Freelance Jobs in North Vancouver, BC

Our client, is seeking a detail-driven and collaborative Localization Coordinator to support multilingual translation and localization projects across Corporate Culture, Product Education, and Brand departments.

In this role, you will partner closely with global translation vendors, internal regional localization teams, and freelance linguists to deliver high-quality, culturally relevant translations. Beyond day-to-day project coordination, you will play an important part in documenting localization workflows and identifying opportunities for efficiency and scalability as global content needs continue to expand.

Duration: 12-Month Contract (With a strong possibility of transitioning into a permanent, full-time position)

Location: Hybrid (Based out of the Vancouver, BC corporate headquarters)

Core Focus: Multilingual Content Management, Vendor Coordination, and Process Documentation.



Advantages
Elite Global Lifestyle Brand: Gain prestigious technology and operational delivery experience with a globally admired retail leader.

Diverse Media Portfolio: Expand your localization toolkit by managing diverse file types, including marketing videos, e-learning modules, and design assets.

Path to Permanency: Join the organization on a stable initial 1-year contract designed with a clear evaluation window for long-term career conversion.

Modern Translation Workflows: Gain high-value ecosystem exposure by participating in workflows that integrate traditional linguistic methods with AI translation tools.



Responsibilities
Localization & Translation Coordination
Request Lifecycle Management: Intake, track, and manage complex translation requests from inception to deployment across multiple corporate departments simultaneously.

Content Preparation: Review, organize, and validate source copy and files to ensure technical readiness before handoff to linguistic pipelines.

Timeline Governance: Manage project dependencies, milestones, and release windows to seamlessly support global product and marketing launches across multiple time zones.

External Partner & Vendor Collaboration
Vendor Operations: Serve as a primary technical point of contact for external localization vendors and translation agencies.

Financial & Scope Management: Request quotes, submit formal translation packages, monitor vendor progress, and actively clarify scope adjustments or operational risks.

Quality Gatekeeping: Review incoming localized deliverables for formatting completeness, structural integrity, and strict alignment with project requirements.

Process Optimization & Documentation
Workflow Architecture: Document standardized localization workflows, guidelines, and cross-functional handoff protocols.

Artifact Upkeep: Maintain localization tracking dashboards, central translation glossaries, and regional reference materials.

Continuous Improvement: Identify and propose operational updates to improve system efficiency, tool scalability, and linguistic consistency across the global brand ecosystem.

Qualifications
Experience: 2 to 4 years of progressive professional experience in localization coordination, translation project coordination, or a closely related role.

Multilingual Asset Management: Proven experience managing international, multi-market content pipelines and localized digital assets.

File Format Versatility: Demonstrated experience localizing diverse file formats, including video sub-titling/localization, e-learning courses, and Adobe InDesign files.

Modern Translation Paradigms: Functional familiarity or exposure to AI translation workflows and machine translation post-editing concepts.

Soft Skills: Meticulous attention to detail, strong time-management capabilities, and clear, confident written and verbal communication skills when aligning with cross-functional business partners.

Nice-to-Have Skills & Assets
Practical familiarity working within enterprise Translation Management Systems (TMS) or automated localization platforms.

Prior experience supporting localization for product packaging, e-commerce portals, or heavily regulated/compliance-driven corporate content.

Foundational experience in data analytics, reporting dashboards, or operational process engineering.

Professional proficiency in Spanish (Mexico) is considered a strong strategic asset.



Summary
If you are a highly organized, process-oriented coordinator who excels at navigating multi-market content pipelines and managing global vendor ecosystems, this Vancouver-based assignment offers an exceptional platform. Bring your technical file management skills, AI translation curiosity, and collaborative energy to a world-class team today!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.