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APAC Localization Manager, Pokémon GO

Scopely
  • 🇯🇵 Japan
  • On-site
  • Manager or above
  • 1 day ago
  • AI

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The Pokémon GO team is looking for an APAC Localization Manager to lead the localization of all player-facing Pokémon GO communications across APAC. This includes the communications that help players discover, understand, and engage with the game, its content, events, campaigns, and broader brand experience across in-game and external channels.

You will own the quality and operational health of this work from intake and prioritization through translation or transcreation, linguistic review, in-context quality assurance, stakeholder approvals, and launch readiness. You will ensure every deliverable is accurate, culturally appropriate, on brand, and ready for its intended market, while bringing clarity and predictability to a fast-moving, multi-language live-service environment.

You will partner closely with Product Marketing, Product Management, Game Design, Creative Production, Community, Social, Direct Marketing, Communications, Production, regional teams, and external language partners. You will also use advanced AI tools and thoughtfully designed workflows to improve scale, speed, and consistency, while maintaining rigorous human review, confidentiality, IP standards, and the quality expected of Pokémon GO.

 

What you will do

  • Lead APAC localization strategy and operations.Own the end-to-end localization program for all player-facing Pokémon GO communications in APAC. Define how work is scoped, prioritized, resourced, routed, reviewed, approved, and delivered across languages and markets.
  • Own localization quality.Set and uphold standards for linguistic accuracy, terminology, tone of voice, cultural relevance, brand consistency, and in-context quality. Ensure localized communications faithfully convey player value while feeling natural and appropriate in each market.
  • Manage the localization lifecycle.Drive projects from early intake and source-readiness through translation or transcreation, review, linguistic QA, stakeholder approvals, final delivery, and post-launch follow-up. Maintain clear ownership, timing, dependencies, and escalation paths throughout.
  • Partner with global and regional stakeholders.Work closely with Product Marketing, Product Management, Game Design, Creative Production, Community, Social, Direct Marketing, Communications, Production, regional teams to plan localization early, clarify requirements, and ensure localized materials are ready for each market's launch.
  • Enable culturally relevant communications.Bring a strong understanding of APAC market and language contexts into planning and review. Identify when direct translation is insufficient and guide appropriate transcreation, adaptation, or market-specific considerations without losing the intent of the global communication.
  • Manage language partners and resources.Oversee external localization vendors, linguists, reviewers, and other partners. Set clear briefs and expectations, monitor quality and delivery performance, resolve issues quickly, and help allocate resources across overlapping priorities.
  •  Build scalable localization systems.Create and maintain the glossaries, style guides, reference materials, workflow documentation, QA processes, and knowledge systems that make localization more consistent, efficient, and resilient as the business scales.
  •  Improve process visibility and launch readiness.Establish practical tracking and reporting for localization status, blockers, missing inputs, unresolved quality issues, owners, and release risk. Give stakeholders a clear view of readiness and help teams make timely decisions.
  •  Leverage advanced AI tools and workflows.Use approved AI capabilities to accelerate content analysis, terminology and consistency checks, workflow coordination, quality control, knowledge management, and other high-friction tasks. Build repeatable AI-enabled processes while applying sound judgment around accuracy, confidentiality, IP, brand standards, and human review.
  •  Drive continuous quality improvement.Analyze recurring issues, root causes, vendor performance, and stakeholder feedback. Turn learnings into concrete process, tooling, and training improvements that reduce avoidable errors and improve both quality and speed.
  • Coordinate approvals and protect the brand.Ensure localization work follows relevant brand, legal, licensing, and approval requirements. Partner with internal and external stakeholders to surface risks early and maintain the standards expected in a highly collaborative IP environment.
  •  Support broader office operations and cross-functional administrative needs. Contribute to occasional cross-functional operational initiatives in the Tokyo office, including support related to Legal, Procurement, Partnerships, and other business functions as needed.

