Localization Associate

Ralph Lauren Corporation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global fashion leader based in Greater London is seeking a Localization Associate to support translation projects and localization strategies. The role involves managing translation projects, ensuring quality standards, and collaborating with language teams to improve processes. The ideal candidate will have localization industry experience, fluent English, and be solution-oriented. This dynamic position offers an opportunity to contribute to the brand's growth and effectiveness in diverse markets within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in the localization industry, either vendor or client side.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects effectively.
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end translation and localization projects.
• Ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Support language teams with queries and maintain documentation.

Skills

Localization experience

Cultural awareness

Problem-solving skills

Prioritization abilities

Fluency in English

Knowledge of another language

Tools

Translation technologies

Job description

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview

The Localization Associate is a key part of the Localization team, reporting to the Localization Manager and sitting more broadly within the Digital Commerce team at RL EMEA.

This role supports daily and regular translation projects for product descriptions, content campaigns, and ad hoc marketing requests. Using their understanding of the translation and localization best practices they will ensure external language providers have all the information required to deliver high quality copy within the agreed timelines for the business. In the role, they will consistently develop their understanding of the RL brand and localization needs of various internal stakeholders to enable them to make and implement improvements to the localization strategies in place.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end translation and localization projects with the assistance of Vendor PMs and language teams.
• Ensuring deadlines and quality standards are adhered to and provide pre and post-translation support upon request.
• Own and maintain the process of linguistic UAT on content pages and UI enhancements, to ensure optimum customer experience.
• Support language teams in meeting deliverables by answering queries, setting deadlines and creating/maintaining supporting documents.
• Work with external linguists and vendors to develop and maintain established translation tools, workflow, style guides and glossaries for a clear and consistent approach.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in the localization industry, whether vendor or client side.
• Familiarity with translation technologies.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and keep multiple simultaneous projects on track at once.
• Awareness of cultural differences across different markets and how this can affect consumer needs and behaviours.
• Highly solution-oriented and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Detail oriented and able to take initiative to follow up on issues and provide ideas for resolutions.
• Fluent English. Knowledge of another language besides English is highly desired.
• Previous knowledge of e-commerce is a definite advantage.