Marketing Translation Specialist

Overland Park, KS (On-site)

$88K/yr – $121K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the regional localization quality and consistency by shaping tone, accuracy, and compliant copy across markets, while coordinating with vendors and cross-functional teams to scale high-precision multilingual campaigns.

  • Quality & Compliance: ensure linguistic accuracy, tone, and local legal language align with brand standards.
  • Localization Operations: manage vendors, glossary, and cultural adaptation practices to speed up review cycles.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: partner with design, copy, and compliance to maintain brand coherence across channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Review and proofread localized marketing copy for linguistic accuracy, tone of voice, and brand alignment across multiple regional markets.
  • Adapt and refine translated content to ensure it conveys the correct meaning, nuance, and emotional intent of the English master copy.
  • Verify product claims, disclaimers, and legal language for compliance with local market requirements in partnership with the Creative Rights & Compliance Manager.
  • Collaborate with copywriters and Creative Manager to maintain consistency of brand tone, terminology, and messaging across all creative channels.
  • Conduct final QA checks on translated layouts (e.g., social, digital, print) to confirm formatting, spacing, and linguistic integrity before publication.
  • Support the creation and maintenance of a regional style guide and terminology library, documenting approved translations and best practices for copy adaptation.
  • Partner with translation vendors or agencies to provide feedback on tone, word choice, and consistency.
  • Collaborate with design and account teams to ensure local-language copy fits within technical and design constraints.
  • Participate in cross-functional reviews to identify and resolve recurring translation or tone inconsistencies.
  • Contribute to process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and linguistic accuracy across the regional creative workflow.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Translation, Communications, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in localization, translation review, or language quality assurance within a marketing or creative environment.
  • Native or near-native fluency in at least one key regional language (e.g., French, Spanish, etc).
  • Excellent command of English, with proven ability to interpret, adapt, and refine English source copy for regional audiences.
  • 3+ years experience, in a professional context, with grammar, syntax, and linguistic nuances across multiple languages.

Preferred

  • Experience working within a consumer packaged goods (CPG) or regulated industry requiring precise claims and compliance language.
  • Familiarity with translation management systems (TMS) or computer-assisted translation tools (e.g., Smartling, Phrase, Memsource).
  • Knowledge of Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms such as Bynder.
  • Experience supporting multi-market creative campaigns and understanding cultural adaptation best practices.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted translation or copy quality tools.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global creative environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance accuracy, creativity, and cultural sensitivity in localized content.
  • Excellent collaboration skills with creative, marketing, and compliance teams.
  • High attention to detail and organizational skills; able to manage multiple reviews across time zones.
  • No relocation assistance offer or related constraints as applicable.

Benefits

  • Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements.
  • Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
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Hill's Pet Nutrition

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets!At Hill’s we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, science-led nutrition and the best and brightest people.Did you know that the work we do today was originally inspired by Buddy, a guide dog who was suffering from kidney failure in the late 1930s? Dr. Mark Morris Sr. believed the illness was a result of poor nutrition, so he developed a new pet food to help Buddy live a longer, healthier life. That pet food was the forerunner of Hill’s Prescription Diet® k/d® Canine.Dr. Morris was a caring veterinarian, a visionary for clinical nutrition and the founder of Hill’s Pet Nutrition. We are proud to carry on his tradition of caring and his commitment to transforming lives through the highest-quality pet nutrition available. In fact, our mission is “to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets.”Hill's® Science Diet®, Prescription Diet® and Ideal Balance® brand pet foods are sold in more than 86 countries, with total annual sales of more than $2 billion.We share our core values of Caring, Global Teamwork and Continuous Improvement with our parent company, Colgate-Palmolive. Our support to homeless pets and shelters is a living, breathing example of our values, and we are an industry leader in providing pet food to shelter animals around the world. Our Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program has donated more than $300 million worth of food to shelters and has helped more than 12 million pets find their forever home!We invite you to learn more about Hill’s Pet Nutrition on our website, www.HillsPet.com or www.Hillsvet.com Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/HillsPet, https://twitter.com/hillspet, https://twitter.com/hillsvet,https://www.pinterest.com/hillspethttps://www.instagram.com/hillspethttps://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialHillsPet

Founded in 1948
Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.6K employees (267 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$366.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
65.2%
Direct
25.3%
Referral
4.4%
Social
3.2%
Paid
1.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
211 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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