Volunteer Positions

Number of openings: 01

Location: Switzerland

Women in Localization Switzerland is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Chapter Manager.

You will lead the Women in Localization Switzerland Chapter and report to the GEO Manager.

You will be responsible for setting up the team, ensuring that all roles are covered and recruiting new volunteers.

Additionally, you will play a key role in driving Chapter engagement, fostering growth, and advancing the W.L. goals at the Chapter level.

This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.
Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:
What motivated you to apply?
Do you have any examples of experience relevant to this role that you can share with us?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organisations.

Responsibilities:

Requirements:
An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
Excellent Leadership, communication and organizational skills
Fluent in English
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: Available to lead and participate in weekly/biweekly Chapter team calls
Available to meet with the GEO Manager monthly (30 mins)
Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes)
Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities
Join Chapter in-person events where possible
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Canada

Women in Localization Eastern Canada is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Events Manager in the Toronto region.
You have excellent organizational and communication skills and are located in Canada to provide on-the-ground (as well as remote) support for our in-person and virtual events.
You will support the Women in Localization Eastern Canada Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.
This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.
Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:
What motivated you to apply?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
A large part of this role involves owning and driving the organization of successful in-person/virtual events. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Closing Date: Jun 15, 2026

Responsibilities:

Owner of the Chapter events strategy for your location, in consultation with the Chapter Manager.
Inspires and steers Chapter leadership team and gathers inputs from members, to propose and ultimately select 3-4 Chapter events to be held per year.
In collaboration with the Chapter team, finds and secures speakers for events.
Owns and drives all operational tasks related to a successful event - from pre-planning through event planning and post-event management.
Gathers data (qualitative and quantitative) on event success with the goal of understanding the impact and helping the Chapter team be more strategic with their event planning.

Requirements:
An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one.
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry.
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Fluent in English.
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations.

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in biweekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes).
Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities.
Join Chapter in-person events where possible.
Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes).
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Singapore

Women in Localization - Singapore Chapter is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Events Manager. You have excellent organizational and communication skills and are located in Singapore to provide on-the-ground (as well as remote) support for our in-person and virtual events. You will support the Women in Localization Singapore Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager. This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills. Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions: 1. What motivated you to apply? 2. Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations. 3. A large part of this role involves owning and driving the organization of successful in- person/virtual events. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

Owner of the Chapter events strategy for your location, in consultation with the Chapter Manager
● Inspires and steers Chapter leadership team and gathers inputs from members, to propose and ultimately select 3-4 Chapter events to be held per year
● In collaboration with the Chapter team, finds and secures speakers for events
● Owns and drives all operational tasks related to a successful event - from pre-planning through event planning and post-event management
● Gathers data (qualitative and quantitative) on event success with the goal of understanding the impact and helping the Chapter team be more strategic with their event planning Requirements:
● An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one
● Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
● Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
● Excellent organizational and communication skills
● Fluent in English
● Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in fortnightly Chapter team calls (30 minutes)
● Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities
● Join Chapter in-person events where possible
● Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes)
● The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Utah, United States

Women in Localization Utah is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Events Manager in Utah.

You have excellent organizational and communication skills and are located in Utah to provide on-the-ground (as well as remote) support for our in-person and virtual events.

You will support the Women in Localization Utah Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.

This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.

Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:

What motivated you to apply?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
A large part of this role involves owning and driving the organization of successful in-person/virtual events. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Fluent in English
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in weekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes)
Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities
Join Chapter in-person events where possible
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Program: Marketing

Number of openings: 2

Location: Remote

The Marketing team at Women in Localization is seeking a volunteer Graphic Designer to support visual storytelling across digital channels.

This is a hands-on creative role responsible for developing visual assets that strengthen brand consistency, elevate campaigns, and support thought leadership and community engagement initiatives. The Graphic Designer plays a key role in ensuring that Women in Localization’s visual identity is cohesive, professional, and impactful across platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Design graphics and visual assets for social media, campaigns, and events
- Collaborate with the Content Marketing Manager, Social Media Marketing Manager, and Social Media Content Creators to develop platform-specific visuals
- Ensure consistency of visual identity across channels and materials
- Translate strategic priorities and content into compelling visual formats
- Deliver high-quality design work within agreed timelines
- Maintain organized design files and shared brand assets

Commitment Expected: - 2-3 hours per week
- Attendance at one monthly team meeting
- Availability for occasional ad-hoc meetings as needed
- Requires one-year minimum commitment

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Number of openings: 1

Location: Singapore

Women in Localization Singapore is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Marketing Manager.

