Quality Control Lead - Localization

Tapas Entertainment is seeking a Quality Control Lead based in California who can travel to Los Angeles office space several days per week. Reporting to the Localization Manager, this individual will assist in developing multiple webcomic projects, bringing them through production, and ensuring that all projects are completed on schedule for digital distribution.

Responsibilities:

• Source translation, editing, and quality control contractors for webcomic projects and serve as liaison between said contractors and internal teams
• Be the subject matter expert for English linguistic standards within our localized webcomics. This includes owning the workflow and tools and ensuring all content meets a high level of quality
• Adapt processes and procedures to ensure adherence to Tapas’ quality standards
• Adjust and develop guidelines, documentation, and resources
• Supervise and support the day-to-day workload including but not limited to reviewing and editing localized and original works
• Regularly work with other teams in both the U.S. and Korea, particularly with Acquisitions and Marketing, by coordinating creative requests between international teams
• Provide regular feedback to freelance team members
• Be well-read in the Tapas library and work with marketing to select new titles to recommend to users
• Monitor webcomic production and escalate any potential issues
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of editorial experience, ideally with webcomics
• Minimum 1 year of project management experience, ideally working with a large team of freelancers
• Commitment to building a positive work culture and fostering collaboration
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to articulately present to stakeholders outside the team and organization
• Strict adherence to deadlines, and advance planning to allocate resources efficiently
• A love of storytelling and a respect for the storytellers whose work we are helping to share

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with CMS and digital platforms such as Slack and Dropbox directly related to publishing workflows and content lifecycle management
• A passion for webcomics is a big plus, as is a love for our storytelling community and Action Fantasy/Romance Fantasy/LGBTQ+ genres.

About Tapas EntertainmentTapas Entertainment, a Kakao Entertainment company, is a next-generation media company, with content from Tapas Media, Radish, and Wuxiaworld.
At Tapas Entertainment, we’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe that the enriched diverse perspectives of our employees, readers, and creators help deliver our unique content. We welcome prospective candidates from all backgrounds, race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, culture, language, and education.