 

What you will need

  • 2+ years of experience in localization program management, international content operations, marketing communications localization, or related disciplines.
  • Experience managing end-to-end localization workflows for multiple languages and markets, including intake, translation or transcreation, review, linguistic QA, approvals, and delivery.
  • Experience supporting consumer-facing communications in a fast-moving environment, ideally within mobile gaming, live-service products, entertainment, technology, or another global digital business.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional programs involving global and regional teams, product and marketing stakeholders, creative partners, and external vendors.
  • Strong command of localization quality practices, including linguistic accuracy, terminology management, style guidance, cultural adaptation, and in-context validation.
  •  Experience managing localization vendors, freelancers, or language-service partners, with the ability to set clear expectations, assess quality, and resolve delivery issues constructively.
  • Hands-on experience using AI-powered tools to improve localization operations, quality assurance, workflow efficiency, or knowledge management, together with sound judgment around accuracy, confidentiality, IP, brand standards, and human review.
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage overlapping launches, identify risks early, and create clarity across multiple dependencies and stakeholders.
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate precise recommendations and influence decisions without direct authority.
  • Business-level proficiency in both English and Japanese is required. Fluency in every APAC language is not required; success in this role depends on building reliable localization, review, and quality-management systems with language experts and regional partners.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

 

Plus if

  • You have worked on a mobile, free-to-play, or live-service game with a frequent content and event cadence.
  • You have experience managing localization across multiple APAC languages and markets, including Japan.
  •  You have worked with a translation management system, CAT tools, localization QA tools, or workflow and asset-management platforms.
  • You have built or scaled glossaries, style guides, linguistic asset libraries, quality frameworks, or knowledge systems that improved consistency and efficiency.
  • You have built or scaled AI-enabled localization workflows, automation, or quality-control processes that improved team speed, decision quality, or error prevention.
  • You have experience working with major entertainment or licensed IP, especially in highly collaborative approval environments.
  • You understand Pokémon GO, its community, and the broader Pokémon franchise.
  • You have additional proficiency in one or more APAC languages.

 

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抂芁

『Pokémon GO』では、APAC地域におけるプレむダヌ向けコミュニケヌションのロヌカラむれヌションを掚進するマネヌゞャヌを募集しおいたす。ゲヌム内倖のチャネルを通じ、プレむダヌがゲヌムやそのコンテンツ、むベント、キャンペヌン、さらにはブランド党䜓の䜓隓に出䌚い、理解を深め、楜しむためのコミュニケヌションを担圓したす。

ロヌカラむズの優先順䜍付けから、翻蚳・トランスクリ゚ヌション意図や魅力を各垂堎に合わせお再衚珟するこず、蚀語レビュヌ、実際の衚瀺・利甚堎面に即した品質確認、関係者の承認、公開準備たで、品質ず業務運営の健党性に責任を持ちたす。倉化が速く、倚蚀語で継続運営する環境においお、各成果物の正確性、文化的な適切さ、ブランドずの敎合性、察象垂堎での公開準備を確保するずずもに、業務の芋通しず予枬可胜性を高めたす。

プロダクトマヌケティング、プロダクトマネゞメント、ゲヌムデザむン、クリ゚むティブ制䜜、コミュニティ、゜ヌシャル、ダむレクトマヌケティング、広報、開発、各地域のチヌム、倖郚の蚀語パヌトナヌず密接に連携したす。たた、高床なAIツヌルず適切に蚭蚈したワヌクフロヌを掻甚し、厳栌な人によるレビュヌ、機密情報の保護、知的財産に関する基準、『Pokémon GO』に求められる品質を維持しながら、業務の拡匵性、スピヌド、䞀貫性を高めたす。

 

