Remote Localization Specialist

Summary

Join our in-house Localization team as a proactive and autonomous Localization Specialist who can handle multiple projects at once. The ideal candidate is organized, methodic, detail-oriented, and able to work with different stakeholders.

Requirements

• Training in Translation and Interpreting, Philology, or related fields, specializing in Localization
• At least 5 years in a similar position (Localization Specialist or Localization Project Manager)
• Excellent communication skills in English, fluent in Spanish
• Familiar with internationalization issues
• Experience with CAT tools and terminology management tools, and be familiar with style guides and content
• Understanding of content strategy, localization, and conversion tactics
• Experience working in a global, diverse, and multicultural environment

Responsibilities

• Manage the timely flow of all translation and localization actions from beginning to end
• Ensure that results meet quality standards, turn-around time, and project expectations
• Be knowledgeable in SEO/ASO best practices from a localization standpoint
• Foster communication with external translators/writers as well as with internal areas and departments
• Have a team-oriented mindset, stay informed about colleagues' tasks, and be able to offer help or support when needed
• Create and/or improve new/current processes, workflows, and dynamics that are relevant to the Localization area
• Create thoughtful, useful reports (on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis) and other documents/internal analyses that contain localization metrics
• Successfully manage a monthly localization budget and a large team of freelance contributors with different profiles and from different markets
• Act as a localization consultant/evangelist within the organization and with internal stakeholders
• Constantly and autonomously research, identify, and put to the test an array of tools, platforms, hypotheses, and new technologies that can be beneficial to the area and the business as a whole
• Identify and resolve issues, questions, and/or areas of improvement in a timely fashion for both internal and external collaborators
• Plan workloads, negotiate deadlines and fees, and receive, deliver, and set assignments to/from other team members
• Juggle multiple project tasks at the same time without overlooking quality, particular requirements (brand standards, cultural nuances, web/app guidelines, legal and compliance needs…), and/or the big picture in terms of the area’s objectives
• Have a strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy and consistency in localized content
• Have a high capacity for prioritization during peak workloads, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Top-notch private health insurance — includes dental and psychological services
• Full-time, permanent contract
• Flexible time off, no blackout dates, plus your birthday, Christmas’ Eve and New Year’s Eve off
• Remote work OR come into the office if you prefer!
• Flextime (7 – 9:30 a.m. / 3:30 – 7:30 p.m)
• Free Friday afternoons (a 7-hour workday!) + 35-hour week in July and August
• Enhanced career path designed just for you
• External training budget
• Ticket restaurant, nursery tickets
• Budget for team-building activities