You will support the Women in Localization Singapore Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.
You will be responsible for developing, implementing and executing strategic Marketing plans and initiatives for the Chapter with the goal of promoting the Women in Localization organization, its values, mission and initiatives.
This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.
Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:

1. What motivated you to apply?
2. Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
3. A large part of this role involves owning and driving creative initiatives. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

• Owner of the Chapter’s marketing strategy, in consultation with the Chapter Manager
• Skilled writer - creates content in English for campaigns, newsletters or any other external Chapter communication
• Creatively gifted - creates and manages graphics for campaigns, Chapter events etc.
• Coordinates the writing and or localization of multilingual content in line with the organization’s content strategy, tone of voice and brand guidelines.
• Is comfortable with Mailchimp, Canva, Eventbrite and any other W.L. approved tools/channels used for the management of creative assets
• Works in close collaboration with the Social Media Manager and Membership Manager

Requirements:
• An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one
• Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
• Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
• Skilled writer and creative whizz
• Fluent in English
• Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: • Available to participate in bi-weekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes)
• Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities
• Join Chapter in-person events where possible
• Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes)
• The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 2

Location: Canada

Women in Localization Eastern Canada Chapter is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Marketing Manager.


You will support the Women in Localization WLEC Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.

You will be responsible for developing, implementing and executing strategic Marketing plans and initiatives for the Chapter with the goal of promoting the Women in Localization organization, its values, mission and initiatives.

This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.

Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:

1. What motivated you to apply?
2. Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
3. A large part of this role involves owning and driving creative initiatives. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

Owner of the Chapter’s marketing strategy, in consultation with the Chapter Manager
Skilled writer - creates content in English for campaigns, newsletters or any other external Chapter communication
Creatively gifted - creates and manages graphics for campaigns, Chapter events etc.
Coordinates the writing and or localization of multilingual content in line with the organization’s content strategy, tone of voice and brand guidelines.
Is comfortable with Mailchimp, Canva, Eventbrite and any other W.L. approved tools/channels used for the management of creative assets
Works in close collaboration with the Social Media Manager and Membership Manager


Requirements:
An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
Skilled writer and creative whizz
Fluent in English
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in bi-weekly Chapter team calls (60min)
Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities
Join Chapter in-person events where possible
Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes)
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Utah, United States

Women in Localization Utah is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Membership Manager.


You will support the Women in Localization Utah Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.

You will manage and grow the Chapter’s local membership in Utah, but you will also get actively involved in creating and planning events.

This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.

Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:

What motivated you to apply?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
A large part of this role involves working in MailChimp and Google Suite, particularly Google Forms. You will lead initiatives to increase membership and collect member feedback during and after events. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

An active member of Women in Localization or proven interested in becoming one
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
Organizational skills
Fluent in English
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in weekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes)
Average 2 hours per week for role tasks
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Canada

Women in Localization Eastern Canada is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Mentorship and Education Manager.
You will support the Women in Localization Eastern Canada Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.
You will be the liaison for the global mentoring and education program in Women in Localization and lead career and mentoring-related events locally.
This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.
Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:
What motivated you to apply?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Closing date: June 15, 2026.

Responsibilities:

Keeps updated with global guidelines and recommendations for Mentoring and Education, including new initiatives and website content.
Mentoring:
Leads careers and mentoring events locally, typically one every 12-18 months.
Promotes the mentoring scheme locally, both for mentors and mentees to ensure there are enough of both.
Education:
Keeps updated with existing local academic localization contacts and establishes new contacts.
Encourages the local team to present to local students on topics of career opportunities.
Promotes inviting students to local events.
Encourages the local team to write and publish educational localization material for the Women in Localization website, including write-ups from events.
Promotes educational material to the Chapter members and social media groups.

