Arabic Language Manager Third-party Contractor - TikTok

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for shortform mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Dublin Los Angeles New York London Paris Berlin Dubai Singapore Jakarta Seoul and Tokyo.

Creation is the core of TikToks purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together we inspire creativity and bring joy a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us every challenge no matter how difficult is an opportunity; to learn to innovate and to grow as one team. Status quo Never. Courage Always.
At TikTok we create together and grow together. Thats how we drive impact for ourselves our company and the communities we serve.
Join us.

Our Language Management Center offers an array of translation and localization services to all ByteDance functional teams included in Global Business Solutions. Our teams working scope includes written content that will appear on the TikTok For Business official website external communication materials sponsorship plans marketing solutions training materials and articles posted on our knowledge center. We are currently looking for an Arabic Language Manager who is passionate about writing and has a proven record in content editing and quality control.

• Create transcreate translate and edit highly visible marketing product advertising and legal content
• Proofread translations delivered by LSPs to ensure quality and adaptation to local markets
• Organize trainings and feedback sessions for translators from LSPs to give them clear and concise languagespecific guidelines
• Answer and maintain queries from LSPs
• Define and maintain linguistic standards such as an Arabic localization style guide terminology database and specific localization instructions
• Lead language quality improvement (QI) initiatives with other crossfunctional teams
• Liaise with marketing product content control and sales teams to understand their specific requirements and quality expectations

Qualifications

• Fluency in Arabic at an advanced level is required for this position.
• Understanding Arabic culture and society is crucial to ensure that the translation tone and style resonate appropriately with our endusers.
• Strong English language proficiency is essential for success in this role.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
• 5 years of experience in English to Arabic localization journalism copy editing content creation or online marketing.
• Experience in UI localization linguistic reviews and translation quality management is required. This role involves monitoring the quality of Arabic translations across all our products making necessary improvements and ensuring translation accuracy.
• Strong syntactic and semantic skills to confidently make critical decisions related to translation.
• Detailoriented with the ability to balance and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent organizational time management and communication skills.
• Familiarity with computeraided translation tools such as XTM Cloud Smartcat SDL Studio or WorldServer.
• Knowledge of localization processes is a plus.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining linguistic assets for Arabic translation such as terminology and style guides is preferred.
• Experience in collaborating with crossfunctional teams is preferred.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills experiences and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
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