Title: Localization Project Manager
Location: Culver City, CA, 90232 (Hybrid)
Duration: 1 Year Contract
Description
As part of the AMP International Editorial team, the localization producer will coordinate localization projects with vendors, localization team staff, as well as marketing, legal, and other departments across Client.
Key Qualifications
- 5+ years of prior localization project management experience, working on projects that involve language launches, internet, marketing and/or media localization.
- Validated localization project manager with strong attention to detail in a demanding and dynamic environment.
- Previous experience leading localization projects across multiple cross-functional teams, including international.
- Knowledge of online marketing, international marketing copy and the global marketplace.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize urgent issues and deal with large volumes of copy and assets in up to 40 languages simultaneously.
- Proactive planner, who is forward thinking, well organized, and has an obsession for details.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion to improve existing infrastructure, tools and technologies.
- A high degree of cultural sensitivity and experience working with teams across the globe.
- Working knowledge of industry standard localization tools.
- Linguistic expertise in at least one language preferred.
- Comfort and competence working on the Mac platform, using iOS and familiarity with Client Media Products and Client UI terminology a plus.
Responsibilities Include
- Project management from concept level to go-live.
- Cross functional work with marketing teams, video services, external vendors, localization team staff, design and other teams to ensure that projects are completed under the required deadlines and maintain industry-leading standards of quality while remaining calm under pressure.
- Oversee end to end localization workflow in a creative environment, plan for & manage localization projects and requirements across internal and external teams; scope, planning, and task tracking.
- Manage international copy and assets for store, marketing and social campaigns.
- Represent the team in marketing meetings, contribute to project kick offs & meetings with cross-functional teams for planning and will prepare and present presentations.
- Identify and communicate innovative solutions to streamline workflows and processes.
- The environment is fast-paced, requiring the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and manage aggressive deadlines.
Education
Degree in localization, international studies, journalism, or media studies.