䞻な業務内容

  • APACのロヌカラむれヌション戊略ず運甚の掚進。APACにおける『Pokémon GO』のプレむダヌ向けコミュニケヌションに぀いお、ロヌカラむれヌションの党工皋を担いたす。蚀語・垂堎を暪断しお、業務範囲、優先順䜍、リ゜ヌス配分、䜜業の振り分け、レビュヌ、承認、玍品の進め方を定めたす。
  • ロヌカラむれヌション品質の管理。蚀語的な正確性、甚語、トヌン・オブ・ボむス、文化的な適切さ、ブランドの䞀貫性、実際の衚瀺・利甚堎面での品質に぀いお、基準を蚭定・維持したす。プレむダヌにずっおの䟡倀を忠実に䌝えながら、各垂堎で自然か぀適切に受け止められるコミュニケヌションを実珟したす。
  • ロヌカラむれヌションの党工皋の管理。初期の䟝頌受付ず原文の準備確認から、翻蚳・トランスクリ゚ヌション、レビュヌ、蚀語品質確認、関係者の承認、最終玍品、公開埌のフォロヌアップたで、プロゞェクトを掚進したす。党工皋を通じお、担圓者、スケゞュヌル、䟝存関係、問題の報告・刀断䟝頌先を明確に保ちたす。
  • グロヌバルおよび各地域の関係者ずの連携。プロダクトマヌケティング、プロダクトマネゞメント、ゲヌムデザむン、クリ゚むティブ制䜜、コミュニティ、゜ヌシャル、ダむレクトマヌケティング、広報、制䜜・運営、各地域のチヌムず密接に協働したす。早い段階からロヌカラむれヌションを蚈画し、芁件を明確にしお、各垂堎の公開時期に合わせお制䜜物を準備したす。
  • 各垂堎の文化に即したコミュニケヌションの実珟。APACの垂堎や蚀語の背景に関する深い理解を、䌁画やレビュヌに反映したす。盎蚳では十分に䌝わらない箇所を芋極め、グロヌバルのコミュニケヌションの意図を保ちながら、トランスクリ゚ヌション、衚珟の調敎、垂堎固有の事情ぞの察応を導きたす。
  • 蚀語パヌトナヌずリ゜ヌスの管理。倖郚のロヌカラむれヌション䌚瀟、蚀語専門家、レビュアヌ、その他のパヌトナヌを管理したす。䟝頌内容ず期埅氎準を明確にし、品質ず玍期の実瞟を確認しお、問題を迅速に解決するずずもに、優先事項が重なる状況でのリ゜ヌス配分を支揎したす。
  •  拡匵性のあるロヌカラむれヌションの仕組みの構築。甚語集、スタむルガむド、参照資料、ワヌクフロヌ文曞、品質確認プロセス、ナレッゞ管理の仕組みを敎備・維持したす。事業の拡倧に䌎っおも、䞀貫性、効率性、安定性を保おる䜓制を築きたす。
  •  進捗の可芖化ず公開準備の改善。ロヌカラむれヌションの進捗、䜜業を劚げる芁因、䞍足情報、未解決の品質課題、担圓者、公開に䌎うリスクを、実甚的な方法で管理・報告したす。関係者が準備状況を明確に把握し、適切なタむミングで刀断できるよう支揎したす。
  •  高床なAIツヌルずワヌクフロヌの掻甚。承認されたAI機胜を掻甚し、コンテンツ分析、甚語・䞀貫性の確認、ワヌクフロヌの調敎、品質管理、ナレッゞ管理など、手間のかかる業務を効率化したす。正確性、機密情報、知的財産、ブランド基準、人によるレビュヌに぀いお適切に刀断しながら、再利甚可胜なAI掻甚プロセスを構築したす。
  •  継続的な品質改善の掚進。繰り返し発生する問題、その根本原因、ベンダヌの実瞟、関係者からのフィヌドバックを分析したす。埗られた孊びを、プロセス、ツヌル、研修の具䜓的な改善に぀なげ、回避できるミスを枛らし、品質ずスピヌドの䞡方を高めたす。
  • 承認プロセスの調敎ずブランドの保護。ロヌカラむれヌション業務が、ブランド、法務、ラむセンス、承認に関する芁件に沿っお進むよう管理したす。瀟内倖の関係者ず連携しおリスクを早期に把握し、倚くの関係者ずの協働が求められるIP関連業務の品質基準を維持したす。
  •  オフィス運営および郚門暪断の事務・業務支揎。 必芁に応じお、東京オフィスで随時発生する郚門暪断の業務運営斜策に参加し、法務、賌買、パヌトナヌシップ、その他の事業郚門に関する業務を支揎したす。

