Spanish Localization Lead – Retail Communications

Sephora; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401k with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

30% merchandise discount

Wellness resources

Job summary

Sephora is seeking a Retail Communications Manager, Translation and Localization to lead Spanish-language content for Sephora’s retail organization. You will ensure accurate, culturally relevant materials that support store teams and a superior client experience.

You’ll collaborate with Retail Communications, Instructional Design, HR, Legal, and SMEs to validate terminology, maintain glossaries, and apply store-centered voice across languages.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of professional translation and localization experience.
• Full professional fluency in Spanish and English, both written and spoken.
• Experience using translation-management systems and quality-assurance processes.
• A degree in translation, communications, linguistics, business, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end Spanish translation and localization across the department.
• Translate, edit, proofread, and adapt content into Spanish while preserving business intent, tone, and terminology.
• Establish and maintain QA practices for Spanish content, including version control and accessibility.
• Monitor published Spanish content and coordinate updates or retirement when source content changes.
• Identify and implement improvements to translation processes, tools, and workflows to increase speed, consistency, and quality.
• Maintain translation glossaries, style guides, and terminology standards for Spanish content.
• Prioritize translation requests by evaluating content readiness, priority, timing, and audience impact.

Skills

Spanish & English fluency

Translation & localization

Quality assurance

CMS / translation tools

Project management

Education

Degree in translation/linguistics

Professional certification preferred

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Rise

Vyond

Adobe Creative Suite

Acrobat

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

Sephora is seeking a Retail Communications Manager, Translation and Localization to lead Spanish-language content for Sephora’s retail organization. You will ensure accurate, culturally relevant materials that support store teams and a superior client experience.

You’ll collaborate with Retail Communications, Instructional Design, HR, Legal, and SMEs to validate terminology, maintain glossaries, and apply store-centered voice across languages.