French (Canada) Sports Localization Specialist (Football)

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. OVERVIEW MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB Welocalize is seeking passionate and culturally fluent Sports Subject Matter Experts specialized in football with exceptional writing skills to join our localization team. You’ll review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt football-related content so it resonates with audiences in your market. Project Details: Language Pair: English (US) > French (Canada) Task Type: Quality Control, Translation, Copy Edit, MTPE Assessment: Grammar + SME knowledge MAIN DUTIES Review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt sports-related content, mainly football, while adhering to writing style guides and guidelines Conduct market-specific research on local content, product and terminology trends, and best localization practices for the target audience in your market Provide feedback on written content REQUIRED SKILLS BS/BA and/or 2+ years of work experience in the linguistic field, sports journalism, copywriting, or in copy-editing Extensive sports knowledge, mainly football Experience in translation and localization of multimedia content, preferably also machine translations and evaluations Native-level fluency in the target language Excellent grammar and writing skills in the native language Strong creative writing, proofreading, and editing skills in the native language Tech savvy: strong practical knowledge of computers and mobile devices, word processors, and spreadsheets Owning licensed version of MS Office apps Ability to work independently and remotely BONUS IF YOU HAVE: Published work on platforms like ESPN, The Athletic, FourFourTwo, or similar. Experience working with sports media platforms, live score apps, or sports streaming services. A flair for adapting voice and style to Gen Z, football fan culture, and pop culture audiences After your application is reviewed, shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our team to complete the application process. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

The role involves reviewing, translating, and adapting football-related content to ensure it resonates with the Canadian French market. Responsibilities include fact-checking, conducting market research on terminology trends, and providing feedback on written content.

Candidates need a bachelor's degree or 2+ years of experience in linguistics, sports journalism, or copywriting, with extensive knowledge of football. Native-level fluency in French (Canada) and proficiency with MS Office and mobile devices are required.

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• Translation
• Localization
• Copy Editing
• Machine Translation Post-Editing
• Football Subject Matter Expertise
• Creative Writing
• Proofreading
• Fact Checking
• French (Canada) Fluency
• English (US) Fluency
• Market Research
• MS Office

• Sports & Recreation
• Creative & Media
• Marketing
• Consulting

Formation minimale

Baccalauréat

Expérience minimale

2+ ans

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine

Niveau d’expérience

Not Applicable

Mode de candidature

La candidature directe est offerte