Team Name:
Localization
Job Title:
Lead Localization Producer
Requisition ID:
R023682
Job Description:
At Blizzard Entertainment we are Craft Genre-Defining Games and Legendary Worlds for All to Share, driven by our core values and passion, Blizzard creates worlds with the focus to entertain the universe. The Localization team plays a key role in making that possible as our mission is to ensure that it feels Blizzard in every language to build and connect our global community.
As the Lead Localization Producer, you will play a key role in guiding our Localization Production team. Your role is critical in establishing and refining game and global content best practices and production methodologies. You will be entrusted with ensuring the consistency and effectiveness of our localization projects across various subject areas, guaranteeing that our goals and initiatives are met with excellence.
If you’re passionate about localization, constantly striving for excellence and possess the spark to continue to challenge the status quo in our industry, we’re looking for you to join our team based in Irvine, CA.
What You’ll Do
• Lead a team of producers and project managers and provide mentorship, individual career planning, and long-term talent development.
• Lead collaboration with other teams in Localization Production, Pillars, regional teams, and stakeholders.
• Partner with Game teams, Story and Franchise Development, Marketing, Publishing and B&OP teams to champion localization needs and requirements and to ensure Blizzard titles delight global fans.
• Design and implement efficient and scalable end-to-end game and global contents localization frameworks in collaboration with other pillars and stakeholders.
• Lead initiatives to foster innovation by analyzing current pain points in workflows and tools and leading efforts to achieve sustainable solutions.
• Make independent decisions while working under pressure in potentially ambiguous and challenging situations.
• Lead to define and improve game and global content localization standards processes and production methodologies.
• Communicates effectively and assertively in high-risk situations to resolve complex or sensitive issues and build consensus.
• Effectively negotiates at senior levels by anticipating and managing objections and challenges.
Who You Are
• You are a leader; your partners respect you and your colleagues follow you.
• You are a manager and mentor; you manage a group of producers and project managers, and mentor them to grow up.
• You are an excellent communicator and negotiator; you know how to adjust your communication according to your audience and are continually elevating your influencing skills.
• You are efficient; you know how to step back, prioritize, and recalibrate your efforts so they are focused and impactful.
• You’re curious; you’re eager to learn new skills and tools and seek to always ask the right questions.
• You’re courageous; you are not afraid to challenge yourself and others to do the right thing and create accountability.
• You make it happen; you are reliable, results-driven, and know-how to get things done.
• You’re an excellent juggler; you can handle multiple projects or tasks without dropping the ball.
• Expert in multiple disciplines or functions with key knowledge focused on a single team and group.
• You are regarded as an innovative and inspiring leader across the organization and the industry.
Requirements
• Over 15 years of relevant work experience or an equivalent level of education and work experience in localization, preferably in a production, team leadership, or management role within the gaming or media entertainment industry.
• Experience with people management and cross-team leadership role.
• Expertise in end-to-end localization process for games, media, marketing, or software products
• Experience with audiovisual localization workflows for subtitling and localized voiceover.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to cultivate productive and positive relationships with external partners, managers, and peers.
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Proven track record of managing complex localization projects with multiple stakeholders.
Advantages
• Experience with localization platforms, file formats, TMS and CAT tools to manage and/or automate translation workflows.
• Experience working on AAA game localization.
• You speak more than one language.
• Familiarity with Blizzard games/IPs
Your Platform
Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically a
Location: Irvine, CA
Posted: Sept. 24, 2024, 11:24 p.m.
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