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Globalization Project Manager

3 years ago

Craft:

Customer & Game Support

Job Description:

As a Globalization Project Manager, you work with Developers, Producers, Content Authors and other stakeholders from Brand, Marketing and Game Teams to deliver localized content on time and with high linguistic quality.

Your role within the Kingdom

You are able to successfully handle multiple tasks in a fast- paced environment; all with the goal of furthering the company's international growth and success.

The Globalization Project Manager is pro- active and takes ownership of Localization orders for their project. They capture and align expectations with stakeholders and vendors. They give input and feedback to Globalization team and our Localization Service Providers on process and continuous improvement.

Your function is to support our vendors in achieving high quality translations by being a link between them and the games, with the overall goal to achieve a higher player experience amongst King players globally.

You are Globalization pro: well versed in multiple forms of media and have an in- depth knowledge of game localization, with a few titles under your belt; you aren't afraid to get your hands dirty working alongside developers to better understand the pains a poor localization process creates so that you can help build a better one.

Key responsibilities:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Driving and owning Globalization projects for our game teams located in different studios and countries, this includes owning the roadmap and focusing the globalization workflow
Communicate regularly and proactively with game teams to understand globalization needs and support and explain solutions
Coordinating efforts with cross- functional teams such as Game dev teams, Marketing, Customer Service, Legal and to sync development efforts and localization schedules
Communicate with team to ensure alignment on stakeholder and vendor expectations and ways of working offers a cohesive experience.
Drive the execution of LQA in dependency of internal and external stakeholders
Communicate with vendors to ensure clarity on project scopes, language, etc.
Stay up- to- date with the company’s catalogue of games via direct contact with our game teams, with an eye toward continuously improving the quality of all in- game text, web and marketing content

INNOVATION

Work together with the King Globalization team to achieve team goals and initiatives to contribute to overall process review and improvements.
Provide insightful ideas to shape yearly team OKRs

EVANGELIZATION

Influence stakeholders in what, how and why Globalization is key to release a game truly globally. Evangelize the culture of globalization across our areas
Hold Quarterly Business Reviews with game team stakeholders to explain the progress done, review Globalization metrics and provide business suggestions.

Skills to create thrills

Manage reference material (localization kits, glossaries, style guides, etc.) and support our vendors in achieving high quality translations by being a link between them and our games
Solid knowledge of Translation Management System, preferably in a Continuos Localization environment
Internationalization savvy, having experience a Internationalization Engineer will be a huge plus

We strive for every interaction to be driven by our CORE values: Care and Craft, Creative Champions, Fast and Fluid, Humble and Open, Fun and Friendly

About King

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.
We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the
company.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players – and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!

Applications needs to be in English.
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