# Language Expert - Korean (Bangkok-based)

**Company**: Agoda
**Location**: Bangkok
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Language Services
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are looking for a Korean Linguist and Localization Expert to join our team in Bangkok and help improve localization of multiple Agoda products.

Responsibilities:

- Monitor the quality of translated content across all customer-facing channels

- Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to meet deadlines and quality expectations

- Maintain localization assets such as style guides, glossaries, and translation memories

- Support urgent translation requests as needed

- Conduct product reviews for inconsistencies and localization issues

- Lead arbitration reviews when required and escalate recurring issues to managers

- Evaluate, onboard, and manage translation vendors and freelancers

- Improve AI prompt engineering to generate better translation output for the Korean markets

- Support research and content experimentation to improve content performance and user engagement

- Participate in training initiatives related to specific ownership areas

- Provide cultural and linguistic guidance for the Korean markets

- Promote localization best practices by participating in translation quality audits and benchmarking activities.

Requirements:

- Native-level fluency in Korean, with exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Linguistics, Translation, Korean Language, Literature, or a related field

- Proven experience in translation and localization, ideally in a professional setting

- Strong proficiency in English, with the ability to accurately understand source content and adapt it naturally for Korean-speaking audiences

- Excellent internet research skills and highly organized and detail-oriented with strong time management skills

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

- Experience in the travel, hospitality, or e-commerce industry is an advantage

## Skills

### Required
- Korean
- Linguistics
- Translation
- Localization
- Microsoft Office Suite

### Nice to have
- Travel
- Hospitality
- E-commerce
- CAT tools

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