Localisation Manager (m/f/d)

LIVE THE MUSIC WITH US

From a pioneer tech start-up created in 2007, Deezer has become one of the first French unicorns and the second largest independent music streaming platform in the world.
At eighteen years old, we’re only just coming of age. Now listed on #EuroNext, Deezer is a rapidly-growing, cutting-edge player in the music streaming market. If you want an environment where you can make your voice heard and be at the forefront of music and tech, look no further!

We believe music is all about embracing the things that make us different.
Deezer is a vibrant community that celebrates uniqueness, diversity and individuality, and thrives on collaboration.
Our international and passionate teams pride themselves on being at the forefront of the music experience, going beyond streaming and helping the world to Live the Music. We’re constantly evolving alongside our customers, partners, artists and employees — striving to make Deezer the most personal and innovative streaming service in the world.

Ready for an electrifying journey? Apply now and do your part in bringing extraordinary music experiences to people’s lives!
**Join Us**

Job Description

Position based in Paris

As Localisation Manager, you will own Deezer’s multilingual localisation projects across Product, Marketing, CRM, Content and Brand. You will work closely with internal teams, local markets, translators and external partners to deliver content that is accurate, culturally relevant, consistent with Deezer’s tone of voice and delivered on time. This is a hands-on role combining project ownership, linguistic quality, stakeholder management and process improvement.

What you will do

• Own localisation projects from brief and planning through translation, review, QA, integration and final delivery.

• Manage timelines, priorities, dependencies, risks and communication across multiple projects.

• Partner with Product, Marketing, CRM, Content, Brand, Design, Copywriting and local market teams.

• Advise stakeholders on cultural adaptation, transcreation, terminology and language-specific requirements.

• Coordinate translators, reviewers, agencies and other localisation partners.

• Perform linguistic and in-context QA, ensuring consistency with glossaries, style guides and Deezer’s brand voice.

• Maintain localisation documentation, terminology resources and process guidelines.

• Track project costs, delivery quality and relevant localisation KPIs.

• Improve localisation workflows, tools and processes, including opportunities for automation and AI-assisted localisation.

• Promote early localisation involvement and help teams adopt localisation best practices.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in localisation, translation project management, content operations or a related field.

• Experience managing multilingual projects end to end, ideally across digital, product, marketing or CRM content.

• Strong knowledge of localisation, translation, transcreation and linguistic QA.

• Experience working with translators, agencies, freelancers or other external partners.

• Experience with a TMS, CAT tool, CMS or project-management platform.

• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage several priorities independently.

• Professional fluency in English

• Native or near-native French, with excellent command of spelling, grammar and style.

• Experience tracking budgets, quality indicators or operational performance is a plus.

• Additional languages and experience in media, streaming or subscription businesses are a plus.

At Deezer, diversity drives innovation. Whatever makes you uniquely you, your experiences, your way of thinking, your journey, might be exactly what we need.
If this role speaks to you and aligns with your interests and capabilities, even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed, please give it a try and tell us more! #BeYou

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