Localization Project Manager

Job Title: Localization Project Manager
Location: Hybrid - Mexico City

Level Up Your Career at Lionbridge Games!

Come join the Games Localization team at Lionbridge Games and be a part of the fascinating process of creating new language versions for games. You’ll be joining a group of people working from different parts of South America, the US, and the global Lionbridge Gaming team from all over the world. 
  

As a Localization Project Manager you will be responsible for managing all aspects of localization projects for clients from the gaming industry. Our team delivers translations and works alongside audio, testing and technical teams to deliver the final localized product.

What You Will Do:

• Planning, setting up and delivering projects; 

• Creating budgets and schedules; 

• Communicating with customers to understand their needs and requirements; 

• Assigning tasks to translation and technical teams and making sure everyone’s working together well; 

• Advising customers on localization processes and workflows, including loc engineering, audio, and QA processes; 

• Actively participating in process improvements. 
   

Success in this role means you’ve developed good client relationships with your customers, watched over the project costs and revenue to achieve good margins, and led your project team through shortest path to top-quality delivery. 
 
To Be Successful, You Will Have:

• Min. 1 year experience in a Project Management role in localization – you’ve managed translation projects from start to finish; 

• Min. 2 years experience working in CAT tools – you know how CAT tools work and have directly worked in at least one such tool; 

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, process-oriented thinking – you see the bigger picture and plan ahead, you make decisions based on the available data, you notice it when things can be done more efficiently, and you’re creative about solutions when something goes wrong; 

• Top-class communication skills, both written and verbal – you easily get your point across; 

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills – you’re comfortable working in a team and assigning tasks; 

• Customer service skills and experience – the customer is always right, and when they aren’t you are nice about it; 

• Interest in language and linguistic process – you might even get excited about a new type of text to translate or another translation challenge; 

• Proficiency in English in speech and writing – you have no issues primarily using English throughout your day at work; 

• Experience with project financials – you’ve planned budgets and analyzed margins; 

• Very good handle on Excel – whatever you can’t do, you know how to google; 

• Bachelor's degree or higher. 

 
Bonus points - considered as an asset: 

• Degree in linguistics or language studies. 

• You’re a gamer and interested in gaming! 

• Knowledge of memoQ; 

• Understanding of the game localization workflow, including testing and audio production. 

• Experience managing multimedia projects (subtitling, voiceover); 

• Knowledge of other languages. 

In Return, You Can Expect:

• CLT job contract. 

• Flexible working hours  

• Employee benefits package 

• Professional development opportunities in a multi-cultural environment - Lionbridge has offices in over 20 countries and many of these offices work collaboratively on projects, exposing our employees to a wide range of cultures and work styles. 

• Work in a creative team and friendly atmosphere. 

• Access to training platform. 

About Us:

Lionbridge Games delivers the gaming experience you envision to any global audience. Our passionate global gamers help bring every aspect of your game to life, without compromise. Our services include narrative design, game localization, voiceover recording, subtitling, quality assurance testing, and player experience services. Lionbridge brings the highest quality and most precise testing to every game you develop—everywhere it will be played.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

The successful candidate will have to pass a criminal background check to Lionbridge’s satisfaction.  A criminal record does not constitute an automatic bar to employment at Lionbridge, and the nature of the job, the seriousness of the crime and date of the conviction will be considered. 

The successful candidate will have to pass a criminal background check to Lionbridge’s satisfaction.  A criminal record does not constitute an automatic bar to employment at Lionbridge, and the nature of the job, the seriousness of the crime and date of the conviction will be considered

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