Role: Brand Transcreator (FTC - 12 months) 

Location: Panama City, Panama

 

What you will be doing:

• On a daily basis, you will be translating/transcreating above-the-line and some below-the line marketing material from an English master copy to be used across all business channels, e.g. press, OOH, retail to digital, brands, etc.
• Researching and translating compelling copy for assigned projects that is on strategy, original, compelling, distinctive, and appealing for the target audience while guaranteeing accuracy, quality and consistency in both copy and brand voice.
• Completing copywriting tasks for the local client, create engaging and persuasive copy for sports marketing campaigns, including social media, email newsletters, and website content
• Our Team works with a CAT Tool and must ensure translation consistency by maintaining and updating translation memories, building glossaries, and proofreading and editing copy.
• Enhancing machine translation quality by evaluating NMT output and providing detailed linguistic feedback.
• You will be mentored and supported by the OLIVER Localization Project Managers in Panama and Amsterdam, who oversee and manage a whole team of transcreators and translators globally.
• Getting to know inside-out the brand’s tone-of voice, identity, categories and products.

Project Management 

• Our projects are deadline critical; working on several campaigns at once, staying calm under pressure and often to tight deadlines.
• Keeping in daily contact with the LPM team with regards to project status or issues, absences, etc. Be responsive during your office or agreed hours unless pre-arranged otherwise.

Client Management and Teamwork

• Ensuring the client always has the expected level of service, on a day-to-day basis. Flag to the LPM team as soon as any issues or concerns arise.
• Ensuring communication is frequent, responsive and transparent in terms of expectations.
• Be professional and diplomatic no matter the level of stress – be constructive and problem-solving oriented.
• Collaborate with the local Oliver asset adaptation team (CAM) to align on campaign strategies, ensure brand consistency, and deliver a seamless client experience.
• It is expected you work in the office as an on-site FTE (hybrid role 3 days at the office, 2 days at home). Integrate yourself into the office and team. Make yourself visible

What you need to be great in this role:

• Extensive experience as a translator, content writer, copywriter or editor (essential).
• Excellent command of English and is a native speaker of Spanish for LATAM (essential).
• Good communication skills and good team player (essential).
• Proactive and constructive approach. 
• Experience working with a remote team and tight deadlines.
• Experience with marketing and SEO context (desirable).
• Advanced experience with CAT Tools (desirable).
• A Language, copywriting, marketing, social media or advertising related degree (desirable).
• A can-do and problem-solving oriented attitude.
• Flexibility and capacity to manage multiple streams of work at once, prioritising what needed and producing consistently high-level work, even with very tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Team spirit, ambition to learn, support and be part of a talented, truly international localisation team.
• Passion for languages and cultures

Experience:

• 3+ years experience in translation, adaptation or copywriting in relevant areas.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Translation, Interpretation or Marketing communication relevant areas.

Req ID: 12357

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