Job Description

Global Corporate Marketing Communications Coordinators work with internal departments to monitor communication and confirm that translations processes are progressing on schedule. The translations coordinator is organized, detail-oriented, understands urgency, and how to prioritize. They are excellent communicators of concise, accurate deadline-driven information and therefore must have exceptional interpersonal skills.

As part of the Global Corporate Marketing Communications Team, we provide proactive communication of team projects and project statuses, drive asset development schedules, understand product marketing direction, and drive global delivery of assets.

This translations coordinator is a savvy problem-solver who can troubleshoot problems to make sure a project remains on schedule. They are an expert at tracking and disseminating information related to developments on multiple projects and can develop organizational practices to continuously innovate the translations process.

Responsibilities

• Oversee translation workflows and communications from multiple departments (Marcom, Software, E-comm, Channel) as the first point of contact
• Informing teams of any updates and changes to processes (e.g. new PO numbers, workflow changes, reviewer updates)
• Communicating potential problems to project teams and recommending solutions
• Follow up on delinquent projects to ensure delivery
• Proactively communicate, train, and socialize the translation workflow and utilization of digital tools
• Collating asset source files when necessary, during pre-flight of submissions to help ensure on-time delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or 2-3 years equivalent experience with asset production/project management, pipeline workflow
• Intermediate/advanced excel skills
• Ability to manage high volume of projects and deliverables to commitments
• Experience with prioritizing between competing stakeholders in a large-matrixed organization
• Familiarity with cloud platforms/services (box, dropbox, google drive)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High energy, self-motivated, independent worker
• Familiarity with online project management platforms (e.g. WorkFront)

Preferred Qualifications

• CAPM certification or other project management certification

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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