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Portuguese (Europe) Sports Localization Specialist (Football)

WelocalizeRemote, WorldwideGlobal Freelance & Agency Opportunities
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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Remote
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Mid · 2+ yrs
Posted
28 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Remote, Worldwide is the setting for the Portuguese (Europe) Sports Localization Specialist (Football) role at Welocalize, an opportunity that suits candidates with deep football knowledge and native fluency in Japanese. This remote position involves reviewing and adapting sports content to connect with target audiences.

Role Overview

Welocalize requires a specialist to handle football-related text adaptation and quality control tasks. The position focuses on translating from English to Japanese while maintaining high linguistic standards and contextual accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

Review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt sports content centered on football following specific style guides
Perform market-specific research regarding local terminology trends, products, and localization methods
Deliver constructive feedback on written materials

Requirements

Hold a BS or BA degree and/or possess at least two years of professional experience in copy-editing, copywriting, sports journalism, or linguistics
Demonstrate deep familiarity with sports, specifically football
Bring prior background in multimedia translation and localization, including machine translation and evaluation tasks
Possess native-level proficiency in Japanese alongside exceptional grammar and writing abilities in English
Exhibit strong creative writing, editing, and proofreading talents in Japanese
Show technical proficiency with computers, mobile devices, spreadsheets, and word processors
Maintain ownership of a licensed version of MS Office applications

Skills and Tools

MS Office applications
Word processors and spreadsheets
Translation and localization tools
Machine translation evaluation methods

About the Company

Welocalize functions as a global transformation partner providing multilingual content services across translation, localization, and adaptation in over 250 languages. The organization combines technology with human intelligence to supply training data transformation solutions for machine learning and natural language processing applications.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Welocalize careers page to submit an application and complete the required steps.

Skills and tech stack

Questions candidates ask

What is the primary focus of this job?

The role centers on reviewing, localizing, translating, fact-checking, and adapting football-related content from English to Japanese.

What language pair is required for this position?

The language pair is English to Japanese.

What educational or professional background is needed?

Candidates must have a BS/BA degree and/or a minimum of two years of work experience in linguistics, sports journalism, copywriting, or copy-editing.

Are there any mandatory software requirements?

Yes, applicants must own a licensed version of MS Office applications.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Welocalize careers page.

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