Black Library Translation Manager – Japan

Games Workshop Group PLC; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading publishing company is seeking a Japanese Translation Manager to oversee the translation of core publications into Japanese. The ideal candidate will manage freelance translators, ensure quality and consistency, and collaborate with internal teams for marketing strategies aimed at the Japanese market. This full-time remote position comes with numerous benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, and staff discounts.

Benefits

33 days holiday per year

Matching contributory pension scheme

Profit share bonus

Staff discount of 25% to 50% on products

Qualifications

• Experience in translation management, particularly in a publishing context.
• Passionate about literature and culturally aware of the Japanese market.
• Ability to create style guides and glossaries for consistency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of freelance translators.
• Act as the point of contact between translation teams and other departments.
• Develop marketing campaigns for the Japanese market.

Skills

Fluency in English and Japanese

Strong communication skills

Ability to manage freelance teams

Detail-oriented

Understanding of literary style

Job description

Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity for a Japanese Translation Manager to join the Black Library Translation team to lead a team of freelance translators to deliver the highest quality translation of publications.

Black Library brings the worlds of Warhammer to life through adrenaline-fuelled fiction. As Translation Manager for Japanese translation, you’ll have a deep love of books and a desire to share our rich settings with readers and fans everywhere. Perceptive and responsive, you’ll understand the tone of Black Library novels and will be a stylistic champion of the Warhammer brand.

Thorough and articulate, you’ll recruit and manage a team of freelancers to deliver Japanese translations of core Black Library books into Japanese. You’ll be a strong communicator in English and Japanese, as we will look to you to act as a central point of contact between the translation team and other departments across Black Library. You’ll be responsible for creating a Black Library glossary, which you’ll actively manage with support from wider translation teams.

Highly collaborative and adaptable, we’ll look to you to build key relationships with internal and external teams, including the Black Library production and art and design teams, to understand requirements, timelines and expectations. Working closely with the Black Library sales manager, you’ll propose and plan marketing campaigns suitable for the Japanese market and ensure plans are delivered on time and to the highest standard.

With an eye for detail, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that the background, style and tone represents the original text. We’ll look to you to create style guides to ensure delivery of a high-quality and consistent tone, ensuring there are no spelling errors and using the correct grammar, all while in an engaging tone whilst respecting the source style and intention.

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Working at Games Workshop

At Games Workshop we are looking for people who will do their best to understand the needs of the company and to put those needs first when they are at work. Because of this we believe that what you are like, hence the attitude you show to work and the way you choose to behave is even more important than your skills and experience.

The Warhammer World site is based just outside of Nottingham city centre and benefits from a nearby tram stop and free onsite car parking.

In return for your hard work, you will receive 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays), matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%, profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets) and option to join our Share Save scheme. Oh and let’s not forget, a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Other Essential Information

Location: This is a full time remote role.

Contract: This role is for a 12 month FTC.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is midnight, UK time, on Sunday XXXX

How to Apply

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