University or Organization: TravelingBrand, Inc.
Department: Project Management
Job Location: , —————- (Telecommute)
Web Address: travelingbrand.com
Job Title: Project Manager
Job Rank: Manager
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics
Required Language(s): English (eng)
Description:
TravelingBrand, Inc. carries out linguistic and cultural validation of international brand candidates for multinational organizations across a wide range of industries.
For each project, the Project Manager contracts professional linguists from our teams in more than 80 countries, surveys the linguists to identify linguistic or cultural issues related to brand candidates, leverages linguistics training to ask clarifying questions of the linguists, and prepares an executive summary report for the client. The Project Manager is responsible for delivering accurate, actionable linguistic and cultural information on time and on budget.
Required abilities:
– Attention to visual and verbal detail
– Thinks and acts quickly
– Completes projects by agreed deadlines
– Communicates effectively, including with non-native English speakers
– Gets along with people from diverse cultures
– Critical thinking capacity
– Proactively accountable
– Keeps multiple projects on schedule
Required skills:
– Native English speaker
– Fluency in at least one language besides English
– Proficiency in Microsoft Office
– Types minimum 55 accurate words per minute
Required experience/education:
– Undergraduate degree in linguistics
– Lived outside country of origin for at least 6 months
– Traveled to at least five foreign countries
– Carried out linguistics-related research projects
The Project Manager role can be filled on a contract basis from anywhere in the world.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Email Address for Applications: vernon
travelingbrand.com
Contact Information:
Chief Executive Officer Vernon Menard
Email: vernontravelingbrand.com
