Job Title: Localization Project Coordinator
Location: Remote Role East Coast-based
Duration: 6 Months
Years of Experience: 3-4 years of experience
Seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Project Coordinator. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating localization projects from translation to launch, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality results
Must-Have Skills:
- Task Management Tools: Experience using task management tools to organize and track project tasks, ensuring efficient workflow and timely completion of localization projects
- Project Management Skills: Managed and enhanced end-to-end localization processes for multiple markets and languages, This experience is crucial for coordinating cross-functional teams and managing timelines. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with various teams, including engineering, marketing, legal, and vendors, which is essential for effectively communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Problem Solving and Decision Making: strong decision-making skills, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing processes, which are important for making independent decisions and working under pressure.
- Basic tools experience like Asana, JIRA, Trello, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet
Nice-to-have Skills:
- Background in Localization and Quality Assurance (QA): Familiarity with localization processes and quality assurance practices is beneficial.
- Technical Proficiency: Experience with localization platforms and Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools, which supports the ability to create test plans and analyze workflows effectively
Responsibilities
Develop and manage comprehensive localization schedules, encompassing translation, QA, and launch phases, while maintaining open communication with key stakeholders, including Localization Program Managers, Language Managers, Engineers, QA, Vendors, and Content Designers.
Effectively communicate project expectations, timelines, and test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units, ensuring clear instructions and timely updates.
Create and execute basic test plans for linguists, identifying areas for improvement and implementing process enhancements as needed.
Analyze existing workflows and tools, providing recommendations for optimization and piloting the implementation of new processes to drive efficiency and quality.
Work independently, making informed decisions under pressure, and prioritize tasks effectively to meet aggressive deadlines in an ambiguous environment.
Triage, prioritize, and escalate internationalization bugs, collaborating with product teams to ensure fixes are implemented before launch.
Skills
Proven experience in Project Management, Localization, and QA with a track record of successfully launching products in multiple locales.
Experience with localization platforms, file formats and CAT tools or similar in-house tools and platforms that manage and/or automate the translation workflow.
Familiarity with product and software development processes.
Relevant experience in software localization, localization program management or management of localization technology solutions.