Localization Producer, Games

Job Description

Localization at Netflix is centered around linguistic excellence, a great team environment, and cutting edge technology. We are responsible for the translation and cultural adaptation of everything Netflix creates, from beautiful user interfaces to cinematic original programming. Explosive, innovative marketing campaigns to press releases that appear in the biggest media outlets in the world. Our work is not just about translation, it is about providing our users with an experience that feels local.

Netflix is a global product and our Globalization team needs to scale to support that. We are currently looking for a Localization Producer to help bring the Netflix gaming experience to international markets.

As a Localization Producer, you design and develop games into target languages, ensuring conversion of the titles into localized versions to meet meaningful translation and international standards. You are responsible for all elements of the localization workflow, from request creation to job completion.

A successful candidate is a highly motivated individual who works comfortably and autonomously in a fast-paced environment. They have a demonstrated ability to manage priorities and projects and the right mix of organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities:
• Manage localization projects and requirements across internal and external studios and vendors
• Work cross-functionally with Netflix stakeholders to identify critical business blockers and collaborate to solve and optimize these
• Oversee end to end localization workflow using our translation management tools and systems
• Identify and manage project risk through prioritization, bug management, and any other means necessary
• Manage independent projects within the program
• Drive high quality output from localization vendors & freelancers
• Oversee the localization budget for your projects through gathering data on the cost, timeliness and quality of your projects
• Kick off project & vertical meetings with cross functional groups for planning
• Manage & train different vendors, translators and reviewers
• Evangelize Globalization to stakeholders
• Support innovation initiatives like A/B Tests, localization task forces, including info gathering, deliberation, pivoting, viz for results, analysis & optimization of workflows

Qualifications:
• 5+ years of prior localization producer/project management experience, working on projects that involve language launches, software/games, creative content and/or subtitle localization
• Experience working in games and entertainment Working knowledge of industry standard localization tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an internet company
• Bias to action, proactive & innovative by nature
• Strong attention to detail

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gw8eqp-18-217-109-151-42 in your application.