Welocalize - Ukrainian Music Localization Specialist - Ukrainian

Welocalize; Leipzig; Vor Ort; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Welocalize is seeking a culturally fluent Ukrainian Music Localization Specialist in Leipzig to translate and adapt content for a music platform. The role requires strong writing skills and a deep understanding of Ukrainian music and culture, aiming to enhance user experiences for Russian-speaking audiences. Applicants should have a background in music localization and be comfortable using CAT tools, with the opportunity for professional growth in a multicultural team environment.

Leistungen

Professional development opportunities

International team collaboration

24/7 support from the community team

Qualifikationen

• 4 years' experience in music, media, or creative localization.
• Excellent command of Ukrainian with cultural fluency.
• Familiarity with current music trends and genres.

Aufgaben

• Translate and adapt music-related content with precision.
• Maintain brand consistency and linguistic accuracy.
• Collaborate with the assessment team for testing.

Kenntnisse

Music Localization

Cultural Fluency

Translation

Creative Writing

UI/UX Copy Understanding

Ausbildung

Degree in Linguistics

Degree in Translation

Degree in Journalism

Tools

CAT Tools

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Welocalize - Ukrainian Music Localization Specialist - Ukrainian, Leipzig

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OVERVIEW

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Welocalize is seeking passionate and culturally fluent Ukrainian linguists with deep knowledge of contemporary music and exceptional writing skills to join our Music localization team. You’ll help shape compelling in-app content and user experiences that resonate with Russian-speaking audiences across genres and formats.

You’ll translate and adapt a variety of music-related content into native-level Ukrainian, bringing an authentic tone and voice to our client's Music’s global platform. This is more than localization—it’s storytelling for a music-loving audience.

Language Pair: English (US) > Ukrainian

Task Type: Translation, Transcreation, Copy Editing

Volume: 1,000–2,000 weighted words/week

Tools: Welocalize CAT & client tools (training provided)

Workload: Daily/Weekly availability preferred

Assessment: Grammar + UX/Creative task via Mettl (completed in one sitting)

MAIN DUTIES

• Translate and post-edit music-related content with precision and creativity.
• Adapt tone, style, and structure to reflect the Ukrainian music scene, culture, and idiomatic usage.
• Collaborate with our assessment team to complete brief testing in our platform (grammar + UX/marketing task).
• Maintain brand consistency and linguistic accuracy across UI, banners, and promotional assets.
• Provide feedback or suggestions for improving content relevance and impact.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Minimum 4 years' experience in music, media, or creative localization.
• Strong familiarity with current music trends, genres (Pop, K-Pop, Hip Hop), and cultural context.
• Excellent command of Ukrainian and deep cultural fluency.
• Demonstrated experience with UI/UX copy, music metadata, or artist bios.
• Comfortable using CAT tools and adapting content to multiple platforms.
• Degree in linguistics, translation, or journalism. Creative writing background preferred.

BONUS IF YOU HAVE:

• Published work on platforms like Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, or similar.
• Experience working with music streaming services.
• A flair for adapting voice and style to Gen Z or pop culture audiences.

After your application is reviewed, shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our assessment team to complete testing. Please be prepared to submit a short, creative language test in our secure platform.

When you join Welocalize, you have the opportunity to bring your career to the next level:

... receive steady volume of work and long-term partnership {where this applies}

... professional development: work on exciting projects that will empower you keep learning and growing

... work with multicultural, international team with a great variety of documents and content types

... 24-hour 6-day a week support from our community team.