Life at Jonckers - WordsOnline

For over 25 years Jonckers has been an innovator
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We’d like to give you a better insight into our working lives. From blog posts describing working with us, to introducing you to our favorite places to visit near the offices,

Come and explore our world…

Our student life at Jonckers and our new CEO.

Jonckers Student Ambassador Juraj

August 5, 2020

My name is Juraj Chano and I am a student at the University of Žilina, where I study at the faculty of Management Science and Informatics.

Silke Zschweigert – New CEO of Jonckers

July 9, 2020

Belgium, 9th July, 2020. Jonckers, a global leader in language platform technology and multilingual solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Silke Zschweigert as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Zschweigert previously held the position of Chief Revenue Officer at Jonckers.

Student life at Jonckers

June 18, 2020

How do our Brno University of Technology students find working life here at Jonckers – WordsOnline?

Chongquing, one of the most dramatic office locations

You won’t be disappointed when we shine the spotlight on our Jonckers office in Chongqing.

It’s one of the largest cities in the world and has some stunning, modern architecture. The city’s size has led to it being called an 8D city – with architecture and infrastructure needed to supply the needs of an estimated 30 million people!

It’s a relatively new office for us, having been established only in 2018 with 10 employees. The local delicacy is ‘huoguo‘ – or hot-pot in English. This is a delicious meal that allows folks to gather and cook food together in a simmering pot, picking out what you want to eat. See a couple of sharing meals below, along with our team and some of the highlights of the city.

Chinese hotpot to share — Sharing hot pot

Chongqing bookstore in 8D — The same bookstore in 8D

Ahoy Brno!

Welcome to our office in Brno, Czech Republic.

Established in 2002 the offices has 28 employees and 21 students, and most importantly, Hugo the office dog.

The sunrises in Brno are beautiful, and the city, the country’s second-biggest, is an architectural gem. The city also houses the body of a dragon that was once said to terrorize the city! In reality, it’s a crocodile that had supposedly managed to find its way into the city’s rivers and began snacking on the city’s livestock. As you can tell, we decided it’s safer to have a pet that’s treated as our office dog, rather than inviting a crocodile.

Discover our offices in Žilina, Slovakia

Žilina in Slovakia, established in February 2016 and now with 44 full-timers and 7 part-time students. A busy place!

The office is in the beautiful city centre of this historic Central European town in Andreja Hlinku Square (pictured). Although Žilina is a relatively small city, it is filled with beautiful architechture, including the Budatin Castle, which includes a 13th century interior and doubles as a museum.

Further out is the Žilina Dam, with beautiful bike rides and walking paths extending into the Slovakian countryside, eventually reaching the foothills of the Mala Fatra mountains. Now that is an office with a view!

Our Zilina office in Slovakia.

The entrance to our offices in Slovakia

Welcome to our Manchester office!

Our office here is a blend of ultra-modern glass walkways and light-rich atriums in city’s Ancoats area – formerly an industrial hub with canals and factories, now regenerating into a creative centre, with restaurants, bars and pubs aplenty (it’s been voted the 27th coolest neighbourhood to live in in the world by Time Out magazine).

Near the heart of the city, it’s near a mixture of restaurants and bars such as: Vietshak where you can get a British combo of chips/fries with roasted duck and sticky sauce!

You might catch us after work at seven brothers pub next door, with live music downstairs, great nachos and good place to go to wind down after work. If you fancy authentic pizza, also on the same square there’s Rudy’s.

A few fun facts about the city:

– A worker bee has been the symbol of Manchester for over 150 years, representing the its hard work ethic and the city as a hive of activity.
– Manchester was the workplace of legendary mathematician Alan Turing, the father of modern computing
– Manchester has been the birthplace of a huge chunk of British music history – from Oasis to Joy Division, Happy Mondays to The Stone Roses.

Finally, we cannot forget to mention that it is home to two great football clubs, Manchester City and Manchester United. With the second one having an estimated club fan base of around 659 million fans worldwide. That makes it every 10^th person living in the world a fan of this club.

A Day In The Life Of A Localization Project Manager

Nicola Meinders | June 28, 2019 | Blogs | Comments Off

A Day In The Life Of A Localization Project Manager As we continue our day in the life of series, we look at what’s involved with being a Localization Project Manager. Our last blog post covered what it’s like …

A Day in the Life of a Translator

Nicola Meinders | May 29, 2019 | Blogs | Comments Off

A Day in the Life of a Translator We thought we’d give you the opportunity to meet Cecilia Etchegoyen who is one of the English/Spanish translators that we work with here at Jonckers. Name: Cecilia Etchegoyen Native Language: English/Spanish …

USA
4100 194th Street SW
Lynnwood
WA 98036

USA
3190 Clearview Way
San Mateo
CA 94402

UK
Jactin House, 24 Hood Street
Ancoats
Manchester M4 6WX

Belgium
Rue du Bosquet 7
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve

Czech Republic
Kralovopolska 3052/139
61200 Brno

Slovakia
Namestie Andreja Hlinku 1
010 01 Žilina

China
Room 1,no. 29
Chongqing Fortune Financial Center
Fortune Avenue, Yubei District, Chongqing

Germany
Westfalendamm 98
44141 Dortmund

Vietnam
8th Floor
Machinco Building
444 Hoang Hoa Tham St
Hanoi City

Japan
Kinga Bldg.
3F 1-1-25
Ougicho Naka-ku
Yokohama
Kanagawa 231-0027