Our Product Development Department is looking for a Finnish Language Specialist, to take ownership of website content in your native language to provide a great experience to local audience. In this role you will be responsible for content translations, localization ideas, making recommendations for the overall look and feel of our products. In addition you will work on targeted strategies to increase Agoda’s brand visibility and optimize marketing efforts in your target market. The Language Specialist will report to our Foreign Language Operations Manager.

• Maintain quality of website content translation/localization
• Provide localization ideas and add a linguistic perspective to development
• Translate English content (site updates, press releases, travel articles, promotional emails and newsletters)
• Recruit, manage and supervise freelancers
• Ensure freelance translations meet required quality standards
• Conduct website reviews for inconsistencies and localization issues
• Analyze language specific data to optimize website and campaign performance
• Conduct marketing activities to increase visibility of Agoda and website traffic within the target market
• Distribution of Agoda articles and Press Releases
• Research and identify local partnership opportunities
• Assist with interdepartmental requests

• Native Finnish speaker with excellent writing skills
• University or College Degree
• Good English skills and translation skills
• Good internet knowledge and comfortable with research
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Able to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Excel and basic HTML knowledge is a plus
• Travel industry experience is a plus