Compared with the selected benchmark ("All roles in Bangkok, Thailand"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 90% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€9,260–€13,890). Range-width comparison is limited because one of the salary bands is incomplete. This benchmark is based on 3 comparable listings.

Monthly salary comparison for Korean Linguist and Localization Expert
Market	Lower bound (25th percentile)	Median	Upper bound (75th percentile)
All roles in Bangkok, Thailand	€9,260/per month	€13,890/per month	€13,890/per month

About the role

About Agoda At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. Today, we are part of Booking Holdings, with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working in offices around the globe. No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture. This role is Bangkok Based. (Relocation Provided) We are looking for a Korean Linguist and Localization Expert to join our team and help improve localization of multiple Agoda products. Responsibilities include monitoring the quality of translated content across customer-facing channels, collaborating with internal teams and vendors, maintaining localization assets, supporting urgent translation requests, conducting product reviews for inconsistencies, leading arbitration reviews, evaluating and managing translation vendors, improving AI prompt engineering for Korean markets, and providing cultural and linguistic guidance for Korean markets. Desired skills include native-level fluency in Korean, a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics/Translation, experience with MemoQ CAT tools, strong English proficiency, excellent research skills, high organization, MS Office proficiency, and travel/industry experience is a plus.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Monitor the quality of translated content across customer-facing channels such as site updates, hotel content, press releases, travel articles, promotional emails and newsletters
Collaborate closely with internal teams and vendors to meet deadlines and quality expectations
Maintain localization assets such as style guides, glossaries, and translation memories
Support urgent translation requests as needed
Conduct product reviews for inconsistencies and localization issues
Lead arbitration reviews when required and escalate recurring issues to managers to maintain an LQA score above 90%
Evaluate, onboard, and manage translation vendors and freelancers, including the invoicing process
Improve AI prompt engineering to generate better translation output for the Korean markets
Support research and content experimentation to improve content performance and user engagement
Participate in training initiatives related to specific ownership areas led by other Language Experts
Provide cultural and linguistic guidance for the Korean markets
Promote localization best practices by participating in translation quality audits and benchmarking activities.