Role Snapshot
Localization Specialist role at FranklinCovey Japan responsible for translating and localizing training, marketing, and internal content from English to Japanese. The position manages localization projects, coordinates with translation vendors, and ensures quality delivery of multilingual materials across learning platforms and organizational content.
Job Description
Title: Localization Specialist
Department: Delivery Excellence Team
Status: Permanent
Reports to: Director, Delivery Excellence
Location: Tokyo (Hanzomon)
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
About FranklinCovey Japan
FranklinCovey is a global leader in organizational performance improvement, helping organizations achieve results that require lasting changes in human behavior. FranklinCovey Japan provides leadership, productivity, and organizational effectiveness solutions to clients across Japan, bringing global best practices to the local market.
With a team of under 50 employees in Japan, we offer a close-knit, collaborative environment where each person has a direct impact on our business and our clients.
Essential Job Functions
Localization Work
- Primarily English-to-Japanese translation
- Japanese-to-English translation rarely occurs only a few times a year.
- Proofreading of initial translations (English to Japanese translations)
- Primary and Secondary translation (English to Japanese translations; occasionally Japanese to English translations)
- Making revisions based on review results
- Submitting and delivering localized manuscripts
- Collaborating with relevant parties
- Schedule management
Types of Training Content projected to be handled
- Training Materials: Power Point presentations, instructor notes, instructions, flashcards, worksheets, videos, closed captions, etc.
- Learning Platforms: UI, assessment questions, reports, email communications, etc.
- Marketing Materials: Websites, etc.
- Sales Promotion Materials: Sales tools, training materials, etc.
- Internal Documents: Information distributed by headquarters, newsletters, FAQs, etc.
Localization Project Management
- Coordination with external translation vendors
- Progress management and coordination of translation tasks (US Headquarters and internal stakeholders)
- Terminology and project management using translation management tools such as phrase
- Coordination and preparation of internal demos
- Reviews with instructors, etc.
Basic Qualifications
- Practical experience in translation and localization
- Experience in English-to-Japanese translation and proofreading
- Experience using translation management tools such as Phrase
- Experience managing glossaries, translation memories, and style guides
- Experience managing and coordinating multiple projects
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent Japanese writing skills and English reading comprehension (native-level proficiency in both Japanese and English)
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office and similar software
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience translating training materials and educational content
- Experience collaborating with translation vendors
- Knowledge of LMS and learning platforms
- Practical experience in DTP
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