Swedish Multimedia Content Reviewer

Welocalize; City Of London; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading localization company in the UK is seeking a Multimedia Content Reviewer to ensure high-quality accuracy in multilingual content. Candidates should have a background in journalism, with strong creative writing skills and knowledge of music and media. Responsibilities include localizing, translating, and adapting content, and performing linguistic reviews. The role is full-time and allows remote work.

Qualifications

• 2 years of work experience in journalism, copywriting or copyediting.
• Experience in translation and localization of multimedia content.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Localize, translate and adapt content for various categories.
• Write new copy for for multimedia products like music, TV, and apps.
• Perform linguistic review of both own and others' work.
• Conduct market-specific research on localization practices.

Skills

Creative writing

Attention to detail

Knowledge of music, TV, cinema, gaming

Ability to work independently

Fluency in written and verbal English

Strong computer literacy

Education

BS/BA in journalism, copywriting, or related field

Job description

In this exciting position the Multimedia Content Reviewer will be writing and reviewing linguistic content in a language in which they have a native level proficiency to ensure the highest quality of accuracy for customers using the world’s foremost multimedia platforms. With time the Multimedia Content Reviewer will become the cultural ambassador for their language market and will be expected to produce fully localized content and flag potential cultural issues with content type wording and articulate suggestions to make all content appropriate and relevant for the target markets.

The ideal candidate possesses a background in journalism or a similar field, has proven creative writing skills and a keen attention to detail, and are seeking candidates that are passionate about music, film and tech and have a knack for iOS and Mac OS devices.

MAIN DUTIES

• Localize, translate and adapt content of various categories (i.e. multimedia, legal, technical, marketing, etc.) while adhering to writing style guide and guidelines
• Write new copy for a range of multimedia products such as music, TV and apps, video on-demand and game subscription services.
• Perform regular linguistic review of their own work as well as the work performed by other members of the localization team for all content types.
• Copy‑edit and fact‑check content to ensure accuracy of content.
• Perform LQA (Localization QA) testing of any content published on live platforms (music and app descriptions, marketing material and marketing campaigns).
• Conduct market‑specific research on local content treatment, content product and terminology trends and best localization practices for the target audience in their market.
• Transcribe spoken content such as lyrics.
• Report on data and/or assets across a broad scope of media and content types.
• Review linguistic assessments, create training material and documents for new projects and ensure that other counterparts of the localization team are fully trained on terminology, style and best practices.
• Collaborate with global language team via virtual meetings, emails on content review tasks to ensure calibrating terminology and style understanding, trends and market‑specific insights, translations based on the market teams needs.

REQUIREMENTS

• BS/BA and 2 years of work experience in the field of journalism, copywriting or copyediting media content such as music, TV and applications with proof of writing samples.
• Experience in translation and localization of multimedia content.
• Ability to quickly detect issues and inconsistencies from a massive sea of content and make sound judgment calls based on information at hand.
• Is in tune and has a wide range of knowledge of music artists, TV and cinema, gaming and pop culture.
• Has ability to own language market and make confident linguistic decisions.
• Must be highly detail‑oriented with ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Fluency in written and verbal English.
• Strong computer literacy knowledge of iOS/macOS systems a plus.
• Well capable of typing in their native language using a local (English) keyboard.
• Ability to work independently and remotely.
• Collaborative; enjoys teamwork in a multicultural environment.

Additional Job Details:

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1