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11.05.2025

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Welocalize is a trusted global transformation partner that accelerates the international business journey by helping brands and companies reach, engage, and grow their global audiences. We provide multilingual content transformation services in over 250 languages, supported by a network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Our services include translation, localization, and adaptation, as well as high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning, blending technology with human expertise to handle all content types. Our team operates across North America, Europe, and Asia, serving clients worldwide. For more information, visit www.welocalize.com.

To succeed in this role, candidates must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

OVERVIEW

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Welocalize seeks passionate and culturally fluent Russian (Kazakhstan) linguists with a deep knowledge of contemporary music and excellent writing skills to join our Music localization team. You will help craft compelling in-app content and user experiences that resonate with Russian-speaking audiences across genres and formats.

Your role involves translating and adapting various music-related content into native-level Russian, ensuring an authentic tone and voice for our client's music platform. This role is about storytelling for a music-loving audience, beyond mere localization.

Language Pair: English (US) > Russian (Kazakhstan)

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 (to be completed in one sitting)

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

• 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 Russian (Kazakhstan) and deep cultural fluency.
• Experience with UI/UX copy, music metadata, or artist bios.
• Comfortable using CAT tools and adapting content across platforms.
• Degree in linguistics, translation, or journalism; creative writing background is a plus.

• Published work on platforms like Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, or similar.
• Experience with music streaming services.
• Ability to adapt voice and style for 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 on our secure platform.

Joining Welocalize offers:

• Steady volume of work and potential for long-term partnership.
• Opportunities for professional development through exciting projects.
• Work with a multicultural, international team handling diverse content.
• Support from our community team available 24/6.

Please note: If you do not hold a passport from the country of the vacancy, a work permit may be required. For more details, visit our Blog.

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