Apple

Localization Producer - Apple Music

Apple • $110K — $130K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in project management or related roles within localization or globalization fields.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects across 40+ languages.
  • Familiarity with machine translation and AI-enhanced language technologies.
  • Strong critical thinking skills and ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations.
  • Proficient in production technologies, with an ability to adapt to evolving tools and systems.
  • Cultural and linguistic insight into various markets and geographies.

Responsibilities

  • Project manage localization deliverables for international markets.
  • Collaborate with global teams across Design, Editorial, Product, Marketing, and Engineering.
  • Ensure timely completion of projects while adhering to high quality standards.
  • Evaluate quality in machine translation and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Assess risks and navigate project ambiguities effectively.
  • Advocate for the international customer experience across all projects.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with diverse global teams.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge language technology.
  • Involvement in connecting diverse audiences with music and culture.
  • Exposure to Apple's innovative product and market strategies.
  • Focus on continuous learning in the rapidly evolving localization field.
Full Job Description
The Featured Content Localization team helps bring some of Apple Music's most important features and editorial content to a global audience. We manage copy in 40+ languages that connects listeners to-and unlocks new, personalized ways for them to engage with-music and artists they'll love across genres, cultures, and languages.

Description

We are looking for a Localization Producer who will be responsible for project-managing copy deliverables for international markets through a variety of paths, from copywriting to AIML workflows. You will collaborate with a wide range of global teams-including Design, Editorial, Product, Marketing, and Engineering-to ensure projects are completed on schedule while meeting industry-leading standards of quality. The ideal candidate has the right mix of operational, technical, editorial, and communication skills, and is both a project manager and an advocate for the international customer.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience as a project manager, producer, technical program manager, or similar role within localization or another industry with a focus on globalization.

Must be highly detail-oriented, able to multitask and oversee multiple projects at the same time in 40+ languages while operating on short turnarounds.

Experience with machine translation, large language models, or other AI-enabled language technologies, including quality evaluation and human-in-the-loop workflows.

Critical thinking and resourcefulness. Must be able to navigate ambiguity, assess risks, and make swift, independent decisions that are best for the project and the localized customer experience.

A deep understanding of online production and PM technologies. Ability to learn and manage data in complex tools and systems that are continuously evolving.

Strong appreciation for and insight into linguistic, cultural, product, and market nuances by geography.

Preferred Qualifications

Linguistic expertise in at least one language other than English

Excellent verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills

Comfort and competence working on the Mac platform, using iOS, and familiarity with Apple UI terminology

PM certification

BA/BS degree

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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