Localization Specialist

About FishingBooker

FishingBooker is the world’s leading online marketplace for booking fishing charters—trusted by anglers in over 100 countries. As we expand our footprint into new markets for both fishing and boating, we’re committed to delivering a fully localized experience that feels native in every language and region we serve.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a hands‑on Localization Specialist to bring the FishingBooker and BoatBooker products to anglers and boaters in their own language. You will own our end‑to‑end translation process, from AI‑generated drafts to in‑product quality checks by native speakers. You’ll partner with our Product, Marketing, and Customer Support teams to finalize our roll-out of German, Russian, Serbian, Italian and French in Q4 2025, then scale to 15+ languages during 2026.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Planning

  • Define and execute our localization roadmap: initial five languages → 15+ by end of 2026.

  • Select, onboard, and manage relationships with native‑speaker reviewers and freelance linguists.

• Process & Quality

  • Integrate AI‑powered translation tools (e.g. LLM‑based draft generators) into our workflow.

  • Design and maintain style guides, glossaries, and QA checklists for consistency.

  • Schedule and oversee regular in‑product reviews to validate UI strings, help articles, and marketing copy.

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure translations are shipped smoothly (via i18n frameworks, TMS integrations).

  • Work with Support & Marketing to localize emails, push‑notifications, and ads.

  • Gather feedback from native speakers and end users to continuously refine tone, terminology, and cultural relevance.

• Measurement & Improvement

  • Define KPIs (e.g. translation turnaround time, in‑product error rate, reviewer satisfaction).

  • Monitor quality metrics and report progress to stakeholders on a monthly & quarterly cadence.

  • Iterate on processes and tools to increase automation where possible while maintaining high quality.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years in a localization or internationalization role, ideally in a tech/startup or SaaS environment

• Hands‑on experience with TMS platforms and AI‑assisted translation tools

• Proven ability to manage a network of freelance linguists/native speakers, ensuring timely reviews

• Solid understanding of software localization best practices (i18n frameworks, character‑limit constraints, RTL/l10n testing)

• Excellent project‑management skills; comfortable juggling multiple languages and delivery deadlines

• You live in Belgrade or within a reasonable commute of Belgrade, as you are expected to work from our office in Novi Beograd for at least 4 days a week.

• Near-native level and strong communication skills in English; fluency in at least one target language (German, Russian, Italian, or French) is a plus

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Background in UX writing or copy editing for localized products

• Experience with continuous localization workflows (CI/CD integrations)

• Familiarity with product‑marketing localization (ad campaigns, SEO)

• If you're not a Serbian native speaker, working knowledge of Serbian is a plus

What We Offer

• Full-time contract. FishingBooker hires Localization Specialists as full-time employees and offers 23 days of paid vacation. 

• Pay. We’re proactive about sharing salary information. The net salary ranges for this role are:

  • Localization Specialist - from 1,600 to 1,900 euro net

  • Senior Localization Specialist - from 2,200 to 2,600 euro net

• Flexible working hours. You can choose your own working hours, as long as effective collaboration with your colleagues is ensured.

• Clear career path. We are focused on personal and professional development, and you will have the opportunity to progress in your role based on the team’s career path. This means that you can grow your salary and position in a structured way. Ultimately, your career path is connected to your proactiveness and how you decide to take charge of your career by excelling and learning new skills. You will have performance assessments every 6 months where you’ll receive detailed feedback on your progress so far and the skills and knowledge necessary for you to develop further. 

• Private health insurance. You’ll receive company-sponsored private health insurance.

• Full onboarding plan. Whether you have experience or not, you will be assigned a mentor as well as a full onboarding plan where you will learn the ins and outs of the business, how we work in the team, and our tools. We also provide company-sponsored books, training, and courses.

• Apple equipment. Our standard equipment setup typically includes the latest Apple Macbook Pro, coupled with a monitor and a mouse/keyboard if you wish. You will also have access to a wide variety of trainings, courses, books, and more.

• We also provide support when it comes to getting visas and work permits for foreign employees.

More about the hiring process you can read here.