58 applicants

Company

Welocalize · 2 days ago

Japanese Language Specialist (remote, US)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$30/hr - $35/hr

2+ years exp

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Responsibilities

LQA testing in Japanese.

Identify, log, triage, and/or resolve linguistic and functional bugs.

Partner with Localization Project Managers (LPMs) to ensure proper prioritization and rerouting of engineering issues.

Vet translation quality results and communicate back the findings to leads when needed.

Follow up on open critical issues by actively tracking critical logged bugs and providing regular status.

Review translated content, such as product, marketing web pages, sales/marketing collateral, customer email campaigns, press communications, blog posts, and more.

Consolidate and give linguistic feedback to the external translators.

Educate them on translation issues as well as the client's tone and style.

Maintain and report on quality metrics associated with 3rd party translators.

Address localization questions, concerns, or queries from internal or external partners.

Translate ad hoc urgent requests when needed.

Live on localized products and provide quality feedback to the LPMs.

Qualification

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Native fluency in JapaneseFluency in EnglishTranslation/editing experienceCAT toolsJira competencyMultitasking abilityQuality-oriented mindsetDropboxAgile frameworkSoftware development cycle

Required

BA/BS in Linguistics/Translation/language-related discipline.

A minimum of 2 years experience in translation/editing/linguistic review (consumer and enterprise products).

Native fluency in Japanese and fluency in English.

Experience working in CAT (computer-assisted translation) tools.

Familiarity with culture, industry trends, and daily habits in your native language, and ability to bring these to the product (to ensure products have a relevant and local feel).

Jira or other bug tracking tool competency.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to juggle multiple projects at once and effectively multitask.

Quality and detail-oriented mindset.

Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.