Quality Control Associate - Localization

Tapas Entertainment is seeking a Quality Control Associate based in California with the ability to travel to the Los Angeles office space 3 days per week.  Reporting to the Narrative Arts Lead, this individual will assist in developing multiple webcomic and webnovel localization projects, bringing them through production, and ensuring that all projects are completed on schedule for digital distribution.

• Source editing and quality control contractors for webcomic projects and serve as liaison between said contractors and internal teams
• Be the subject matter expert for English linguistic standards within our localized web comics and web novels. This includes owning the workflow and tools and ensuring all content meets a high level of quality
• Adapt processes and procedures to ensure adherence to Tapas’ quality standards
• Adjust and develop guidelines, documentation, and resources
• Support the day-to-day workload including but not limited to reviewing and editing localized works
• Provide regular feedback to freelance team members
• Be well-read in the Tapas library and work with marketing to select new titles to recommend to users
• Monitor localization production and escalate any potential issues
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Localization management

• Minimum 2 years of editorial experience, ideally with webcomics
• Minimum 1 year of people as well as project management experience, ideally working with a large team of freelancers
• Commitment to building a positive work culture and fostering collaboration
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to articulately present to stakeholders outside the team and organization
• Strict adherence to deadlines, and advance planning to allocate resources efficiently
• A love of storytelling and a respect for the storytellers whose work we are helping to share

• Familiarity with CMS and digital platforms such as Slack and Dropbox directly related to publishing workflows and content lifecycle management
• A passion for webcomics is a big plus, as is a love for our storytelling community and Action Fantasy/Romance Fantasy/LGBTQ genres.

About Tapas Entertainment

Tapas Entertainment, a Kakao Entertainment company, is a next-generation media company, with content from Tapas Media, Radish, and Wuxiaworld.

At Tapas Entertainment, we’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe that the enriched diverse perspectives of our employees, readers, and creators help deliver our unique content. We welcome prospective candidates from all backgrounds, race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, culture, language, and education.