Localization intern

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Why You’ll Love Working Here:

Working at TechSmith gives you a chance to hone your skills in an open, collaborative, and innovative environment where you can be excited to come into work every single day.
We are a technological melting pot, composed of nearly 300 uniquely skilled human beings that will continue to stretch your comfort zone – but in a good way. And speaking of comfort, who doesn’t love to show up to work in jeans, eat free snacks, and drink free pop?
With great products and maybe even better people behind them, we are always looking for passionate, fun, and hardworking individuals who truly enjoy coming to work and doing what they love. Sounds like you? We’d love to chat.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for a highly motivated Localization Intern to join our team. This paid internship offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in the dynamic field of localization. You'll work closely with our Localization Coordinator to help localize our products and content for global audiences, ensuring they are culturally and linguistically appropriate. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual with a passion for languages and a desire to learn about the entire localization process, from project coordination to quality assurance and tool management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the localization coordinator with day-to-day tasks, including project coordination, quality assurance, and file preparation
• Coordinate with external translators and vendors to ensure timely delivery of projects
• Assist in testing localized products and websites to identify and report linguistic or functional issues
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of localization guides and style sheets
• Support the continual improvement of our localization processes to ensure they are best in class and help TechSmith achieve its business goals
• Help manage our translation management system and translation memory (glossary)
• Help manage the company-wide localization schedule

REQUIRED SKILLS AND BACKGROUND

• Pursuing a degree in linguistics, translation, localization, communication, business, or a related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working both independently and as a collaborative team member
• You must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• You must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per week and a maximum of 18 hours per week
• Ability to work in-person for the duration of the internship at our East Lansing headquarters
• You must be enrolled for at least 6 credits (undergrad) or 3 credits (grad) for fall and/or spring semesters to be considered for an internship with TechSmith Corporation. Summer class enrollment is not required.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND BACKGROUND

• Familiarity with the concepts of localization, internationalization, and translation
• Proficient in one or more foreign languages
• Proficient in agile project management
• Experience supporting software development in an agile environment

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Competitive pay based on skills and experience. This is an hourly position with TechSmith Corporation. Hours are based on a consensus between you and your supervisor. We require a minimum of 12 hours per week; however, hours are limited to 18 hours per week.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 517-381-2300 x212, or email [email protected] with a description of your request and contact information.