Still spending two hours on every translator assignment?
Cross-checking candidate lists against track records, emailing offers, starting over when someone declines. tralio automates assignment with scoring and cascading offers.
Manual work in Excel and email
- ✕Pick candidates by comparing lists and track records
- ✕Email offers and wait for replies
- ✕Start over whenever someone declines
- ✕Assign checkers manually, separately
- ✕Miss deadlines without noticing
Automated with tralio
- Candidates ranked automatically by score
- Offers sent automatically to the best translator
- Declined or expired offers go to the next candidate
- Checkers assigned automatically once the translator accepts
- Deadline alerts sent 48 and 24 hours ahead
How it works
Candidate ranking by score
Candidates are scored on track record (60%) + availability (40%) + a series-familiarity bonus (up to +20 points), for fair, data-driven assignment.
Automatic re-offers in a cascade
The best candidate receives an individual offer first (3-hour limit). If it is declined or expires, the offer goes to the next candidate automatically, so assignment never stalls waiting for someone. Checker assignment works the same way: as soon as the translator accepts, the checker offer starts automatically, and the same person is never assigned to both roles.
Offer deadlines handled for you
Every offer has a 3-hour limit. An automatic check every 15 minutes finds expired offers and re-offers to the next candidate — admins just watch it run.
Staged deadline alerts
Translators are alerted 48 and 24 hours before delivery, by email, in-app and Slack. The same alert is not repeated within 24 hours, preventing notification fatigue.
Stall detection and escalation
Assignments with no update for 72 hours are detected automatically. The translator gets a reminder and admins get a Slack escalation, so problems surface early.
Compared with the traditional way
| Item | Manual | tralio |
|---|---|---|
| Choosing candidates | Eyeballing track records | Automatic ranking by score |
| Sending offers | One email at a time | Sent automatically in the app |
| When declined | Start over | Automatic re-offer to the next candidate |
| Arranging checkers | Requested manually | Starts automatically after acceptance |
| Deadlines | Tracked in spreadsheets | Automatic alerts 48h / 24h ahead |
| Stalled work | Checked periodically | No update for 72h detected automatically |