Requirements:
An active member of Women in Localization or proven interested in becoming one.
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry.
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
Strong interest in mentoring and education initiatives.
Fluent in English.
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations.

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in biweekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes).
Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities.
Join Chapter in-person events where possible.
Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes).
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Program: Marketing

Number of openings: 1

Location: Remote

The Marketing team at Women in Localization is seeking a Senior Manager, Growth & Engagement (volunteer) to lead the upstream marketing function that drives organizational growth through strategic campaign planning and engagement initiatives. This role identifies and develops the campaigns needed to support fundraising, member engagement, and broader organizational goals.

Working closely with Program Liaisons and cross-functional teams, the Senior Manager surfaces timely initiatives and opportunities that can be activated through coordinated campaigns and engagement efforts.

This is a strategic execution role focused on campaign planning, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities:

- Campaign planning: Build and maintain an integrated campaign calendar.
- Campaign briefing: Translate organizational priorities into clear, actionable briefs.
- Program alignment: Partner with Program Liaisons to identify program milestones, stories, expertise, and community insights that support organizational campaigns.
- Member value alignment: Ensure campaigns consistently deliver meaningful value to members alongside donor and organizational goals.
- Thought leadership support: Surface relevant program expertise, themes, and conversations that contribute to editorial and thought leadership planning.
- Marketing prioritization: In collaboration with the Program Liaisons, determine what initiatives should be promoted, when, and through which channels based on organizational priorities and team capacity.
- Performance insights: Define and review campaign results and engagement trends to inform future planning and improve effectiveness over time.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Programs, Partnerships, Marketing teams, and organizational leadership to ensure alignment across initiatives.

Commitment Expected: - Approximately 4-6 hours per week
- Ability to attend bi-weekly team meetings
- Availability for occasional additional meetings as needed
- Minimum one year commitment

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Program: Marketing

Number of openings: 1

Location: Remote

The Marketing team at Women in Localization is seeking a volunteer Senior Manager, Operations & Infrastructure to lead the operational systems, workflow coordination, and execution infrastructure that support the organization’s marketing and communication efforts. This role ensures campaigns move efficiently from planning through delivery, teams remain aligned on priorities and timelines, and the systems behind campaign execution function smoothly and consistently.

The role oversees workflow management, asset coordination, operational processes, and platform administration across web, email, and reporting infrastructure. It serves as the connective layer between strategy, editorial, social, and execution teams to ensure work is delivered effectively and on schedule.

Responsibilities:

- Workflow leadership: Manage campaign workflows, timelines, and operational processes to ensure projects move efficiently from planning to execution.
- Project and pipeline management: Oversee task prioritization, deadlines, dependencies, and delivery tracking across teams.
- Intake and coordination: Evaluate incoming requests, clarify operational needs, and route work to the appropriate teams or functional leads.
- Cross-functional execution support: Ensure tasks move smoothly across teams and execution workflows without operational bottlenecks.
- Operational infrastructure: Maintain the systems, tools, templates, and processes that support campaign execution and team collaboration.
- Documentation and process management: Develop and maintain SOPs, workflow documentation, process guides, and operational best practices.
- Team enablement: Ensure all teams and functional pods have the operational support, information, and infrastructure needed to deliver work effectively and on time.

Commitment Expected: - 4-6 hours per week
- Ability to attend bi‑weekly team meetings
- Availability to attend additional meetings as needed
- Minimum one year commitment

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Program: Marketing

Number of openings: 2

Location: Remote

The Marketing team at Women in Localization is seeking two Social Media Content Creators to bring our organization’s voice to life across digital platforms.

This is a hands-on creative role responsible for turning strategic initiatives, thought leadership, campaigns, and community stories into engaging, platform-ready content. The Social Media Content Creator plays a key role in translating strategy into visuals, copy, and short-form video that drives engagement and expands reach across our social channels.

