Responsive Translation offers a full range of high-quality foreign-language services to help your organization communicate more effectively with your stakeholders. Our most requested services include: expert translation, independent quality assurance (IQA), desktop publishing (DTP), audiovisual and multimedia production, telephone interpreting and consulting.
We support over 200 languages, from commonly requested languages like Spanish to many less common languages. Our network includes over 20,000 qualified linguists.
Quality is the result of our meticulously applied translation quality assurance processes, guided by our quality management system. We are certified for both ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Every project we do includes three rounds of quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness before delivery. We also utilize client-specific glossaries, style guides and translation memories to maintain consistency across projects.
All of our translators and linguists are native speakers of the target language and are carefully vetted. At a minimum, they have a degree in translation studies and at least three years of experience as a full-time translator, or a bachelor’s degree in another subject with at least five years of experience as a full-time translator. We select linguists for each project based on their subject matter expertise and their success in similar past projects, ensuring they have the right knowledge for your industry.
Yes. We specialize in working with high-compliance industries that shape people’s lives every day. We have dedicated teams of linguists and subject matter experts with expertise in education, human resources, health care, clinical research, law, insurance and other fields. This helps us ensure linguistic precision, cultural competence and industry-specific knowledge.
Yes, Responsive Translation is certified for ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Our quality management system guides us to meet and exceed customer and regulatory requirements. We are dedicated to providing services that meet stringent quality standards and constantly strive for continuous improvement.
At Responsive Translation we are committed to establishing and maintaining the security and confidentiality of all information. Our translators and team members sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and we use secure, dedicated folders on our SharePoint system for file storage and transfer. We also adhere to relevant data privacy regulations such as HIPAA.
Yes, we provide certified translation services. A certificate of accuracy, or other certification statement, is provided free of charge upon request. Depending on end-user requirements, we can also provide custom certificates and notarization.
Yes. We can tailor our workflows to meet specific compliance standards, including plain language guidelines, Section 508 and WCAG accessibility requirements, and specialized formatting for the education, legal and healthcare industries.
Our turnaround time depends on the project size, language pair and service type, but for short projects, we can often deliver within 1–2 business days.
Yes. We have teams and workflows in place to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality. Rush or same-day service is available upon request.
You can request a quote in any of four ways:
Every project is unique. For translation projects, we typically calculate the cost based on the word count, language pair and workflow or service type requested. We offer several different workflows, so don’t hesitate to ask if you don’t see what you need. Rates can vary depending on the content type, subject matter complexity and whether additional services are needed, such as voiceover recording. Our project managers will put together an estimate for you to review. Once the estimate is accepted, then we get to work!
Every translation we do starts with a language-specific style guide, glossary and translation memory. Our standard process includes translation, editing, proofreading and three rounds of quality assurance to ensure the highest quality.
Expert translation involves a human translator starting from scratch and is best for content requiring a natural tone, cultural nuances and high accuracy. Human-edited machine translation starts with AI-generated drafts that are refined by human linguists, which is good for content intended for internal use or large volumes of content with a tighter timeline and a lower budget.
Yes. If you don’t need full translation, we offer a wide range of Independent Quality Assurance (IQA) solutions. These standalone services can complement your existing teams and processes with comprehensive linguistic and strategic support.
We work with a wide range of file formats, including editable text formats like Word, InDesign, and PowerPoint; non-editable formats like PDFs; as well as more technical formats like JSON, XML and XLIFF. We also offer multilingual DTP and graphic services to prepare documents, adjust layouts and ensure that the translation fits appropriately and the original formatting is preserved for your target audience.
All engagements start with the construction of a glossary, style guide and translation memory before translation begins. These linguistic assets are stored and managed for each client in our translation management system. They are used throughout each project to ensure consistent terminology and tone, as well as to ensure consistency across projects.
We regularly work with these formats using our translation management system, which handles tags automatically. Our linguists only adjust tag positions when issues are flagged.
Yes. For clients who regularly need a high volume of content translated on short notice, Responsive Translation can integrate our translation service directly into your content management system for nearly instant delivery and monthly billing. We also offer other custom integrations for greater efficiency.