Sr. Localization Specialist - job 1 of 2

AppLovin enables developers and marketers to grow with market leading technologies. Businesses rely on AppLovin to solve their mission-critical functions with a powerful, full stack solution including user acquisition, retention, monetization and measurement. AppLovin is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with several offices globally.

To deliver on this mission, our global team is composed of team members with life experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that mirror our developers and customers around the world. At AppLovin, we are intentional about the team and culture we are building, seeking candidates who are outstanding in their own right and also demonstrate their support of others. Equality is essential to our purpose – our people are key to cultivating a culture of belonging where employees can engage as their true selves.

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AppLovin's games are released worldwide and translated in multiple languages. We are looking for a talented and passionate Localization Specialist to join our Localization team, where you will collaborate with our project managers, third-party language providers, and other studios stakeholders, to create a seamless and positive experience for our players around the world.

What you will be doing:

• Create and manage processes that require participation from cross functional stakeholder such as development, marketing, legal, and engineering
• Identify need and feasibility to LQA based on Design requests and translation deliveries.
• Create test plans and coordinate testing with our external partners for multiple products at once and provide support
• Ensure high quality work and performance by assessing, training and coaching external partners using established techniques and approaches
• Manage and track issues (ticket creation, vetting, assignment, and tracking)
• Author changes to the bug reporting and the translation workflows
• Attend leads meetings as a primary loc rep. Represent Localization at general team meetings and move discussion forward.
• Lead and moderate internal department meetings and external partner meetings
• Act as the primary localization point of contact to the game teams
• Raise concerns to stakeholders, negotiate solutions, and represent the Localization department in product issue investigations
• Assemble documentation about in-game content
• Generate localization reports by aggregating data
• Perform internal TM maintenance on a weekly basis and make filter adjustments
• Manage handoffs to and deliveries from external partners
• Recommend automation opportunities and coordinate with stakeholders

Your background and who you are:

• 4+ years of Localization experience
• Experience testing mobile games on iOS and Android a plus
• Experience within the gaming industry a must
• Experience with a text management system
• Knowledge of Jira or experience with issue tracking/project management tools a must
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent attention to detail, with an ability to multitask and meet deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A focused and proactive approach towards Localization with the ability to work under pressure
• Innovative, proactive, adaptable, and resilient
• Passion for games and cutting-edge technology!
• Professional training in Localization, Software Development, or Project Management
• Knowledge of one or more additional languages a plus

AppLovin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.

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