German Sports Localization Specialist (Football)

Location: Germany (Remote)

Company

hirify.global provides multilingual translation, localization, content adaptation, and training data transformation services for global brands across more than 250 languages.

What you will do

• Review, localize, fact-check, translate, and adapt football-related audiovisual content for German-speaking audiences.
• Follow writing style guides, localization guidelines, and market-specific terminology standards.
• Research local content, product, terminology, and localization trends.
• Provide feedback on written content and support quality control activities.
• Handle an expected weighted volume of 2,000–5,000 words per week.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree and/or 2+ years of experience in linguistics, sports journalism, copywriting, or copy-editing.
• Extensive sports knowledge, especially football.
• Experience translating and localizing multimedia content, preferably including machine translation and evaluation.
• Native-level fluency in German, with excellent grammar, writing, proofreading, editing, and creative writing skills.
• Practical knowledge of computers, mobile devices, word processors, spreadsheets, and a licensed version of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work remotely from Germany.

Nice to have

• Published work on sports platforms such as ESPN, The Athletic, FourFourTwo, or similar outlets.
• Experience with sports media platforms, live-score applications, or sports streaming services.
• Ability to adapt voice and style for Gen Z, football fan culture, and pop-culture audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.
• Independent work within a global localization team.
• Work with multilingual content and international audiences.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by contact with shortlisted candidates.
• Completion of the remaining application process, including a grammar and subject-matter-expertise assessment.