Job Description:
• Supervise and mentor a team of approximately ten translators, conducting regular performance reviews, coordinating workloads, and fostering professional development.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive translation strategy and set content priorities to align with Chess.com's global growth and content goals.
• Directly contribute to the translation workflow in primary language(s), ensuring high-quality, linguistically accurate, and contextually appropriate localization, especially for content containing complex chess terminology.
• Collaborate with SEO and engineering teams to optimize translated content for improved search engine performance and seamless integration with emerging AI platforms.
• Establish and maintain rigorous quality assurance (QA) processes for all translated materials, ensuring consistency across languages and adherence to brand voice.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a translation management or team lead role, ideally in a fast-paced digital content environment.
• Demonstrated fluency in English and native or near-native fluency in at least one other language.
• Deep and proven familiarity with the rules, concepts, and technical terminology of chess (e.g., openings, tactics, engine analysis).
• Solid working knowledge of SEO principles as they apply to localized content and experience optimizing translations for search.
• Expert-level proficiency with industry-standard CAT (Computer-Assisted Translation) tools and a strong interest in leveraging AI for localization.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex projects simultaneously.
Benefits:
• 100% remote (work from anywhere!)
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