Remote Football Localizer (FR-CA) - Work Anywhere — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role at Welocalize is a strong fit for location-independent professionals. The posting explicitly states the ability to work independently and remotely, and the location hint is "Anywhere" — making it one of the more genuinely location-flexible opportunities available in the localization space.
Async-friendliness: No fixed hours or timezone requirements are mentioned. Work appears to be project-based (quality control, translation, MTPE tasks), suggesting you can complete assignments on your own schedule — ideal for nomads crossing multiple timezones.
Visa considerations: Since this is a freelance/contractor-style engagement rather than a salaried employee role, you can likely work from virtually any country on a tourist or digital nomad visa. Popular options include Portugal's Digital Nomad Visa, Thailand's LTR Visa, or Colombia's Digital Nomad Visa.
Cost of living comparison (no salary disclosed, but freelance localization/MTPE typically pays $0.03–$0.10/word):
- Lisbon, Portugal: ~$1,800–$2,500/month comfortable budget — moderate volume of work needed
- Bangkok, Thailand: ~$1,000–$1,500/month — very achievable even on part-time project load
- Medellín, Colombia: ~$1,200–$1,800/month — solid option with a growing nomad community
No travel perks (coworking stipend, equipment budget) are mentioned, so factor in your own workspace costs. This role suits nomads who already have a laptop and MS Office — no special hardware required.
As a trusted global transformation partner, Welocalize accelerates the global business journey by enabling brands and companies to reach, engage, and grow international audiences. Welocalize delivers multilingual content transformation services in translation, localization, and adaptation for over 250 languages with a growing network of over 400,000 in-country linguistic resources. Driving innovation in language services, Welocalize delivers high-quality training data transformation solutions for NLP-enabled machine learning by blending technology and human intelligence to collect, annotate, and evaluate all content types. Our team works across locations in North America, Europe, and Asia serving our global clients in the markets that matter to them. www.welocalize.com
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Overview & Main Purpose
Welocalize is seeking passionate and culturally fluent Sports Subject Matter Experts specialized in football with exceptional writing skills to join our localization team. You'll review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt football-related content so it resonates with audiences in your market.
Project Details:
- Language Pair: English (US) > French (Canada)
- Task Type: Quality Control, Translation, Copy Edit, MTPE
- Assessment: Grammar + SME knowledge
Main Duties
- Review, localize, fact check, translate, and adapt sports-related content, mainly football, while adhering to writing style guides and guidelines
- Conduct market-specific research on local content, product and terminology trends, and best localization practices for the target audience in your market
- Provide feedback on written content
Required Skills
- BS/BA and/or 2+ years of work experience in the linguistic field, sports journalism, copywriting, or in copy-editing
- Extensive sports knowledge, mainly football
- Experience in translation and localization of multimedia content, preferably also machine translations and evaluations
- Native-level fluency in the target language (French, Canadian)
- Excellent grammar and writing skills in the native language
- Strong creative writing, proofreading, and editing skills in the native language
- Tech savvy: strong practical knowledge of computers and mobile devices, word processors, and spreadsheets
- Owning a licensed version of MS Office apps
- Ability to work independently and remotely
Bonus If You Have:
- Published work on platforms like ESPN, The Athletic, FourFourTwo, or similar.
- Experience working with sports media platforms, live score apps, or sports streaming services.
- A flair for adapting voice and style to Gen Z, football fan culture, and pop culture audiences.
After your application is reviewed, shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our team to complete the application process.
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