Translation Manager

Job Description: • Supervise and mentor a team of approximately ten translators, conducting regular performance reviews, coordinating workloads, and fostering professional development. • Develop and implement a comprehensive translation strategy and set content priorities to align with Chess.com's global growth and content goals. • Directly contribute to the translation workflow in primary language(s), ensuring high-quality, linguistically accurate, and contextually appropriate localization, especially for content containing complex chess terminology. • Collaborate with SEO and engineering teams to optimize translated content for improved search engine performance and seamless integration with emerging AI platforms. • Establish and maintain rigorous quality assurance (QA) processes for all translated materials, ensuring consistency across languages and adherence to brand voice. Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Communications, or a related field. • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a translation management or team lead role, ideally in a fast-paced digital content environment. • Demonstrated fluency in English and native or near-native fluency in at least one other language. • Deep and proven familiarity with the rules, concepts, and technical terminology of chess (e.g., openings, tactics, engine analysis). • Solid working knowledge of SEO principles as they apply to localized content and experience optimizing translations for search. • Expert-level proficiency with industry-standard CAT (Computer-Assisted Translation) tools and a strong interest in leveraging AI for localization. • Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex projects simultaneously. Benefits: • 100% remote (work from anywhere!) Apply tot his job