Spanish Language Manager

Job Description

Duolingo is the world’s most popular language learning platform, with over 300 million users worldwide. We are available in 22 languages, the majority of Duolingo learners speak a native language other than English, and we are rapidly growing our international learner base.

Come help us create the best possible user experience for Spanish learners through high-quality copy localization. We are looking for an experienced Language Manager to own copywriting for Duolingo in Spanish. This role will be responsible for creating on-brand Spanish copy and enforcing quality and excellence in localization.

This is a full-time role, based in Pittsburgh, or Mexico City.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champion and enforce excellence in Duolingo Spanish copywriting and localization
• Develop and maintain style guides, glossaries, tone, and voice of Duolingo in Spanish, in collaboration with relevant product and marketing stakeholders
• Provide copywriting transcreation and proofreading in Spanish for product experiments and high-impact marketing initiatives, including social media content
• Proofread Spanish localization to ensure they are accurate, clear, culturally appropriate, and reflect Duolingo’s style and voice
• Help hire, onboard, and provide training and feedback to Spanish translators
• Identify gaps or inefficiencies in localization tools and processes, and suggest improvements
• Ensure localization mistakes or inconsistencies are fixed as quickly as possible
• Be an advocate for Spanish-speaking Duolingo learners! Proactively identify issues and opportunities to improve the Spanish Duolingo experience

REQUIREMENTS:

• Native fluency in Latin American Spanish and full professional fluency in English
• Experience as a Language Manager (or equivalent) for a global consumer technology company
• 5+ years of experience in translating, copywriting, and/or editing for a Latin American Spanish audience
• Significant experience in localization of consumer online and mobile products, specifically taking ownership over language quality
• Significant experience with creative and marketing content creation
• A portfolio of past work to demonstrate your expertise as a translator/transcreator and/or as a Language Manager
• Strong business acumen, with proven experience working effectively with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. engineers, product and marketing teams)
• Strong interest in Duolingo and our mission
• Thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven, team-oriented environment
• Ability to travel to Duolingo's Pittsburgh, PA headquarters every quarter

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE:

• Experience in web/mobile localization workflows and tools
• Culturally clued-in and immersed in trends: you understand what Spanish-speaking consumers care about now
• Experience working as part of a remote team, building strong HQ relationships and advocating effectively for local market needs
• Experience with A/B tests and product experiments
• Highly familiar with mobile gaming, with a deep understanding of game mechanics and/or the gamer community