Project Manager, Gaming Localization Production

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Localization Project Manager to lead end-to-end localization programs for game publishing. You will align transcreation, subtitling, DTP and QA across multiple languages, coordinating with global teams, vendors and internal stakeholders.

You will leverage AI localization tools, translation memories, and termbases to ensure high-quality delivery and timely milestones while maintaining strong customer relationships and budget oversight.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a project manager in localization with game publisher experience.
• Hands-on managing transcreation, subtitling, DTP, video rendering/editing and QC workflows across multiple languages.
• Strong working knowledge of AEM, Workfront and Jira.
• Experience with AI localization tools and translation memory/terminology management.
• Proficient in Google Workspace for reporting and customer-facing documentation.
• Experience managing high-volume, high-stakes accounts with stakeholder management.
• Comfort with budget tracking and vendor/linguist management.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with ISO 17100 or ISO 9001 is a nice-to-have.
• Experience working with global, multi-time-zone teams is nice-to-have.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end localization projects from quoting through invoicing.
• Manage transcreation and marketing localization workstreams.
• Coordinate subtitling, AI and human voiceover, and video localization.
• Oversee DTP workflows for localized packaging, manuals and marketing collateral.
• Run linguistic and mechanical QC and feed findings into style guides and glossaries.
• Serve as day-to-day customer contact for delivery matters and risk management.
• Manage high-volume, high-stakes account workstreams and drive satisfaction.
• Build schedules and resourcing plans in Workfront, Sheets and Jira.
• Manage content intake, review cycles and publishing workflows.
• Use LILT AI tools and maintain translation memories and termbases.
• Support vendor management and onboarding of linguists.
• Share production workflow best practices with other PMs.

Skills

Project Management

Transcreation

Subtitling

AI Localization Tools

Workfront/Jira Proficiency

Stakeholder Management

Budget Tracking

Tools

Workfront

Jira

Google Workspace

LILT AI Tools

Job description

• Own end-to-end delivery of localization projects from quoting and scoping through scheduling, resourcing, budget tracking, final delivery and invoicing across multiple titles and languages.
• Manage transcreation and marketing localization workstreams.
• Coordinate subtitling, AI and human voiceover, and video localization, including timing, rendering, editing and final QC.
• Oversee DTP workflows for localized packaging, manuals and marketing collateral.
• Run linguistic and mechanical/functional QC, track issues to resolution, and feed recurring themes into style guides, glossaries and linguist onboarding.
• Serve as day-to-day customer contact for delivery matters, manage workflows through local market review and completion, surface risks, and run status/retrospective calls.
• Manage high-volume, high-stakes account workstreams and drive customer satisfaction.
• Build and maintain project schedules and resourcing plans in Workfront, Google Sheets and JIRA.
• Manage content intake, review cycles and publishing workflows with customer content and web teams.
• Use LILT proprietary AI localization tools and maintain customer-specific translation memories and termbases.
• Support vendor management, including onboarding and evaluating linguists and specialist vendors.
• Support other project managers by sharing production workflow and quality-standard best practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a project manager in the localization industry, with direct experience delivering programs for a game publisher or games customer.
• Hands‑on experience managing transcreation, subtitling, DTP, video rendering/editing and linguistic/mechanical QC workflows concurrently across multiple languages.
• Strong working knowledge of AEM, Workfront and Jira (or directly comparable content, work‑management and issue‑tracking tools).
• Practical experience with AI localization tools and translation memory / terminology management.
• Confident user of Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides) for reporting, tracking and customer‑facing documentation.
• Experience managing high‑volume, high‑stakes customer accounts, with excellent stakeholder management across internal teams, linguists and customer contacts.
• Comfort with budget tracking and vendor/linguist management as part of day‑to‑day delivery.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple concurrent, deadline‑driven workstreams.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication in English.
• Familiarity with quality frameworks such as ISO 17100 or ISO 9001 is nice to have.
• Experience working with global, multi‑time‑zone teams is nice to have.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing end-to-end localization projects, including transcreation, subtitling, and DTP workflows, while ensuring high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction. Proficient in utilizing project management tools and AI localization technologies to streamline processes and enhance communication across global teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management in Localization
• Transcreation and Subtitling Management
• AI Localization Tools Experience
• Workfront and Jira Proficiency
• Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Localization Project Management
• Transcreation Management
• Subtitling Workflows
• DTP Workflows
• Linguistic QC
• Mechanical QC
• Budget Tracking
• Vendor Management
• Content Management
• Quality Frameworks Familiarity

Soft Skills

• Organizational Skills
• Clear Communication
• Stakeholder Management

Industry Keywords

• Localization Industry
• Game Publishing
• Translation Memory Management
• Terminology Management
• ISO 17100
• ISO 9001

Tools & Technologies

• Workfront
• Jira
• Google Workspace
• LILT AI Localization Tools