Stepes understands effective enterprise Spanish translation operations require bespoke localization processes that leverage industry best practices, while at the same time tailor to each customer’s unique business requirements. Our professional localization processes are carefully designed so each of clients’ translation projects is delivered on time, within budget, and having the highest level of linguistic accuracy, on a continuous basis.

Onboarding: Stepes professional localization process starts with our due diligence to learn all of the customer’s unique translation requirements (documents, eLearning content, video, and website) and then jointly developing the most optimal localization workflows to consistently meet the client’s translation needs in Spanish and other languages. For each enterprise customer, we build a dedicated project team consisting of project managers, localization engineers, professional native linguists and subject matter experts, and multilingual publishers to serve their requirements.

Glossary development: Our dedicated project managers work with the client, translators, and linguistic reviewers to develop a terminology glossary. This effort will ensure all important product names, trademarks, and technical terms are consistently and accurately translated between English and Spanish.

Style guide creation: Bespoke Spanish translations can be more effectively achieved by spelling out the company’s specific language requirements and linguistic style preferences in a language style guide. This document defines the treatment of date, currency, and number formats in the target language, as well as linguistic tones such as formal, colloquial, and academic for certain types of content. It can also specify how product terms should be translated. For example, some companies prefer to have product terms translated into Spanish, followed by the English terms enclosed in parenthesis the first time they appear. Others may decide to keep these terms in English.

Project scoping and quoting: For each project, the Stepes team analyzes the document(s) to come up with the word count report, which can include new words, repeated words, as well as fuzzy matches from translation memory. We also take into consideration of document formatting, localization testing, voiceover/subtitling (for videos), and other required tasks to work out a detailed Spanish translation quote. For standard document translations, the Stepes online system can automatically work out a translation quote for the customer in seconds.

Translation kit creation: We create a translation kit consisting the pre-processed content to be translated, any special instructions, terminology glossary, style guide, and specified deadlines. This translation kit is then delivered to our pre-approved Spanish linguists for the customer.

Translation, editing, proofreading: Next, the designated Spanish linguists start translating the content. Stepes uses the standard TEP (translation, editing, and proofreading) process for all of our translation work. The same linguist first translates the content into Spanish, and then reviews and edits the translated result to ensure its error free. For selected translations, Stepes also provides additional review by a second Spanish linguist.

Client review: Some of our customers have designated in-country reviewers from their local offices that are in charge of linguistic review. The Stepes PM will work with these reviewers to expedite the linguistic review process for the translated Spanish content. All changes are to be reviewed by the original translator for rebuttal and implementation so these same issues will not reoccur.

DTP: Once the content has been translated, Stepes desktop publishing specialists are brought in to format the translated document so everything (text, graphics, tables) looks professional. Our Spanish desktop publishers are trained with typesetting and page layout using international typographical conventions. For simple MS Word, PowerPoint, and InDesign document, our system is able to format the localized Spanish files automatically for reduced costs and turnaround time.

Delivery: The dedicated Stepes localization project manager will send the translated Spanish document to the client via our project portal or email (if requested.) We have streamlined the entire file transfer process so the client can simply download the translated documents with the click of a button.

Project backup: Stepes backs up each translation project file so the content can be referenced and leverage for future translation work. The translated sentences (including all the linguistic review changes) are updated to the client master Spanish TM (translation memory) for future project reuse.

Stepes only uses professional, native Spanish linguists with subject matter expertise to translate our clients’ content. We have one of the largest teams of experienced linguists for both Latin American Spanish and European Spanish. Better yet, Stepes is the first translation company to allow our customers, 3rd party reviewers, and our project managers to rate the performance of each Spanish linguist based on linguistic quality and timely project delivery. For enterprise customers, Stepes introduces our powerful Stepes myTranslator solution, which allows the same dedicated team of Spanish linguists to serve all of their translation needs, to ensure better knowledge sharing, linguist consistency, and overall translation performance.

When it comes to technically accurate translations between English and Spanish, industry subject matter expertise is the key. This is why Stepes professional translation best practices heavily emphasize on employing the most qualified Spanish linguists and subject matter experts who specialize in the customer’s unique industry market requirements. We have dedicated Spanish linguists in life sciences, banking/finance, legal, automotive, ecommerce, non-profit and government sectors. Our translators understand the scientific jargon and industry expressions to deliver technically competent translations that are second to none. Combined with our powerful industry terminology management solutions, Stepes delivers the highest quality Spanish translation services to help our clients achieve greater success in Spanish speaking markets.

Modern translation solutions rely on the best CAT (computer assisted translation) tools to deliver quality linguistic results with efficiency and scale. In today’s digital economy, customer expectations have changed radically. Companies must make product documents simultaneously available in English and Spanish in order to compete efficiently in international markets. This is why you need Stepes. Our industry-leading translation tools enable our professional Spanish translators to confidently translate with efficiency. Stepes has developed a suite of Spanish translation tools, including real-time terminology lookup, online legacy content leverage, machine learning, AI-powered translation management system, multichannel translation, and on-demand translation APIs. We lead the language industry for next-gen, big translation solutions that disrupt the status quo to deliver unrivaled Spanish translation performance.

Stepes provides one of the most competitive Spanish translation pricing models on the market. We’re able to do this through our technology innovations that significantly increase document translation productivity and share the cost savings with our customers. Stepes price our Spanish translation service based on the number of words translated. We also apply reduced rates to repeated content and TM fuzzy matches. We charge $0.13/word for standard Latin American Spanish document translation, and $0.16/word for medical and legal content.