Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TransPerfect is seeking a Japanese Localization & Learning Content Specialist for a three-month remote contract supporting business and sales-enablement learning content. The role involves translating, localizing, quality-checking, and rebuilding content in Smartcat, PowerPoint, and Articulate Rise while ensuring accurate language, terminology, visual quality, and presentation readiness.
Responsibilities
- Review and refine AI-pretranslated content in Smartcat for accuracy, fluency, grammar, tone, and natural Japanese expression
- Apply approved terminology consistently across skills, decisions, products, and specialized terminology
- Maintain a conversational, evidence-based, commercially sharp voice
- Adapt buyer-as-hero and “you” language naturally for Japanese audiences
- Rebuild finalized translations in existing PowerPoint decks and Articulate Rise modules
- Test and repair animations, transitions, triggers, timing, and build sequences
- Resolve layout issues caused by localized text, including overflow, line breaks, and cut-off content
- Perform light image/screenshot text edits in PowerPoint
- Deliver assets in a fully presentation-ready state
- Collaborate with the internal team and other contractors, working independently against milestones and participating in 1–2 weekly check-ins
Skills
- **Native-level Japanese** with excellent professional/B2B writing skills
- Strong English reading and collaboration skills
- Proven experience in **business, sales-enablement, corporate learning, or professional localization**
- Comfortable working with terminology glossaries and style guides
- Strong PowerPoint skills, including the **Animation Pane and animation repair**
- Experience with **Articulate Rise or similar authoring tools**
- Strong attention to layout, typography, and visual presentation
- Reliable overlap with **Eastern Time (GMT-4) / Central European business hours**
- Localization QA experience with animated/interactive presentations
- B2B sales-enablement experience
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Full-time contractor engagement for 3 months
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