Localization Producer

Position Title: Localization Producer

Location:

Burbank, CA (Hybrid)

About the Role:

Position Overview As a member of the Marketing Localization team, you are a champion of Deluxe localization services, and you continually elevate standards to provide best in class client experience, working closely with localization operations and production teams globally.

In this role, you partner with our clients to create and deliver world class marketing campaigns multiple franchises, features, series, and languages. You drive localization of audio, GFX, subtitling and related assets while ensuring high-quality localization of new and existing entertainment content. Partnering directly with our amazing clients, operational & production teams, and other partners, you determine localization production schedules and work with global colleagues so that localized marketing assets are delivered on time.

You will succeed if you’re passionate about localization, constantly striving for excellence and possess the autonomy to deliver world class client experience.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders globally across all levels and functions.
• Manage large localization projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery, high quality, and adherence to budget constraints.
• Drive project scheduling and work with teams to get commitments toward production milestones.
• Improve localization pipeline in collaboration with leadership, Localization, Operations and Product teams.
• Make independent decisions while working under pressure in potentially ambiguous situations to meet aggressive deadlines. Escalate and seek guidance as necessary.
• Monitors localization service quality and ensures that continuous process improvement efforts are planned and executed by internal teams or vendors.
• Anticipate risks and devise mitigation strategies.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in localization, preferably as a Localization Producer or Project Manager within the marketing, trailer, entertainment, or gaming industries.
• Experience with audiovisual localization workflows for subtitling and localized VO/Dubbing.
• Experience with project set-up, assignment and tracking for large projects, delivering results, and exceeding client expectations.
• Experience in end-to-end localization process for marketing, trailers, entertainment and/or gaming.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to cultivate productive and positive relationships with internal and external partners, managers, and peers across different regions.
• Efficient in managing time and multiple projects/tasks effectively, with ability to prioritize competing demands while meeting tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities and the capacity to adapt to evolving project requirements and stakeholder expectations.

Key Attributes:

• Excellent Communicator; relates comfortably with people across levels, functions, culture, and geography; builds rapport and constructive relationships; picks up on interpersonal and group dynamics and tailors communication style.
• Curious; eager to learn new skills and tools and ask the right questions.
• Courageous; not afraid to challenge yourself and others to do the right thing and create accountability.

Extras:

• Experience with localization platforms, file formats, project management tools and databases.
• Experience with Machine Translation or other emerging AI concepts.
• Knowledge of multiple languages.
• Familiarity with entertainment localization with a focus on short form/marketing content