Localization Project Manager (C02072)

Support the MIIS Marketing and Communications team with multilingual content development.

Core Responsibilities: Localize multimedia content between English and Chinese 

• Work with Chinese social media team to localize written and video content from Chinese into English and vice versa 

• Ensure quality translation and alignment between campus tour videos in Chinese and English 

• Map recommended process for taking transcripts of webinars and developing them into articles in multiple languages 

• Update our video templates to ensure quality subtitling in multiple languages 

• Oversee the production of virtual campus tours in Campus 3D in multiple languages, including vetting and organizing multimedia assets and subtitling or dubbing, as needed 

• Develop and execute a launch plan for our new TikTok channel, including a strategy for sharing out content in multiple languages 

• Provide recommendations on the production and dissemination of multilingual content via our website and social media platforms 

• Design and document a localization workflow for converting webinar transcripts into multilingual articles, including steps for transcription, translation, review, and multilingual publishing. 

• Utilize Descript to transcribe, edit, and subtitle multimedia content, streamlining localization of video and audio assets for multilingual audiences. 

• Set up and maintain Trello boards to manage task assignments, project timelines, translation status, and review cycles across languages, ensuring efficient collaboration and project tracking. 

Requirements

• ​​Must hold MA in Translation and Localization Management 

• ​Collaborative team member 

• ​Strong written communications skills 

• ​Project management experience 

• ​Experience overseeing translation workflows 

• ​Video editing skills, including subtitling 

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• ​Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., and push or pull up to 100 lbs.
• Must be able to lift 10-20 lbs. frequently.
• Must be able to walk and climb stairs frequently.
• Must be able to carry supplies and equipment up and down stairs.
• Must be able to bend, squat and kneel frequently.
• Must be able to perform frequent over-head reaching movements.​​ 

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

This is considered a part-time, hourly, non-benefits eligible position. The minimum starting rate for the position is 23.65 per hour.

Come join us and be a part of our team!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.