Translation and Web Content Coordinator (maternity leave cover)
Your role:
We’re in business to save our home planet. Your role will contribute to this mission by taking care of the translations needs and web & marketing content production in alliance with external agencies and freelancers.
Key accountabilities:
Translation
• Coordinate translations for our European key market languages, categories and across all marketing channels.
• Provide translations for any language needs.
• Create a translation calendar based on the yearly marketing calendar and provide to network of translators.
• Lead network of translators and provide them with guidelines.
• Oversee and manage translation software.
• Monitor and work within the budget related to this function.
• Driving quality of translations to ensure message is aligned with the ‘Patagonia way’
Brand Marketing & Channel Merchandising
• Coordinate translations for all Brand Marketing (PR, Advertising, Social Media) and Visual Merchandising (Retail, Partner, COOP, SIS).
• Work closely with marketing team to review source language (English) options and work with the translation vendors to make translation recommendations.
Web/marketing Content Production
• Work with the US web team and the EU marketing/enviro team to plan and coordinate site updates and web projects.
• Bring global and EU specific campaigns live in a meaningful way with optimized content
• Coordinate the local Front-End Developers to adhere to timelines & keep workload in control.
• Responsible for communication to stakeholders in relation to delivery.
• Perform QA (content and technical) on Patagonia.com/eu (all locals) and ensure accountable team(s) do the final testing before release.
E-shop Content Production
• Suggest changes and/or necessary content and web updates.
• Optimize seasonal and campaign content per consumer touchpoint
• Coordinate product copy updates for EU throughout the year.
• Plan and coordinate seasonal online collection changes including QA.
• Oversee and coordinate SEO updates for EU.
• Strategically plan and drive production of E-com EU specific content based on seasonality, weather and inventory position, including copy needs.
Emails Production Support
• Support the design, production, and planning of EU emails.
• Perform QA on emails.
• Ensure that EU marketing team does the final email check in time leading to emails are sent as planned.
Pre-requisites:
In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that you will be/have:
• Master’s Degree and/or educational background in translation and/or communication.
• 3 years’ experience in leading translation and editing, preferably in the outdoor / sports industry
• Experience in e-com content coordination.
• Understanding of e-com, social media and web content platforms.
• Good writing skills and grammar knowledge.
• Attention to detail.
• Fluent Spoken and written English and one of the following languages: German, Italian, French.
• Organizational and project management skills
• International and especially European experience preferable.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Strong linkage with the Patagonia business and mission statement.
Patagonia is committed to equal employment opportunities and diversity
Employee Conduct:
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.
Please make sure that your CV and cover letter are in English.