Freelance Content Writer - Japanese

Farfetch; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Farfetch, a leading global luxury fashion marketplace, is seeking a Freelance Content Writer specializing in Japanese. This role involves localizing brand and UX content while ensuring the tone aligns with FARFETCH standards. Excellent linguistic skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment are essential.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Japanese with strong communication skills.
• Experience localizing brand and marketing content.
• Background in UX localization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Localize Brand & Marketing copy and B2B materials.
• Translate and adapt UX copy for local audiences.
• Deliver localized content on time within deadlines.

Skills

Fluency in Japanese

Brand & Marketing Experience

UX Localisation Expertise

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Job description

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.

CREATIVE OPERATIONS

We're a creative team, building copy, data and visual assets for all our channels. We are dedicated to providing gold standard imagery, content and production services for our partners and creating an engaging on-site experience for our customers.

THE ROLE

As a Freelance Content Writer for Japanese, your core responsibilities will include localising Brand & Marketing copy, UX content, Operational materials, and B2B communications. You will ensure all content is culturally relevant and engaging, while remaining true to the FARFETCH voice - maintaining consistency in tone, style, and terminology across all channels.

You’ll work closely with the Japanese LangOps team to ensure your localised copy is delivered and published on time. Flexibility, resilience, and a collaborative mindset are essential for success in this freelance role. Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment is highly valued.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Localise and adapt Brand & Marketing copy and B2B materials to ensure they resonate with local audiences while maintaining FARFETCH’s distinct tone of voice;

• Translate and adapt UX copy to create a seamless, intuitive, and culturally relevant customer experience;

• Deliver end-to-end localisation service, including content translation from English to Japanese and CMS upload, ensuring timely and accurate delivery within set deadlines;
• Maintain proactive communication with internal teams, and the LangOps Lead to ensure alignment, clarity, and timely progress updates;
• Adapt quickly to changing project requirements and priorities, maintaining quality and consistency.

WHO YOU ARE

• Language Expert: Native-level fluency in Japanese, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Brand & Marketing Experience: Proven experience in localising brand, marketing, and B2B copy, with a strong understanding of how to engage and connect with audiences through compelling and culturally relevant content;
• UX Localisation Expertise: A solid background in UX localisation, understanding how to adapt content to create an intuitive and seamless user experience for local markets is desired;
• Collaborative & Detail-Oriented: A linguist who values collaboration and brings a meticulous eye for detail, along with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality, culturally relevant content.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

SCAM DISCLAIMER

• It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.