Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Sports Localization Specialist (Football)

As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. OVERVIEW MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB Welocalize is seeking passionate and culturally fluent Sports Subject Matter Experts specialized in football with exceptional writing skills to join our localization team. You’ll review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt football-related content so it resonates with audiences in your market.  Project DetailsLanguage Pair: English (US) > Arabic (Saudi Arabia - ar-SA)Task Type: QCContent Specialties: AudiovisualExpected Weighted Volume Per Week: 2,000 to 5,000 wordsAssessment: Grammar + SME knowledgeMAIN DUTIESReview, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt sports-related content, mainly football, while adhering to writing style guides and guidelinesConduct market-specific research on local content, product and terminology trends, and best localization practices for the target audience in your marketProvide feedback on written contentREQUIRED SKILLSBS/BA and/or 2+ years of work experience in the linguistic field, sports journalism, copywriting, or in copy-editingExtensive sports knowledge, mainly footballExperience in translation and localization of multimedia content, preferably also machine translations and evaluationsNative-level fluency in the target languageExcellent grammar and writing skills in the native languageStrong creative writing, proofreading, and editing skills in the native languageTech savvy: strong practical knowledge of computers and mobile devices, word processors, and spreadsheetsOwning licensed version of MS Office appsAbility to work independently and remotelyBONUS IF YOU HAVE:Published work on platforms like ESPN, The Athletic, FourFourTwo, or similar.Experience working with sports media platforms, live score apps, or sports streaming services.A flair for adapting voice and style to Gen Z, football fan culture, and pop culture audiencesAfter your application is reviewed, shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our team to complete the application process. If this opportunity sounds appealing to you, please apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!Welocalize Talent Management TeamJob Reference:  We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.