Japanese Language Manager

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• Translating and/or editing the site user interface, support, legal and marketing materials.
• Supervising vendor translators to ensure the quality of the translation they deliver is as expected.
• Maintaining the localization glossaries and style guides, keeping them up to date and audience appropriate.
• Working closely with the in-country teams to deliver market appropriate translation.
• Collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure that language requirements from technical and linguistic perspectives are understood and supported.
• Monitoring and managing the activity of our community of volunteer translators.

• Must be an active Facebook user.
• 100% native fluency in Japanese and near-native fluency in English.
• 3+ years of experience in English-to-Japanese translation and localization, preferably in the online and mobile space.
• Experience in localization project management is a plus.
• Strong familiarity with the Japanese culture and trends.
• Familiarity with the Facebook Translations application as well as other computer-aided translation tools is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of additional languages (other than native and English) is a plus.
• Great attitude towards work and people.
• BA or equivalent required (preferably in a translation, linguistic, or related field).
• Master of Arts or equivalent is preferred.
• Cross-functional experience working with engineers and product teams is highly preferred.