Translation Manager

Summary

Join Zearn's team as a Spanish Translation Manager and lead the translation of our digital math content into Spanish for US Spanish-speaking learners. You will manage the translation process, ensuring high-quality materials are delivered on time. This involves overseeing internal and external teams, maintaining translation style guides, and leading quality assurance reviews. You'll collaborate with various departments to create a coherent Spanish learning experience. The role requires strong project management, communication, and Spanish fluency skills. Zearn offers a remote work environment with a competitive benefits package.

Requirements

• Advanced native level fluency in Spanish (written and spoken)
• 3+ years of translation experience (from English to Spanish)
• Bachelor’s Degree required

Responsibilities

• Prepare digital lessons for translation into Spanish, ensuring Multilingual Learners (MLLs) have access to high-quality math education
• Maintain processes to ensure that the most up-to-date English video scripts and source files are ready for Spanish translation
• Review the various elements of Spanish digital lessons (videos, audio files, art, worksheets, interactive activities, etc.) at multiple stages in the development process
• Continued maintenance of Zearn’s Spanish translation style guide and glossary
• Maintain the Spanish translations calendar through understanding deadlines, and ensuring daily operations run smoothly
• Manage internal associates and external partners with the goal of allocating the workload appropriately to meet deadlines
• Identify issues that have the ability to impact timeline or quality, and propose solutions in advance to the Customizations Director
• Lead the internal review processes for each independent digital lesson from start to finish, including reviews of scripts, video, and interactive lessons in Zearn’s platform
• Identify patterns and repeated issues, communicate these to internal teams and external partners, and update documentation and processes to address them early in the workflow
• Review the translated scripts with one of our state partners, to ensure approval before product launch
• Continuously improve Spanish translation processes and collaborate on special projects as they arise
• Collaborate with Production, Product, and Engineering Directors to ensure content is created intentionally according to best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Translation and editorial experience in the K-8 education space (from English to Spanish)
• Experience with software localization and audio-visual translation
• Experience managing large projects with varied stakeholders and several moving parts
• 2+ years of people management experience
• MA in Education

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401K matching
• Parental leave
• Flexible PTO policy
• Remote work