Responsibilities:

- Create engaging social media content aligned with strategic priorities and campaigns
- Translate blog posts, reports, events, and initiatives into clear, shareable content
- Develop visual assets, written posts, and short-form video tailored to each platform
- Collaborate closely with the Social Media Marketing Manager and Video Marketing Manager
- Ensure the social media content aligns with brand guidelines, tone, and messaging direction
- Contribute creative ideas to increase engagement, visibility, and audience growth

Commitment Expected: - 2-3 hours per week
- Attendance at one monthly team meeting
- Availability for occasional ad-hoc meetings as needed
- Requires one-year minimum commitment

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Canada

Women in Localization Eastern Canada is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Social Media Manager.
You will support the Women in Localization Eastern Canada Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.
You will manage and monitor our Social Media channels, create visuals in Canva, write event copy in English, publish Social Media posts, and help promote our local events.
This is a great opportunity to explore using different social media channels, get creative in Canva, practice your skills at writing engaging copy, network with our community, and acquire new skills while having fun.
Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:
What motivated you to apply?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?
Closing date: June 15, 2026

Responsibilities:

The Social Media Manager owns the Social Media strategy (including the addition/deprecation of Social Media channels) and implementation for the local Chapter, in consultation with the Chapter Manager.
Posts about the Chapter’s upcoming events, speakers, sponsors, etc. to members and community.
Is active and engaged on local social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and others) to advocate and promote the W.L. Chapter.
Amplifies the global W.L. social media messaging, and adheres to the organization’s social media guidelines, tone of voice and brand guidelines.
Is comfortable working with data-tracking/measuring (provides statistics on post views, likes, and shares).

Requirements:
An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one.
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry.
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person.
Expert personal user of social media channels.
Fluent in English.
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations.

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in biweekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes).
Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities.
Join Chapter in-person events where possible.
Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes).
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Utah, United States

Women in Localization Utah is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Social Media Manager.

You will support the Women in Localization Utah Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.

You will manage and monitor our Social Media channels, create visuals in Canva, write event copy in English, publish Social Media posts, and help promote our local events.

This is a great opportunity to explore using different social media channels, get creative in Canva, practice your skills at writing engaging copy, network with our community, and acquire new skills while having fun.

Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:

What motivated you to apply?
Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

An active member of Women in Localization or proven interest in becoming one
Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
Expert personal user of social media channels
Fluent in English
Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: Available to participate in weekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes)
Average 2 hours per week for role tasks
The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now

Number of openings: 1

Location: Singapore

Women in Localization Singapore is recruiting one volunteer who will take on the role of Sponsorship Manager.

You will support the Women in Localization Singapore Chapter and report to the Chapter Manager.

You will help with sourcing, coordinating and nurturing local relationships with potential or existing sponsors, but you will also get actively involved in creating and planning our events.

This is a great opportunity to learn, network and acquire new skills.

Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile with your application, together with answers to the following questions:


1. What motivated you to apply?
2. Please tell us about your Women in Localization experience or experience with other similar organizations.
3. Do you have any relevant examples of experience that you can share with us?

Responsibilities:

• Sources, coordinates and nurtures relationships with potential and existing sponsors
• Creates and manages records of sponsors, including level of support available, tracks donations etc.
• Acts as the main point of contact with sponsors to ensure the Chapter’s requirements are met and sponsors’ ROI is delivered
• Maintains regular contact with sponsors, following up with identified action items
• Ensures that sponsors pay expenses directly and not to Women in Localization
• Works closely with Events, Marketing and Social Media Managers on deliverables
• Analyses post event metrics to understand which event attendees could be potential sponsors

Requirements:
• An active member of Women in Localization or proven interested in becoming one
• Experience in the Translation & Localization industry
• Communicative, engaging and enthusiastic person
• Fluent in English
• Desirable: Experience (current or past) volunteering with Women in Localization or other similar organizations

Commitment Expected: • Available to participate in weekly Chapter team calls (30-45 minutes)
• Average 2-3 hours per week for role activities
• Join Chapter in-person events where possible
• Available to join the GEO Quarterly call (90 minutes)
• The term for Chapter volunteers is 2 years. After this period, volunteers can continue volunteering with the Chapter in a different role, or with the global programs of Women in Localization.

Apply now