Starting a new career is one of the most challenging and exciting times in your life. Those of us who shift to a new career face all kinds of challenges from “entry-level” jobs that require years of experience, to a whole host of new tools to learn, to adjusting to company culture. It can get […]
Join Women in Localization Los Angeles for a summery happy hour! About this Event #WLLA Happy Hour Connect with the Women in Localization LA community! Join us for an after-work drink from the comforts of your home by registering for our virtual happy hour. Chapter leads Sue Bolton, Globalization PM Manager at Netflix & Founder […]
the PNW chapter of Women in Localization will host a Happy Hour next week Thursday in Zoom. Kick back with us for an hour, cheer each other on and let’s hear what events you would be interested in attending this fall. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/2VZroCh #womeninl10n #womeninlocalization #pnwwl
Tell us who you are? I’m a 25-year veteran of the localization industry, currently helping Subway with their Globalization needs. Where around the world are you based? The exciting and bustling city of Boise, Idaho. I have been a remote worker for the past 3 years, as Subway is based in Milford, CT. What do […]
Tell us who you are? Jennifer Vela-Valido – Women in Localization UK Chapter Manager Where around the world are you based? London, United Kingdom What do you do in the localization/globalization world? I am Localization Vendor Manager at Expedia Group. I have 15+ years of experience in localization, first as a videogames translator, then as […]
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, California, is one of the few schools around the world with a Localization-focused program for graduate students. It is therefore no wonder that students from all over the world come to Monterey to get their master’s degree in Translation and Localization Management at MIIS. According to […]
If you think of the real beating heart of our professional world, i.e. the millions of freelance translators working from their own homes, it’s easy to realize that remote work has been instilled in the DNA of our industry globally since forever, as a true enabler of anything we do. Every day, remote interpreters help […]
Adapting your business to the global coronavirus pandemic Is your business looking to engage with international consumers in new ways, as it adapts to the changes resulting from different countries’ reactions to the new coronavirus? If so, website localization is likely near the top of your task-list (if it’s not, write it there now!). In […]
Happy New Year! I hope your 2020 is off to a good start. For Women in Localization, 2020 is off to a busy beginning with many plans in the works for this new year. Our busy January follows up on an amazing 2019, both for the organization and for me personally, with the start of […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, USA, December 17, 2019. Women in Localization (W.L.), the leading professional organization for women in the localization industry, is delighted to announce the launch of a new Chapter in France. This will be W.L.’s twenty-third (23rd) chapter. Leading the Women in Localization France (WLFR) Chapter is Amy Grace O’Brien, Language Intelligence Manager […]