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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Coordinating the localization of assigned products from planning through delivery
• Vendor management
• Raising purchase orders
• Coordinating large volumes of asset localization and reviewing text/audio across multiple languages with vendors and internal specialists
• Risk management

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Supported the localization of out-of-game content through collaborative work with the Language Specialist Manager, Project Management team, and external vendors
• Managed direct reports and provided 1-to-1 meetings, documentation, development plans, and goal setting
• Partner with external localization agencies
• Suggested, tested, and assessed risks for new tools and processes

• Assisted in managing the work process of the marketing team (mentoring, creating, and providing training)
• Created translation memories, glossary, style guide, and reference materials for different languages
• Translated/Transcreated/Proofread a variety of marketing, product support, social media, website, blog, and other player-focused content
• Worked with the internal Project Management team and local Brand Marketing to develop and implement plans which will deliver quality in the localized content

County Dublin, Ireland

• Managed a team of 10 testers by dividing tasks in order to make sure every aspect of the project was covered, assisting them with their assignments and making sure they had everything needed to complete their daily tasks
• Provided daily reports to managers regarding the current state of projects, bugs logged, areas covered by the team, and important issues to be aware of
• Monitored and managed databases including Jira, Devtrack, TFS, and Xloc, creating dashboards and reviewing and assigning issues logged by testers
• Logged and investigated a variety of bugs across text, audio and functional, escalating key issues with a focus on resolution

• Communicated with Sales Development and Marketing, created monthly sales reports
• Translated documents (EN/IT/RU), interpreted in meetings and presentations
• Social media management
• Client support, help-chat, phone calls

Moscow

Diploma Of Education, Project Management

Master'S Degree, Communication