Japanese Sports Localization Specialist (Football)
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WorldwideFully remoteContractMid LevelOperations & Administration
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Why we think you can apply
- Hiring model
- Open worldwide · the employer states no country restriction
- Work from
- Anywhere, the UAE included
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About the role
Responsibilities
- Review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt sports-related content, mainly football, while adhering to writing style guides and guidelines
- Conduct market-specific research on local content, product and terminology trends, and best localization practices for the target audience in your market
- Provide feedback on written content
Requirements
- BS/BA and and/or 2+ years of work experience in the linguistic field, sports journalism, copywriting, or in copy-editing
- Native-level fluency in Japanese
- Extensive sports knowledge, mainly football
- Experience in translation and localization of multimedia content, preferably also machine translations and evaluations
- Excellent grammar and writing skills in English
- Strong creative writing, proofproofing, and editing skills in Japanese
- Tech savvy: strong practical knowledge of computers and mobile devices, word processors, and spreadsheets
- Owning licensed version of MS Office apps (MUST)
Preferred Qualifications
- Published work on platforms like ESPN, The Athletic, FourFourTwo, or similar
- Experience working with sports media platforms, live score apps, or sports streaming services
- A flair for adapting voice and style to Gen Z, football fan culture, and pop culture audiences
What we look for
- Native-level fluency in Japanese
- Extensive sports knowledge, mainly football
- Excellent grammar and writing skills in English
- Strong creative writing, proofreading, and editing skills in Japanese
- Strong practical knowledge of computers and mobile devices, word processors, and spreadsheets
- Owning licensed version of MS Office apps (MUST)
- BS/BA and/or 2+ years of work experience in the linguistic field, sports journalism, copywriting, or in copy-editing
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