Global Wordsmiths

Global Wordsmiths is hiring a full-time Finance Assistant to work 40 hours per week supporting our financial department, operations team, and CEO with general finance and bookkeeping tasks. A successful Finance Assistant will have experience with bookkeeping and accounting principles, be well-organized, have working knowledge of accounting and customer relationship management software, and have integrity, mathematical skills, analytical skills, and a high level of commitment to Global Wordsmiths’ standards for data privacy and confidentiality. This is an in-house position at our Pittsburgh office; however, we are not requiring employees to work in-person during the COVID- 19 pandemic until further notice. Inquiries to: [email protected]

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Listen to our Founder Mary Jayne speak about the intersection of mental health and language on The Barrier Breakdown. Big thanks to Cognitive Behavior Institute for the platform to advance the conversation about language access.

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We are so much stronger together.

Meet Mary Jayne, our CEO! "I'm the Founder and CEO of Global Wordsmiths, which means I do everything within my power and ability to advance our mission and grow our company. This can be anything from going after RFPs and bidding on contracts, handling the finances, and overseeing Global Wordsmiths' daily operations, to building relationships with stakeholders and advancing our social impact work. Really, I do anything it takes to ensure our success and the well-being of ou...r team." Q: What's the best thing about your job? A: Everything! I'm so lucky to be able to do something I love so much and feel so passionately about as a job. If I had to pick, though, I would say that using our resources to generate lasting social impact, meeting and working with wonderful people from all over the world, and interacting with The Best Team stand out as particularly joyful. Q: What's your favorite food or meal? A: Ethiopian food, gorditas from the markets of Mexico City, and good sushi. Q: Your top 3 favorite books or podcasts? A: Top three books of 2020 so far are: "How to be an Antiracist," "10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World," and "Heavy: An American Memoir." Q: What is your favorite way to spend the weekend? A: Up before sunrise, long walks alone in the woods, lots of snuggles and playtime with my kids, and having solo time to read, embroider, and relax. #MeettheTeamMonday

Thank you, thank you, thank you to our #LanguageAccessProject interns, who helped us fulfill our social impact commitment to community language services at no cost. Your work made a difference. (Photo from January) Learn more about the Language Access Project: https://www.globalwordsmiths.com/the-language-access-project

Meet Nadya, our Operations Manager! As our newest team member, Nadya is currently recruiting, on-boarding, and training interpreters! She makes sure all of our linguists feel valued and connected with their colleagues. Nadya is originally from Russia and speaks both Russian and English! Get to know Nadya:... Q: What's the best thing about your job? A: I've been working in the sphere of international engagement for over 10 years and wouldn't change it for anything! Working with people from different cultural backgrounds and helping with their language needs is very rewarding. Q: If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? A: Japan Q: What is your favorite way to spend the weekend? A: Anything outdoors - hiking, kayaking, biking, you name it! Q: Where do you find inspiration? A: In my amazing friends and my ever-active son! #MeettheTeamMonday