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Service · Dedicated interpreter retainer

One verified partner, on call all month.

For teams with recurring cross-border work, matching a fresh interpreter every time means re-briefing every time. A monthly retainer holds one dedicated verified interpreter for you, so the same trusted voice carries every meeting, with the context already in the room.

A monthly retainer secures one dedicated verified interpreter for your recurring engagements. The same person carries your schedule, terminology, and context forward, so each session starts with continuity instead of a cold brief. One monthly all-in quote; the interpreter keeps 100% of their pay.

When a retainer fits

Some interpretation demand isn't a single room. It's a rhythm. Weekly HQ syncs, an IR cycle, an ongoing negotiation, a partner you meet again and again.

Matching case by case still works, but every new interpreter starts cold: the terminology, the personalities, the history all get re-explained. A retainer removes that reset. The same verified interpreter is already holding your context when the next meeting starts.

How the retainer works

Same verification bar as any MetaPret match, held on a monthly basis:

  1. Tell us the rhythm. Your monthly volume, language pairs, fields, and the formats you run (on-site, remote, or both).
  2. Verified match. We match a dedicated verified interpreter, a Senior where the stakes call for it, tested for your kind of work, not a generic screen.
  3. Time held for you. We reserve their availability for your month, so you're not re-competing for a match before every session.
  4. One monthly quote. A single all-in monthly quote: no itemized markup, no published price to decode. The interpreter keeps 100% of their pay.
  5. Continuity forward. Each session builds on the last. Terminology, context, and outcomes carry over instead of resetting.

What you get

  • One dedicated verified interpreter: the same trusted voice across the month, matched to your work and verified before the first session.
  • Context that carries over: no cold re-brief each time: terminology and history stay in the room.
  • Reserved availability: their time is held for your month, so recurring meetings aren't a scramble.
  • One monthly all-in quote: a single price for the month; the interpreter keeps 100% of their pay.
  • Works alongside your agency: run a retainer on its own or in parallel with an existing agency relationship.

Retainer or single project?

The verified bar is identical. The difference is shape. A single project is matched case by case; a retainer holds one interpreter for recurring demand. Many teams run both: a retainer for the standing rhythm, single matches for the one-off high-stakes rooms.

The traditional way vs a MetaPret retainer

  • The traditional way: re-book whoever's free each time, re-brief the terminology and history at every session, and hope the same quality shows up twice.
  • With MetaPret: one verified interpreter, Senior where the stakes call for it, held for your month, already holding your context when the next meeting starts. One monthly quote, one guarantee.

Frequently asked questions

Q. How is a retainer priced?

A. One all-in monthly quote based on your volume, language pairs, fields, and formats: no published price and no itemized markup. The interpreter keeps 100% of their pay. Quote on request, because the right number depends on your specific rhythm.

Q. Do I get the same interpreter every time?

A. Yes, that's the point. A retainer holds one dedicated verified interpreter for your month, so the same person carries your schedule, terminology, and context across every session.

Q. Can the retainer interpreter be a Senior?

A. Where the stakes call for it, yes. Matching is skill-based through the platform, you tell us the work, and we match a verified interpreter (Senior where warranted) rather than you picking a name from a list.

Q. What if I have a one-off engagement outside the retainer?

A. Book it as a single project. Many teams run a retainer for their standing rhythm and single matches for one-off high-stakes rooms, same verified bar either way.

Q. Can I run a retainer alongside my current agency?

A. Yes. A retainer works on its own or in parallel with an existing agency relationship, many clients use it for the recurring work where verified continuity matters most.