advice on linguistic matters. Our work covers a wide range of texts aimed at experts and the general public, including multilingual content for our websites, and seeks to make the ECB’s operations accessible to a variety of different audiences.
In your role as a French Translator, you will join a small team of in-house and external French Translators who, together with colleagues translating into other languages, are responsible for communicating the ECB’s messages to almost 350 million Europeans who do not have English as their first language. You will help to produce ECB communications in French, working closely with other Translators, Language Technologists/Terminologists and our team of Administrators, as well as experts from across the ECB. You will work closely with others in our Directorate General as part of cross-divisional teams handling strategic communication projects or urgent tasks.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As a French Translator, you will:
- translate texts from English into French in the fields of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision;
- revise and proofread texts written in French;
- identify, extract and compile terminology in French;
- work with state-of-the-art language technology tools, including machine translation, and maintain translation memories in French;
- contribute to the Language Services Division’s overall strategy by providing ideas, embracing innovation and being part of the evolution of the translation industry.
This position offers you excellent opportunities to translate a wide range of text types for a variety of different audiences, apply clear language principles and develop a strong understanding of economics, finance, central banking and banking supervision. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
