Medialocate is a different kind of localization company and a great place to work because our operations are centered on smart growth. Our goal is not to expand as fast as possible, but rather to focus on consistently delivering high-quality translations coupled with outstanding customer service. We are passionate about what we do, and this is reflected in our high employee retention record and excellent client satisfaction levels. We have assembled some of the finest talent in the business, but are always receptive to new qualified linguists, project managers, typesetters, and engineers to share and grow our success!

Current Positions Available:

Project Manager

We are currently looking for an Experienced Project Manager to join our Production team in Monterey.

Qualifications and Responsibilities:

2-3 years of localization experience required, strong written and verbal communication skills in English a must and knowledge of other languages preferred. Manage translation/resource budgets, project quality, and production/turnaround. Ensure resources have proper contract and administrative details in place to deliver high-quality standard to moderate-complexity projects. Work both independently and as an effective team member. Detail oriented, reliable, and possess organization, prioritization, and time management skills. Knowledge of translation tools (Trados, SDLX, Catalyst), DTP applications (InDesign, QuarkXPress, FrameMaker), web technology and any other software tool is a plus.

Senior Account Manager

Department: Business Development
Report to: Director, Strategic Business Development
Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, Boston, New York

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Managing of assigned clients and territory (territories: S.F. Bay Area, West Coast, Mid West, East Coast)
• Identifying major new accounts (typically global leaders in industries such as IT, software, hardware, telecommunications, medical equipment manufacturers, etc.), largely through existing data, cold-calling, web details, NASDAQ or other stock tracking to clearly define target clients
• Writing proposals after assessment has been prepared by production team
• Negotiating pricing and contract details and closing significant new orders with targets of $1-2M annually
• Creating and implementing customized sales strategies
• Prospecting and building accounts through cold-calling, face-to-face visits, and attending conferences and trade-shows (30-40% travel)
• Having the ability to tailor a general presentation to a variety of industries, i.e. wireless, hardware storage, medical and pharmaceutical, robotics, etc.
• Complete weekly sales reports and forecasts and update and input data for Telesales into our Goldmine database
• Send out marketing collateral and mail shots to target clients
• Regular contact with clients and tracking of quotations, company statistics, financial status, other divisions and new business opportunities
• Maintaining a firm relationship through trust and delivery of value-added account management through firm understanding of process and how it can be customized to each individual client
• Generate and grow business from existing clients

Educational/Professional Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree, preferably in business, marketing, language, communications or international affairs
• A Master's degree in a related discipline is desirable
• Minimum of 3 years of active localization sales experience essential
• Background in localization project management/ engineering/ account management strongly preferred
• A second or third language is desirable
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and Goldmine
• Three references from accomplished or related industry professionals

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Natural competence in and passion for languages and international commerce
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Competitive self-starter with "can-do" attitude
• Charismatic action-taker with charm

QA Manager

We are looking for an experienced QA Manager to work as a contractor at our client site in Palo Alto, CA.
Contractor linguists are needed for French for France, Spanish for Spain, Portuguese for Portugal, Dutch, German and Italian.

Qualifications and Responsibilities:

3-5 years on-site testing experience required; strong written and verbal communication skills in native language a must, as well as strong English skills. Telephony sector preferred; smart phones experience an asset. Experienced in QA of localized documentation (such as Quick Start Guides), in a variety of dtp applications. Experienced in bug reporting, glossary building and statistical compilation. Must be able to work both independently and as an effective team member. Must be detail-oriented, reliable, and possess organization, prioritization, and time management skills. Knowledge of translation tools (Trados, SDLX, Catalyst), DTP applications (InDesign, QuarkXPress, FrameMaker), web technology and any other software tools is a plus. Must provide Medialocate a current, relevant CV (resume), which we will evaluate. Email your CV (resume) to cv@medialocate.com. Write QA Manager position in the subject line.
Duration: 10-12 weeks with an option for an extension if required by the project. Start date: Beginning of February, 2010.
Compensation: Hourly rate. Please include your expectations when you send your resume.
Note: Since this is a safe opportunity for a tester lasting approximately three months, we hope that the proposed hourly rate will be reasonable.