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Localisation Manager
1 year ago
Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, fintech, and web3, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. We develop, licence, and publish games and monetize them effectively with our proprietary platform. We are backed by blue-chip investors like: Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Riot Games, Bitkraft, and Nas.
You’ll be responsible for localising our products and marketing campaigns to authentically connect with our customers. Carry1st translates our games across Africa and around the world. In this role, you’ll manage all of our translation activities – working with partners to translate games into English, French, Arabic, Zulu, Afrikaans, Swahili, Nigerian Pidgin, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and more!
You will...
- Liaise with Product and Growth Leads to understand localisation requirements
- Manage and communicate production timelines
- Engage external partners to deliver translated text
- Design and manage the quality assurance process to test translated assets
- Collaborate with engineering to build processes for how in-game content will be translated
Requirements
- Experience in a translation or localisation role, ideally in games / digital entertainment
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and processes
- Solid understanding of localisation best practices
- A deep appreciation of cultural nuances and sensitivities
- You are an exceptional collaborator with strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Benefits
Carry1st is a fast-growing, dynamic place to work. And while we are laser focused on building the flagship mobile internet company in Africa, our team is fully remote and 100% global - with people in 25+ countries! At Carry1st, you will…
- Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
- Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and web3
- Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
- Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create
Some additional perks…
- Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
- Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively
- Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
- Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
- Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
- Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day
We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!
Learn more about Carry1st…
- Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
- VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
- Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market
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