Japanese Sports Localization Specialist (Football)
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JobgetherSports Localization
Based in PolandContractMiddle
Salary25 - 31 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Languages
- Native-level fluency in Japanese; excellent written English skills
- Experience
- At least 2 years
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Office
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and/or at least 2 years of professional experience in linguistics, translation, localization, sports journalism, copywriting, copy-editing, or a related field.
- Extensive knowledge of sports, particularly football, including relevant terminology, competitions, players, teams, and fan culture.
- Experience with translation and localization of multimedia content.
- Native-level fluency in Japanese with excellent grammar, writing, proofreading, and editing abilities.
- Excellent written English skills and the ability to understand source content accurately.
- Strong creative writing and editorial skills, with the ability to adapt voice and style for different audiences.
- Practical technology skills, including confidence with computers, mobile devices, word processors, and spreadsheets.
- Ownership of a licensed version of Microsoft Office applications is required.
- Strong attention to detail, cultural awareness, research skills, and the ability to work independently within quality guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Review, translate, localize, fact-check, and adapt sports-related content, primarily focused on football, for Japanese audiences.
- Ensure localized content follows applicable writing style guides, linguistic guidelines, terminology, and quality standards.
- Conduct market-specific research into Japanese content trends, terminology, audience preferences, and localization best practices.
- Assess content for linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance, readability, tone, and consistency.
- Provide constructive feedback on written content and identify opportunities to improve localization quality.
- Support quality-control activities across multimedia and other sports-related content formats.
- Apply strong football subject-matter expertise to ensure terminology, context, and references are accurate and natural for the target audience.
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