Localization Manager

Description

At Wooga, the localization team strives to provide translations of the highest quality. As one of the team’s localization managers, you will make it possible for people around the world to enjoy our games. We are a small international team bringing our passion for languages and games together. Working in an agile environment allows us to constantly review and optimize our tools and processes, ensuring the same fun, natural experience in all languages we support.

• Managing the entire localization and LQA process of our games, emails, fan page posts, websites, and FAQs through various communication and management tools
• Ensuring correct, consistent, and (most importantly) fun translations
• Managing external vendors and freelancers to ensure we have the right partner for each project
• Monitoring and measuring quality of translations
• Creating style guides and briefs for external partners
• Researching language trends and performance using internal and external databases
• Analysing and presenting localization data to internal and external stakeholders
• Using agile work methods for improved teamwork and quality
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with various stakeholders inside and outside the game teams to ensure effective collaboration

• You can demonstrate several years of successfully simultaneously managing multiple projects within a localization or translation department
• Ideally, you have gathered this experience in a company focused on mobile games or other form of mobile entertainment
• Experience with outsource management
• Knowledge of tools and processes in localization, e.g. Crowdin, MemoQ etc.
• Passion and languages, their quirks, and national idiosyncrasies
• You have an interest in games, particularly casual mobile games!
• Working knowledge of two languages; Excellent written and spoken English. Additional languages used at Wooga would be a bonus!
• Proactive mindset; you takes initiative and is hungry to learn
• Fast learner and quick adapter, not afraid of change

• Marketing experience which you can contribute to the greater publishing department
• Understanding of the agile methodology
• You are involved in the wider localization community (meetups, conferences, network events)
• Previous experience as a translator or LQA tester

• Be a part of a small team with a huge impact!
• Excite millions of players around the world every day through our games
• We will connect you directly with the success of the company with the stock options programme
• Work just minutes from the center of Europe’s most vibrant city, socialize in our hang-out spaces, and enjoy many fun events and parties! Enjoy our unique office space!
• A relocation support which matches your needs to make your and your loved ones’ move to Berlin smooth
• We <3 further development - make use of a significant education budget and educational leave days. We also regularly host meetups, talks, brown bag lunches, world cafes, internal trainings, and workshops.
• Did you know that German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide? Learn it too! We offer German language classes for you and your significant other!
• Choose your own equipment and be set up for success!
• As much coffee, drinks, cereals and fruits as you can handle

At Wooga we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for everyone who works here or with us, regardless to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion (or lack thereof) and game preferences.