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English to Estonian Review Lead for UI, Marketing & Product Content

Localization Review Lead

Posted Oct 8 (7 days ago) · Last updated Oct 15

Key facts

Remote freelance language quality lead; requires native Estonian and 3–5+ years in localization QA.

Where and how
Finland · Sweden · United Kingdom +1RemoteFreelance, Senior
Languages required
Estonian, English
Experience
3 years experience

Original job ad

As published by Welocalize

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About Welo Global Welo Global is a leader in multilingual AI, technology, and content solutions serving over 2,000 clients in 300 languages. The company combines globally scaled multilingual infrastructure, including a network of over 500,000 linguists and domain experts, with advanced NLP, computational linguistics, and best-in-class compliance backed by seven ISO certifications. Welo Global’s five brands—Welocalize (multilingual content and localization services for global enterprises), Park IP (intellectual property and patent translation services for law firms and corporate legal teams), Welo Life Sciences (regulated language and compliance-aligned content solutions for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device organizations), Adapt (multilingual performance-led digital marketing agency), and Welo Data (multilingual data generation, evaluation, and human data infrastructure for AI systems)—serve distinct customer segments with purpose-built expertise, fit-for-purpose solutions, and supporting technology. weloglobal.com The Role We are seeking an experienced English into Estonian Review Lead to serve as the language quality owner and primary client-facing linguistic expert for a leading global technology client. You will own the locale’s interpretation of the client’s quality standards and make sure that the Post-Editing Lead, Post Editors, and Reviewers all work to the same shared understanding of “good”. You will be the main point of contact for the client’s Language Manager on quality discussions, arbitration, and escalations, and you will drive consistency, quality governance, and continuous improvement across UI, marketing, product, informational, legal, and support content. Project Details Location: Remote (based in one of the approved countries below) Expected volume: Approximately 24 hours per month Employment type: Freelance / Independent Contract Task type: Language Lead Support Content types: UI, Marketing, Informational, Legal, Product, Support Language pair: English into Estonian What You Will Do - Analyse requirements: Review every style guide and glossary update, assess which quality categories and content types it affects, and record the changes. Track what the client’s Language Manager actually corrects and says in calibration and quality calls, not only what is written down. - Relay expectations: Run regular alignment roundtables with the language community and publish a structured monthly quality digest covering performance, priority improvement areas, style guide updates, and notable errors and arbitration outcomes. - Manage review quality actively: Coach Reviewers one-to-one using specific examples, run shadowing sessions, and deliver training built from real alignment data. - Improve the standard: Turn recurring justification patterns into well-reasoned style guide proposals, and share cross-locale patterns with the Welocalize Quality Manager. - Maintain alignment with the client: Treat Language Manager decisions as the standard, raise concerns with evidence at the right forum, and aim for fewer surprises over time. What You Will Own - The locale’s review service score, including RQE audit and alignment performance - The community’s shared understanding of quality - The integrity of the arbitration record, ensuring that every arbitration sent to the client is valid and well-evidenced - The working relationship with the client’s Language Manager, including clarifications, escalations, and expectation tracking Requirements - Experience: 3 to 5+ years in Localization Quality Assurance (LQA), Senior Language Lead, or Quality Governance roles - Client and stakeholder management: Direct experience as the primary point of contact for client Language Managers, managing formal arbitration or escalation processes, and facilitating conflict resolution - Quality audit frameworks: Deep, practical experience with localization evaluation frameworks, including RQE, LQE, error rubrics, and severity mapping - Style guide and expectation analysis: Ability to analyse style guide changes, identify implicit client expectations, and map tolerance by content type (for example, Marketing vs. Legal vs. UI) - Meeting facilitation: Hands-on experience with one-to-one coaching, shadowing sessions, alignment roundtables, and structured monthly quality reporting - Analytical approach: Skill in tracking error concentrations, severity drift, and alignment scores, and in converting justification patterns into style guide improvements - Language: Native-level Estonian and professional-level English - Preferred: Prior experience supporting major technology localization programs and working with calibration or alignment tools Additional Key Information - Successful candidates will be provided with a dedicated device for project work. - A background check is required as part of onboarding. - Candidates must be physically located in one of the approved countries. Approved countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. Why Join Us This role offers a long-term partnership with global teams on high-visibility products. You will benefit from steady project volume, comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training, and access to established linguistic resources. If this sounds like the right opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

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Requirements

  • 3–5+ years in Localization Quality Assurance, senior language lead, or quality governance
  • Direct client and stakeholder management, including primary contact responsibility for client Language Managers
  • Experience managing formal arbitration or escalation processes and facilitating conflict resolution
  • Practical experience with localization evaluation frameworks, RQE, LQE, error rubrics, and severity mapping
  • Ability to analyse style guide changes, identify implicit client expectations, and map tolerance by content type
  • Hands-on experience with one-to-one coaching, shadowing, alignment roundtables, and monthly quality reporting
  • Ability to track error concentrations, severity drift, and alignment scores and turn patterns into style guide improvements
  • Native-level Estonian and professional-level English
  • A background check is required
  • Physical residence in one of the approved countries

Responsibilities

  • Own interpretation of the client’s quality standards for Estonian
  • Align the Post-Editing Lead, Post Editors, and Reviewers on quality expectations
  • Serve as the primary client contact for quality discussions, arbitration, and escalations
  • Review style guide and glossary updates, assess their impact, and record changes
  • Track client corrections and feedback from calibration and quality calls
  • Run regular alignment roundtables and publish a monthly quality digest
  • Coach Reviewers individually, run shadowing sessions, and deliver training
  • Propose style guide improvements based on recurring justifications and share cross-locale patterns
  • Own review service scores, community quality alignment, arbitration integrity, and the client relationship

Skills & technologies

Localization Quality AssuranceRQELQEError RubricsSeverity MappingStyle Guide AnalysisQuality ReportingCoachingShadowingCalibration ToolsAlignment Tools

Benefits & perks

Recruitment process

  1. Onboarding includes a background check

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Welo Global provides multilingual AI, technology, and content solutions. It serves over 2,000 clients in 300 languages and has a network of more than 500,000 linguists and domain experts. Its five brands serve enterprise localization, legal translation, life sciences, digital marketing, and AI data services.

Awards & certifications
Seven ISO certifications

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