Translation & Localization Specialist - Korean (Bangkok-based)

Agoda
Bangkok
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Proofreading","Attention to detail","Time management","Organization","Quality focus"]

Improve localization quality for multiple Agoda products for Korean-speaking markets by monitoring translations across customer-facing channels and conducting product reviews for inconsistencies. Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and freelancers to meet deadlines, maintain localization assets (style guides, glossaries, translation memories), and support urgent translation requests. Lead LQA arbitration/escalations to sustain quality, manage translation vendors, and help enhance AI prompt engineering for better translation output.

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Translation & Localization Specialist - Korean (Bangkok-based)

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Job Summary

Improve localization quality for multiple Agoda products for Korean-speaking markets by monitoring translations across customer-facing channels and conducting product reviews for inconsistencies. Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and freelancers to meet deadlines, maintain localization assets (style guides, glossaries, translation memories), and support urgent translation requests. Lead LQA arbitration/escalations to sustain quality, manage translation vendors, and help enhance AI prompt engineering for better translation output.
Location: Bangkok
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Monitor translation quality across customer-facing channels (site updates, hotel content, press releases, travel articles, promotional emails and newsletters).
  • •Maintain and use localization assets such as style guides, glossaries, and translation memories; support urgent translation requests.
  • •Conduct product reviews to identify inconsistencies and localization issues, and lead arbitration reviews/escalations to maintain an LQA score above 90%.
  • •Evaluate, onboard, and manage translation vendors and freelancers, including the invoicing process.
  • •Improve AI prompt engineering for better Korean-market translation output and provide cultural/linguistic guidance for Korean markets.

Key Requirements

  • •Native-level fluency in Korean with exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, including strong command of grammar, tone, and style.
  • •Bachelor’s degree or higher in Linguistics, Translation, Korean Language, Literature, or a related field.
  • •Proven translation and localization experience, including hands-on CAT tool usage such as MemoQ (or similar).
  • •Strong proficiency in English to understand source content and adapt it naturally for Korean audiences.
  • •Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong time management to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
Experience:Translation and localizationTravelHospitalityE-commerce
Education:Bachelor's in Linguistics, Translation, Korean Language, Literature (or related field)
Skills:ProofreadingAttention to detailTime managementOrganizationQuality focus
Languages:KoreanEnglish
Tech Stack:MemoQMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Agoda
Agoda operates a global online travel booking platform offering hotels, vacation rentals, flights, and other travel services. It provides price comparison, deals, and booking management for leisure and business travelers worldwide.
Industry: TravelTech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2005
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