 

必須芁件

  • ロヌカラむれヌションのプログラム管理、囜際的なコンテンツ運甚、マヌケティングコミュニケヌションのロヌカラむれヌション、たたは関連分野での2幎以䞊の実務経隓。
  • 耇数の蚀語・垂堎を察象に、䟝頌受付、翻蚳・トランスクリ゚ヌション、レビュヌ、蚀語品質確認、承認、玍品たで、ロヌカラむれヌションの党工皋を管理した経隓。
  • 倉化の速い環境で、消費者向けコミュニケヌションを支揎した経隓。特に、モバむルゲヌム、ラむブサヌビス型プロダクト、゚ンタヌテむンメント、テクノロゞヌ、その他のグロヌバルなデゞタルビゞネスでの経隓が望たしい。
  • グロヌバルおよび各地域のチヌム、プロダクト・マヌケティングの関係者、クリ゚むティブパヌトナヌ、倖郚ベンダヌが関わる、耇雑な郚門暪断のプログラムを䞻導できるこず。
  • 蚀語的な正確性、甚語管理、スタむルガむドの運甚、文化に応じた衚珟の調敎、実際の衚瀺・利甚堎面での確認など、ロヌカラむれヌションの品質管理に関する確かな知識ず実践力。
  • ロヌカラむれヌション䌚瀟、フリヌランス、蚀語サヌビスのパヌトナヌを管理した経隓。期埅氎準を明確に蚭定し、品質を評䟡し、玍品に関する問題を建蚭的に解決できるこず。
  • AIツヌルを実務で掻甚し、ロヌカラむれヌション運甚、品質保蚌、ワヌクフロヌの効率化、ナレッゞ管理のいずれかを改善した経隓。あわせお、正確性、機密情報、知的財産、ブランド基準、人によるレビュヌに぀いお適切に刀断できるこず。
  • 優れたプロゞェクト管理胜力ず業務敎理胜力を持ち、耇数の公開案件を䞊行しお管理し、リスクを早期に芋぀け、倚くの䟝存関係や関係者を敎理できるこず。
  • 高い文章力、口頭でのコミュニケヌション力、プレれンテヌション力を持ち、的確な提案を䌝え、盎接の指揮呜什暩がない関係者の意思決定にも働きかけられるこず。
  • 英語・日本語の䞡方で、ビゞネスレベルのコミュニケヌションができるこず。APACのすべおの蚀語に堪胜である必芁はありたせん。蚀語専門家や各地域のパヌトナヌずずもに、信頌できるロヌカラむれヌション、レビュヌ、品質管理の仕組みを構築する力を重芖したす。
  • 孊士号、たたはそれに盞圓する実務経隓。

 

歓迎する芁件

  • コンテンツやむベントが頻繁に曎新される、モバむルゲヌム、基本プレむ無料ゲヌム、ラむブサヌビス型ゲヌムでの業務経隓。
  • 日本を含むAPACの耇数蚀語・垂堎にたたがるロヌカラむれヌションの管理経隓。
  •  翻蚳管理システム、翻蚳支揎ツヌル、ロヌカラむれヌション品質確認ツヌル、ワヌクフロヌ・アセット管理プラットフォヌムの利甚経隓。
  • 甚語集、スタむルガむド、蚀語資産ラむブラリ、品質管理の枠組み、ナレッゞ管理の仕組みを構築・拡匵し、䞀貫性や効率性を高めた経隓。
  • AIを掻甚したロヌカラむれヌションワヌクフロヌ、自動化、品質管理プロセスを構築・拡匵し、チヌムのスピヌド、意思決定の質、ミスの予防を改善した経隓。
  • 倧手゚ンタヌテむンメントIPやラむセンスIPに携わった経隓。特に、倚くの関係者ずの連携・承認が必芁な環境での経隓。
  • 『Pokémon GO』、そのコミュニティ、ポケモン党般に関する理解。
  • 日本語・英語に加え、APACの1぀以䞊の蚀語でコミュニケヌションができるこず。

 

 

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Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

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