
WGSN · Japan
The role We are looking to hire a remote-based Japanese Language Specialist in Japan to join our Localization team. This is a remote role based out of Japan...
The role
We are looking to hire a remote-based Japanese Language Specialist in Japan to join our Localization team.
This is a remote role based out of Japan.
Working at WGSN
Together, we create tomorrow
A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.
WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.
Role overview
The role of Japanese Language Consultant is a full-time position. The primary duty of the role is to oversee WGSN's Japanese localised content and site updates, acting as a strategic arm of Content, and collaborating with Marketing, Design and Product departments to localise assets for digital publishing on WGSN product sites – Fashion, Interiors, Beauty, Food & Drink, and Consumer Tech – for the Japanese language market. This position will also work closely with the Tech team to incorporate machine translation systems for optimising localisation workflow. This is a hybrid role based in Hong Kong that requires working onsite 3 days a week.
The team
Our mission is to bridge markets through crafting intuitive, user-friendly localized content that drives engagement across every touchpoint. We empower WGSN to establish credible voices globally, ensuring content connects authentically, while maintaining brand integrity and honoring cultural nuances.
Enable Market Growth: By removing language and cultural barriers, we open doors to new markets and strengthen presence in existing ones
Build Trust: We safeguard and elevate brand equity that establish genuine connections with audiences, capture cultural subtleties, and creates distinctive product differentiation
Drive Engagement: We ensure consistent brand messaging while allowing for necessary cultural adaptation, calibrate content that reflects local realities, generating higher engagement and conversion rates
Junior Business Analyst: Japanese Language Specialist Job purpose: We are looking for a highly analytical and data-driven graduate with strong conversational Japanese language skills to join us in the business analysis team. The role will help you to develop a solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, and to gain a unique insight into best practices across the industry, while supporting Japanese-language data and materials. As a member of the analysis team, you will have great visibility and exposure to senior directors in the company and the opportunity to take on a high level of responsibility for project delivery early-on in your career. You will be supported by an experienced analyst team through your development and training and be expected to collaborate and offer new insight within a close-knit team environment. Key Responsibilities: * Translating Japanese-language workbooks, data files, survey questions, and other project materials into English. * Translating English questions and materials into Japanese, ensuring accuracy and appropriate business and pharmaceutical context. * Supporting verbal communication and discussions in Japanese with the Japan Team where required, including clarification of data and project-related queries. * Managing multiple LIVE projects and their timelines to meet both internal and client’s deadlines. * Collaborating with Project leaders/Lead Analysts from Japan to interpret data and formulate action plans and recommendations for clients. * Analyzing data from multi-sources using quantitative and qualitative methods to derive insights. * Building and maintaining MS Excel databases from source data. * Produce high quality presentations and other deliverables for clients using PowerPoint. * Supporting members in the analysis team to meet client deadlines and drive development and efficiencies within the team both locally and on international projects. Essential Requirements: * JLPT N1, N2 (or equivalent practical fluency) required. * Strong working knowledge of Japanese, with hands-on experience using conversational (spoken) Japanese in a professional environment. * Ability to confidently translate both written and verbal Japanese content related to pharmaceutical and business analysis work * The ideal candidate having a Science/Analytics based degree in subjects with numerical emphasis (such as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, biotechnology, Engineering etc.) * High attention to detail, particularly when working with translated data and client materials. * Strong communication and multi-tasking skills to handle multiple projects with different stakeholders. * Advanced Level experience in using Excel and PowerPoint. * Proactive individual with drive and ambition, a strong work ethic to grow in a dynamic environment with good opportunities to help develop and further the business as a whole. Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.
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