Thebigword Group
Translation, interpreting and localisation services for businesses, public sector bodies and individuals
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Thebigword Group
thebigword Group provides translation, interpreting and localisation services. Translation covers human translation, machine translation with post-editing, multimedia services such as subtitling, voiceover and dubbing, and transcription. Interpreting covers face-to-face, telephone, video remote and sign language interpreting, coordinated through its in-house WordSynk platform.
Customers include businesses, public sector organisations in healthcare, policing, justice and local government, and individuals. The website states that WordSynk is used by clients including British and US government departments. Language work is delivered by a network of freelance linguists, which the website puts at 15,000 professional linguists, across more than 250 languages.
The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom. The website says it has a division in India, thebigword India, established in 2019, and that it translates one billion words and delivers 300,000 face-to-face interpreting bookings a year. Current openings are listed for in-house roles in translation, interpretation, localisation, project management, sales, marketing and technology, plus linguist opportunities.
Product: Human and machine translation, interpreting (face-to-face, telephone, video remote, sign language), multimedia localisation and transcription, delivered via the WordSynk platform.
Jobs at Thebigword Group
Leadership
- Josh Gould · Chief Executive OfficerSource: company website
- Chris Whiting · Chief People OfficerSource: company website
- Mark Rice · Chief Operating OfficerSource: company website
- Shane Glasser · Chief Financial Officer & EVP – StrategySource: company website
- Nilesh Dorik · Managing Director – IndiaSource: company website
- Lauren McMullen · Global Head of MarketingSource: company website
- Pim Boesveld · Head of thebigword NetherlandsSource: company website
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