Japanese Language Specialist

The role We are looking to hire a remote-based Japanese Language Specialist in Japan to join our Localization team. This is a remote role based out of Japan. Working at WGSN Together, we create tomorrow  A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.  WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.     Role overview  The role of Japanese Language Consultant is a full-time position. The primary duty of the role is to oversee WGSN's Japanese localised content and site updates, acting as a strategic arm of Content, and collaborating with Marketing, Design and Product departments to localise assets for digital publishing on WGSN product sites – Fashion, Interiors, Beauty, Food & Drink, and Consumer Tech – for the Japanese language market. This position will also work closely with the Tech team to incorporate machine translation systems for optimising localisation workflow. This is a hybrid role based in Hong Kong that requires working onsite 3 days a week.  The team Our mission is to bridge markets through crafting intuitive, user-friendly localized content that drives engagement across every touchpoint. We empower WGSN to establish credible voices globally, ensuring content connects authentically, while maintaining brand integrity and honoring cultural nuances. Enable Market Growth: By removing language and cultural barriers, we open doors to new markets and strengthen presence in existing ones  Build Trust: We safeguard and elevate brand equity that establish genuine connections with audiences, capture cultural subtleties, and creates distinctive product differentiation  Drive Engagement: We ensure consistent brand messaging while allowing for necessary cultural adaptation, calibrate content that reflects local realities, generating higher engagement and conversion rates