Semi Senior Transcreation Project Manager - Language & Culture

Firewood Marketing, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital marketing agency seeks a Transcreation Manager to oversee localization and transcreation projects within a dynamic and collaborative team. The role requires strong project management skills, communication, and a creative approach to produce high-quality deliverables in multiple languages. If you have a passion for language and culture, and a keen interest in leveraging AI in your work, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Translation/Transcreation/VO Project Management.
• Knowledge of language services workflows and best practices.
• Experience in localizing marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily transcreation, cultural consultation, copywriting, and VO projects.
• Coordinate multiple projects for various markets.
• Maintain internal and client relationships and manage project budgets.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Multitasking

Quality Control

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Project management software

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In the agency world, this role is usually called ‘Transcreation Manager’ – but let’s not limit ourselves: we think it’s so much more than that.

If you are looking for a new, rewarding challenge in localization+transcreation project management, and are ready to share your enthusiasm, embrace the new (AI, wink wink) and play an active part within our highly collaborative, innovative Language & Culture team, this might be just the role for you.

Curious? Read on!

This position works with Transcreation, Cultural Consultation, Copywriting and Voiceover workstreams, requiring high levels of organization, the ability to run multiple projects and language pairs simultaneously, proactive quality ownership, creative and critical thinking and confident communication.

You possess in-depth knowledge of project lifecycle from brief to delivery (including but not limited to quoting, briefing vendors, assigning tasks, performing quality checks/delivering/actioning feedback and amends requests/issuing POs, reporting project information and financials), with additional understanding of cross-functional collaboration and production elements that take part in the adaptation process.

You will be ensuring seamless delivery of locally relevant, on-brand copy in multiple languages, while also helping us build team-wide solutions.
You are familiar and experienced with language industry best-practices regarding translation management systems, translation memories, terminology management, vendor management and have a particular interest in AI and automation.

Ultimately, the role requires strong project management skills, creativity, initiative, confident ownership, and commitment to deliver quality at scale in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Owning day-to-day transcreation, cultural consultation, copywriting and VO projects, coordinating and managing delivery of multiple projects for different markets
• Receiving and actioning briefs, defining costs, timings, and allocating tasks accordingly
• Accountable for project budget, status, and reporting on these as required
• Developing and maintaining flourishing internal and client relationships
• Proactively supporting and participating in our L&C roadmap for solutions and actions
• Recruiting and onboarding for our database of worldwide talent
• Admin-related tasks such as updating trackers / managing POs and invoices from linguists

ESSENTIAL

• +3 years of experience in Translation/Transcreation/VO Project Management
• Hands-on knowledge of language services workflows and best practice
• Experience with localisation of marketing campaigns for multiple countries, media and channels
• Sharp, precise communication skills
• Well organised, ability to multitask, attention to detail

DESIRED

• Up to date / interest on recent AI developments in the fields of translation / copywriting / VO
• CAT tools / Project management software
• Knowledge of additional languages
• Working awareness of digital production processes

#LI-Hybrid #LI-FC1 #LI-MP1

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

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