German Sports Localization Specialist (Football)
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Based in GermanyFull-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Languages
- Native-level fluency in German
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Required Skills
- Microsoft OfficeEditing
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with 2+ years of experience in linguistics, translation, localization, sports journalism, copywriting, copy-editing, or a related field.
- Extensive knowledge of sports, particularly football, with the ability to understand relevant terminology, competitions, teams, players, and fan culture.
- Native-level fluency in German and excellent grammar, writing, editing, and proofreading skills in the target language.
- Professional experience translating or localizing multimedia content; experience with machine translation and evaluation is an advantage.
- Strong creative writing skills and the ability to adapt voice, tone, and messaging naturally for German-speaking audiences.
- Excellent research and fact-checking abilities, with strong attention to linguistic and factual detail.
- Practical proficiency with computers, mobile devices, word-processing applications, spreadsheets, and other common digital tools.
- Ownership of a licensed version of Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, manage high-volume assignments, and maintain consistent quality in a remote setting.
- Published sports-related work for outlets such as ESPN, The Athletic, FourFourTwo, or comparable platforms is a strong advantage.
- Experience with sports media platforms, live-score applications, sports streaming services, or similar digital products is desirable.
- Familiarity with Gen Z communication, football fan culture, and pop-culture language is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Review, translate, localize, fact-check, and adapt sports-related content, with a primary focus on football, from US English into German.
- Perform quality control on audiovisual and multimedia content while maintaining accuracy, consistency, tone, and adherence to applicable style guides.
- Research German-market content, terminology, product trends, and localization practices to ensure content resonates with the target audience.
- Provide constructive feedback on localized and written content to improve linguistic quality and audience relevance.
- Adapt language and editorial style to different audiences, including football fans, younger audiences, and contemporary pop-culture communities.
- Manage an expected weekly weighted volume of approximately 2,000–5,000 words while maintaining high standards of accuracy and consistency.
- Apply strong proofreading and editing judgment to identify grammatical, stylistic, cultural, and factual issues.
- Work independently in a remote environment and manage assigned workloads, deadlines, and quality expectations effectively.
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