As a Localization Production Artist, you will play a critical role in adapting, localizing, and producing visual content for both print and digital media with a particular focus on Spanish translations, although additional languages may be added in the future. You will work closely with the internal creative and marketing teams to ensure that all creative assets, including layouts, text, and graphics, are accurately translated and culturally appropriate for target audiences. Your ability to manage the technical and creative aspects of production while ensuring linguistic accuracy will be key to maintaining brand consistency across different markets.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Project Responsibilities:
- Adapt and localize visual assets (e.g., brochures, printed collateral, digital media, etc.) into Spanish.
- Ensure the seamless integration of Spanish text into design layouts while preserving visual quality and brand standards.
- Collaborate with translation and Multicultural Experience teams to ensure culturally appropriate design and text adjustments.
- Prepare print-ready files and ensure digital assets meet platform-specific requirements.
- Maintain a broad knowledge of current trends and production techniques.
- Transcreate and/or localize images and illustrations for translations to reflect target demographic.
- Collaborate closely with creative designers and the multicultural team to execute on a concept and ensure follow through on projects.
- Perform quality control checks before delivery of materials to localization team/compliance for final review.
- Promptly address any adjustments to final documents based on compliance review as needed.
- Follow a project workflow and timeline to ensure projects progress in a timely and accurate manner.
- Maintain organized digital files of all projects and assets for easy retrieval and future reference.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Support process improvements within the Multicultural Experience team by collaborating with the Director of Multicultural Experience and Localization Project Manager to identify gap areas and assist with documentation creation.
- Oversee various production projects by reviewing identified materials to ensure quality controls are in place.
- Functions as subject matter expert on the team for Translated Material Production related questions and guidance.
- Adaptation and localization of visual assets (e.g., brochures, printed collateral, digital media, etc.) into languages other than Spanish may eventually be required.
- Support and contribution towards additional creative projects may be needed based on team capacity and priorities
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
- Associate degree or bachelor's degree (preferred) and 5+ years of experience in graphic arts, including layout, photography, illustration and designing for online audiences.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma).
- Experience in handling bilingual design projects, particularly in English and Spanish.
- Strong understanding of typography and layout adjustments for Spanish text.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills in both English and Spanish (spoken and written).
- Familiarity with pre-press and production processes is an advantage.
- Familiarity with translation industry-specific software, CAT tools and terminology management systems.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision under tight deadlines while managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- The ability to effectively communicate clearly to partners throughout the organization.
- High standard of quality control to ensure the target language material accurately represents the English language material is a must.
- Ability to accept feedback and use it advantageously on future tasks.
- Must be willing to learn new things, be open to challenges and thrive on team success and collaboration.
Preferred:
- Previous Localization industry experience is a plus.
- Timecoding and subtitling experience preferred.
- Web design layout experience is a plus.
- Proficiency in Spanish and/or another foreign language is preferred but not required.
- Passion for language access and multicultural communications.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent's long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $65,765.00 - $88,976.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent's plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent's discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email tohuman.resources@thrivent.comor call800-847-4836and request Human Resources.
