Transcreation Director

Dentsu Creative ANZ

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
End-to-end translation management
Linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance
Manage client expectations and budgets
The role will help to set the standard for and ensure linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance and consistency with the client’s branding and tone of voice, supporting their objective to expand its international visibility and investor communications

Job Summary

  • The role will help to set the standard for and ensure linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance and consistency with the client’s branding and tone of voice, supporting their objective to expand its international visibility and investor communications.
  • The role will have strategic oversight of transcreation quality and tone and have final review of high-impact editorial content.
  • The role will help to grow the Localization and Creative Production business and bring in new business, supporting the wider Tag business in developing service offering and providing overall strategic support.

Matching Summary

The role will help to set the standard for and ensure linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance and consistency with the client’s branding and tone of voice, supporting their objective to expand its international visibility and investor communications.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • End-to-end translation management
  • Linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance
  • Manage client expectations and budgets
  • Drive profitable business growth
  • Strategic oversight of transcreation quality
  • AI-enabled language execution systems

Nice-to-have

  • Strong semantic analysis skills
  • Deep passion for languages
  • Diplomatic and calm under pressure
  • Enthusiastic team player
  • Understanding of investment landscape for Saudi Arabia

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of project management/account handling experience
  • College/university degree
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Excellent knowledge of another language (French, Japanese, Spanish, German, or Chinese preferred)
  • Proficient across Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, DOMO, Google Sheets
  • Experience using Sitecore is beneficial

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