ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE BOARD The Campaign Finance Board is a nonpartisan, independent city agency that empowers New Yorkers to have a greater impact on their elections. Our mission is to make local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable by removing barriers to participation. We make it easier for New Yorkers to vote, meaningfully support candidates for city office, and run for office themselves. NYC Votes, our voter engagement initiative, meets people where they are to share trustworthy election information and help New Yorkers make a plan to vote. We publish the citywide Voter Guide, which delivers information about candidates directly to voters’ doors. Our public matching funds program ensures small contributions can make a big difference, allowing regular people to run for office by relying on the support of other regular people, not just wealthy donors and special interests. And we lift the veil on how candidates raise and spend money, increasing transparency and accountability in local government. We believe that when every New Yorker is empowered to participate meaningfully in elections, candidates will better reflect the communities they serve, elected leaders will be more accountable to the public, and New Yorkers will have a democracy they can truly trust. ABOUT THE UNIT Public Affairs Division The Public Affairs division¿engages New Yorkers, informs them about elections, and boosts their participation in the democratic process.¿¿We make¿election information accessible and relevant, increase engagement with underrepresented communities, and cultivate a team that reflects our core values of purpose, curiosity, creativity, and collaboration.¿¿ The division includes¿Marketing and Digital Communications, Partnerships and Outreach, Language Access, and Public Relations.¿Our division’s work includes publishing the citywide Voter Guide, running the official citywide Debates Program, and managing the voter engagement initiative, NYC Votes.¿¿¿ Language Access Unit The Language Access Unit is responsible for ensuring meaningful and intentional language access is provided to NYC voters and candidates. The unit renders languages services (translation, localization, transcreation, spoken interpretation, over-the-phone interpretation, and ASL/CART), and it leads the agency’s language access implementation strategy. JOB DESCRIPTION Reporting to the Director of Language Access, the Language Strategy Manager will serve as the agency’s lead Spanish linguist, cultural consultant, and strategist, working closely with units across the division and the agency. The role ensures that all CFB Spanish-language content is accurate, culturally resonant, high-quality, and accessible for Spanish-speaking New Yorkers, enabling them to effectively engage with our programs and initiatives. This position also strengthens internal linguistic capacity, streamlines translation workflows, and supports the agency’s broader strategic language access efforts. The responsibilities and tasks to be completed in this role include, but are not limited to: Spanish Language Services Management & Support: - Lead all Spanish-language translation, transcreation and localization work across print, digital, audio, video, and web content, serving as the agency’s highest-level linguistic approver. - Direct and optimize the Spanish language team’s use of translation management systems (RWS Trados and Smartling) to improve quality and reduce turnaround times. - Support Spanish SEO localization strategies to increase reach and engagement. - Develop and implement SLAs for Spanish-language deliverables to ensure timely and high-quality production. - Administer and update Spanish fluency assessments for internal and external staff supporting Spanish-speaking communities. - Monitor, supervise, or support Spanish interpretation services for virtual and in-person events. Linguistic Quality Assurance - Provide strategic leadership for Spanish-language quality assurance, setting standards for terminology, style, and translation memory governance. - Establish and manage measurable linguistic standards that improve the quality of our Spanish language materials by updating and maintaining glossaries, style guides, and translation memories. - Implement and manage structured linguistic QA processes, including integration of community and partner feedback to strengthen cultural and linguistic accuracy. Cultural Insights and Strategy - Lead end-to-end Spanish-language strategy for creative campaigns, including translation, transcreation, localization, QA, and original content development. - Collaborate with Marketing & Digital Communications, and Public Relations, to shape Spanish-language audience strategy, messaging, creative briefs, and channel approaches from campaign inception. - Offer expert linguistic and cultural insights ensuring that tone, terminology, and messaging are accurate, culturally resonant, and aligned with audience needs. - Lead Spanish-language campaign performance reviews and transform linguistic, cultural, and creative findings into actionable recommendations for future work. - Support the implementation of the agency’s broader language access strategies. People Management & Team Development - Lead, supervise, mentor and coach Language Access Specialist (Spanish) team member, and lead the expansion of internal and external linguistic resources for languages other than Spanish. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & OTHER BEHAVIORS (KSAOs) We're seeking individuals eager to make an impact, even if they don't tick every box on our job description. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and the unique blend of lived experiences, non-traditional education pathways, practical know-how, and a variety of skills and abilities that each candidate brings to the table. If you're ready to learn and grow with us, we encourag