German Language Lead

Localization Academy Inc.; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gaia seeks a German Language Lead to drive its German-speaking member experience across product, publishing, marketing and creative teams. The role focuses on ensuring localized, culturally resonant content and a seamless user journey for German-speaking subscribers.

The ideal candidate is a native German speaker with strong organizational skills, excellent communication, and a passion for Gaia’s content and mission. On-site in Boulder, CO; US work authorization required.

Qualifications

• Native German speaker required.
• Deep understanding of the German conscious media and spirituality landscape.
• Familiarity with localization best practices.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate innovation and execution.
• Strong project management and multitasking abilities.
• Comfortable using English for daily communications.
• Must be able to work on-site in Louisville, Colorado.
• US citizenship or current US work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the German language business health and growth from the perspective of the German speaker, customer and market.
• Advocate for the German language business across Gaia’s functions.
• QA translated content for contextual accuracy and regional localization.
• Publish and schedule German content using CMS and tools.
• Define content localization strategy (subtitling, dubbing, voice overs).
• Manage the German release calendar.
• Collaborate with Product/Engineering for quality user experience across product, content delivery and communications.
• Coordinate with Customer Relations for German customer support quality.
• Coordinate with Marketing for promotional materials and localization readiness.
• Work with Content to influence German productions and localization workflow.

Skills

Native German speaker

English communication

Project management

Collaboration

Problem solving

Self-starter

Time management

Localization knowledge

Adaptability

On-site work

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Gaia enjoys subscribers in over 180 countries. We are available in English, Spanish, German and French. We are looking for a German Language Lead to drive our member experience in German speaking markets. This position is multi-disciplinary, spanning nearly every aspect of our subscription video on demand (SVOD) business. As the German Language Lead you will work with the product, publishing, marketing and creative teams to provide our users with an experience that feels local. The ideal candidate is a German native with a strong understanding of the German cultural landscape, highly organized, self-driven, an excellent communicator, fluent in modern AI tools and passionate about Gaiau2019s content and mission of evolving the expansion of consciousness. This is an onsite role in our office in Boulder Colorado and requires a current US visa. At Gaia, soft skills are key to success. We seek candidates with strong interpersonal abilities u2013 effective communication, teamwork, prioritization, and problem solving u2013 who can adapt to change, manage conflicts with empathy and collaborate well with diverse teams. While technical skills matter, we highly value those who build positive relationships, contribute to a supportive culture and approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset. If this sounds like you, youu2019ll thrive in our dynamic environment. Must be able to work on campus in Louisville, CO. Gaia subscribers strongly preferred Non-smoker

Responsibilities

• Overall health of our German language business. You will be the leader in terms of seeing our business uniquely from the perspective of the German language speaker, customer and market.
• Advocate for the German language business within Gaia and to collaborate across the many business functions required to support our German growth and success.
• Quality assurance in our German member experience; Validate all translated content and ensure content is contextually accurate and localized by region where appropriate.
• Publishing: prepare and schedule German content for release, using our CMS and other digital publishing tools.
• Determining content localization strategy (subtitling, dubbing and voice overs).
• Manage the German release schedule.
• Work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to deliver a quality experience. Scope includes product experience, content delivery and member communications.
• Work closely with the Customer Relations team to ensure consistent and high quality customer interaction and support for our German-language customer base.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure all materials are accurate and available for promotional and customer acquisition needs.
• Work closely with the Content team to influence original German productions, evaluate German language content licensing, and ensure effective integration of localization workflow in content production and post production.

Qualifications

• US citizenship or current US work visa is required
• Native German speaker
• Deep understanding of the German conscious media and spirituality landscape
• Digital product and media experienceUnderstanding of localization best practices
• Familiarity with, and/or affinity for Gaia content
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate innovation, decision-making, and scalable execution
• Comfortable regularly using English for written and verbal communications on a daily basis
• Strong project management skills
• Comfortable multitasking
• A demonstrated collaborator
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Self-starter
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Must be able to work on-site in our Louisville, Colorado office
• Active Gaia membership strongly preferred
• Non-smoker