diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index ea12f2453a..d364fc0501 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -108,10 +108,17 @@ CMS.URL.UPLOAD_ASSET = '${upload_asset_url}';
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-workflow">
             <h3 class="title">${_("Promoting Your Course with edX")}</h3>
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('Your course summary page will not be viewable until your '
-                      'course has been announced. To provide content for the '
-                      'page and preview it, follow the instructions provided '
-                      'by your <abbr title="Program Manager">PM</abbr>.')}</p>
+              <p>${_(
+                'Your course summary page will not be viewable until your course '
+                'has been announced. To provide content for the page and preview '
+                'it, follow the instructions provided by your {manager}.').format(
+                  manager='<abbr title="{program_manager}">{pm}</abbr>'.format(
+                    ## Translators: This is a job title
+                    program_manager=_("Program Manager"),
+                    ## Translators: This is an abbreviation for "Program Manager", which is a job title
+                    pm=_("PM"),
+                  )
+              )}</p>
             </div>
           </div>
           % endif
@@ -189,7 +196,18 @@ CMS.URL.UPLOAD_ASSET = '${upload_asset_url}';
           <div class="notice notice-incontext notice-workflow">
             <h3 class="title">${_("These Dates Are Not Used When Promoting Your Course")}</h3>
             <div class="copy">
-              <p>${_('These dates impact <strong>when your courseware can be viewed</strong>, but they are <strong>not the dates shown on your course summary page</strong>.  To provide the course start and registration dates as shown on your course summary page, follow the instructions provided by your <abbr title="Program Manager">PM</abbr>.')}</p>
+              <p>${_(
+                'These dates impact <strong>when your courseware can be viewed</strong>, '
+                'but they are <strong>not the dates shown on your course summary page</strong>. '
+                'To provide the course start and registration dates as shown on your course '
+                'summary page, follow the instructions provided by your {manager}.').format(
+                  manager='<abbr title="{program_manager}">{pm}</abbr>'.format(
+                    ## Translators: This is a job title
+                    program_manager=_("Program Manager"),
+                    ## Translators: This is an abbreviation for "Program Manager", which is a job title
+                    pm=_("PM"),
+                  )
+              )}</p>
             </div>
           </div>
           % endif