UAE National Arab Localization Coordinator (Fashion)

TL;DR

UAE National Arab Localization Coordinator (Fashion): Translating and localizing English product descriptions into high-quality Arabic with an accent on luxury brand voice, cultural relevance, and customer expectations. Focus on evaluating and refining AI/Translation Memory outputs, performing linguistic QA, coordinating freelancers, and managing workflows for timely platform uploads.

Location: Dubai Hybrid, UAE National required

Company

Luxury fashion e-commerce platform operating in the UAE.

What you will do

• Translate product descriptions (RTW, bags, footwear, jewelry, accessories, beauty) from English into Arabic reflecting luxury tone and cultural relevance.
• Evaluate and refine AI/Translation Memory generated outputs, perform linguistic QA and validation.
• Create, distribute, and analyze categorized sheets using SDL Trados; update and maintain Translation Memories.
• Upload Arabic copy to the platform, import into Copy Management System, and update translation trackers.
• Coordinate freelancers, provide feedback, manage multiple brands/sheets, and follow up on progress and issues.

Requirements

• UAE National; Bachelor's degree in translation, business, project management, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional translation and project management experience; mandatory fashion product description translation experience.
• Flawless Arabic skills with strong grammar, style, and engaging content production; good English communication skills.
• Experience with SDL Trados tools and translation memories; working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and independent workload management skills.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in an administrative support role.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with Studio Team, English Copy Team, and external vendors.
• Focus on integrity, trust, customer focus, collaboration, learning agility, and managing diversity.
• Emphasis on precise, accurate work under tight deadlines with a strong quality focus.