Contract - Associate Localization Project Management (Lpm) Specialist

Nintendo of America Inc.
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.

• This is a CONTRACT position

Description Of Duties

• Responsible for management of a large number of requests with a complex schedule.
• Gathers, analyzes & reports on data for opportunities to optimize workflows and reduce inefficiencies
• Ensures deliverables meet service-level agreements for assigned projects
• Responsible for project in assigned field, including scoping, planning & alignment, task allocation, tracking/reporting, and facilitating team progress
• Responsible for maintaining confidentiality on highly sensitive projects safeguarding corporate content
• Identifies project risk assessments and provides mitigation plans
• Develops and maintains comprehensive documentation specific to project responsibilities and activities
• Develops and facilitates localization standards and best practices
• Collaborates with peers and managers to exchange complex information, setting project priorities and adjusting resource allocations
• Actively engages in collecting and sharing feedback on quality, processes, efficiencies, and customer satisfaction

Summary Or Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines
• Three to five years related experience in Localization project management including vendor management or equivalent
• Excellent business communication skills in English (and Japanese preferred)
• Experience with MS Office, CAT tools, translation management tools, and machine translation post-editing tasks
• Solid understanding of tagged file formats such as XML/HTML
• Excellent organizational, project management, facilitation, and analytical skills
• This is a CONTRACT position
• Proven experience working in a customer-centric environment
• Ability to manage translation workloads in areas such as but not limited to: Marketing, quality control, repair of product hardware; consumer service support; information technology

This contract position has a base pay range of $40 - $60 per hour and is eligible for benefits through the employing agency. Agency benefits may include medical, dental and vision, 401(k), basic/supplemental life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, transportation benefits, employee assistance program, paid sick leave, and up to 6 paid holidays per year. All benefits are subject to elections, eligibility requirements, plan and program terms. Benefits offerings will be confirmed at the time of offer by the employing agency, and may differ depending on the employing agency partner.