Localisation Coordinator
The Focusrite Group, United Kingdom
Job Description
Term: Full-time, 5-month contract
Salary: In the region of 25k pro rata
Based: High Wycombe, London or Home-Based (UK-based only)
As the Localisation Coordinator, you will primarily be responsible for the creation, optimisation and success of our localisation processes and workflows, not just within Marketing but across the wider business. You will have the ultimate aim of delivering localised product and marketing assets in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring that all localised materials retain the essence of our brands.
Core responsibilities include;
- Owning and developing the delivery of localised content across the business.
- Working with the Marketing, Sales, CS, Project and Product teams to plan the localisation of both new and existing content; written, graphical and video based (subtitles, voiceovers or reshoots).
- Championing best practise use of Smartling (our translation management system) throughout the business, while managing and maintaining our translation memory, glossaries and style guides.
- Responsible for overseeing and maintaining the effective structuring of content within Smartling.
- Owning relationships with our external translation services.
- Constantly gather quantitative and qualitative feedback on, and results of, our localisation efforts (output and processes), proposing recommendations to drive greater efficiency.
- Working closely with the Marketing Activity Co-ordinator to ensure Creative team workflow integrates seamlessly with localisation workflows.
- Provide project and activity progress updates to all stakeholders on a regular basis, covering latest timelines, risks and costs.
- The creation and management of localised metadata for all assets created.
What we’re looking for:
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- A pro-active attitude with proven problem-solving ability
- Positive and friendly but not scared to speak your mind
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability and flexibility to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with moving schedules
- Ideally you will have localisation or project coordination experience
- Ideally you will have experience using translation software such as Smartling
Nice to have:
- Fluent in or native speaker of a language other than English
- Experience in the music industry
- Experience in marketing
About us
Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity. We want to create opportunities for everyone to enjoy making music, from musicians trying to capture their unique sound, to the professionals delivering the greatest shows on earth. The Focusrite Group has an illustrious history with four Queen's Awards for Enterprise among a host of other accolades. We comprise six successful and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation and Ampify Music. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning over four decades, our brands continue to shape the music-making world.
Focusrite leads that world in audio interfacing technology more musicians record through Focusrite than any other brand. The Focusrite Pro team are focussed on the complex needs of the audio professional for whom sound is not just a passion, but a way of life. Martin Audio have been uniting audiences for almost five decades with their awe-inspiring touring and installation loudspeaker systems. Based in Berlin,?ADAM Audio?are precision innovators in the field of professional monitoring and loudspeaker technology, made famous by their unique ART ribbon tweeter. Novation?is obsessed with helping electronic music makers find new ways to produce and perform new music. Born out of that team and based in Tileyard, King's Cross, London, Ampify?Music make innovative music-making apps that are highly accessible, yet extendable and deep.
Music technology is an enriching space to work in, and that's not about to change. We embrace its evolution, and that means remaining open to new ideas. We enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture, where we can all contribute and everyone is heard as we grow and develop, both as individuals and as a team. We encourage innovation and fresh-thinking and are passionate about the inspirational solutions we create. Behind our success is a tightly knitted, like-minded family of music and audio lovers. We're always pulling together to try and make a difference; our frequent appearance in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For' is testament to this.
As an equal opportunity employer, we