Mani V
Tamil Linguist, Localisation Manager
Hyderabad
Summary
12+ years of experience in media and localisation industries, with 5+ years in Team/People Management. Experienced in SOP creation, localization, content writing, news research, NL labelling, XSAMPA and ASR. Worked as a vendor employee with major clients including Apple, Google, Uber and Amazon in the capacity of Lead, Linguist and Translator roles.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Program Manager I
Amazon
2 2021 - 8 2024
- Managed the recruitment, selection, orientation, training, and discipline of vendors/freelancers
- Developed and maintained an accurate and diverse vendor database based on the business needs
- Matching vendors to content types and assigned based on capacity, availability, and performance
- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to maintain appropriate vendor-specific procedures, solutions, and instructions
- Received the Taiichi Ohno award in June 2021 for contributing on process improvement and simplification.
Translation Specialist I
Amazon
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Translated, audited, reviewed the quality of the Amazon website content in Tamil
- Monitored external vendor quality and investigated quality variation, ensured best localization
- Provided feedback and linguistic coaching to external vendors
- Identified and pursued quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with other internal teams
- Took part in vendor arbitration discussions and acted as a linguistic consultant for vendor queries.
Lead - Tamil Linguistics
ZEN3
03.2019 - 08.2020
- Worked for Apple via Zen3 Info Solutions to improve SIRI project
- Involved in translation, transliteration from Latin script to Native language, NL labelling, XSAMPA and ASR pronunciation generation, Audio recording, Verifying audio and correcting prons
- Managed a team of 5 linguists across languages, handled, tracked the assignments to ensure submissions were on time as per client's expectations
- Tracked daily, weekly updates of linguists and reported to client manager
- Created/updated the SOPs for smooth workflow and shared with the team.
Lead Linguist
Williams Lea
05.2017 - 03.2019
- Led a 6 member linguists' team, actively engaged in translating & reviewing content of various Google products (English - Tamil)
- Engaged in Localisation, Translation, Transliteration, Google Assistant product's Creative Writing.
Sr. Copy Editor
DT Next
11.2015 - 04.2017
- Editing copy, News Research, Fact checking, Translation.
Senior Research Executive
India Property Online Pvt Ltd
06.2014 - 10.2015
- Research data for Micro Market reports, Answering media queries related to Real Estate, Assisting Content writers with Research Data and Interesting Info, Answering for Real Estate related Questions on Quara and Social Media sites on behalf of India Property.Com.
Research Executive
Puthiya Thalaimurai Tv
09.2012 - 05.2014
- News Research, Statistical Data Collection, News Backgrounder, Timeline Preparation, Interview Question Preparation, Assisting Debate Programs.
Research Editor
Deccan Chronicle
10.2011 - 08.2012
- News Research, Statistical Data Collection, News Backgrounder and Time line Preparation, Interesting News Data Preparation for News Packages.
Research Editor
The New Indian Express
05.2009 - 09.2011
- News Research, Statistical Data Collection, News Backgrounder Preparation, News Time line Preparation, Interesting News Data Preparation for News Packages.
Student Reporter
Vikatan
06.2008 - 04.2009
- Local city reporter, Conducted Surveys.
Education
Master's degree - Journalism and Mass Communication
Madurai Kamaraj University
01.2009 - 01.2011
Master of Arts (M.A.) - English Language and Literature, General
Govt. Arts College, Salem
01.2007 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English Language and Literature, General
Govt. Arts College, Salem
01.2004 - 01.2007
Skills
Project Management
Languages
English
Telugu
Tamil
Timeline
Translation Specialist I
Amazon
08.2020 - 02.2021
Lead - Tamil Linguistics
ZEN3
03.2019 - 08.2020
Lead Linguist
Williams Lea
05.2017 - 03.2019
Sr. Copy Editor
DT Next
11.2015 - 04.2017
Senior Research Executive
India Property Online Pvt Ltd
06.2014 - 10.2015
Research Executive
Puthiya Thalaimurai Tv
09.2012 - 05.2014
Research Editor
Deccan Chronicle
10.2011 - 08.2012
Research Editor
The New Indian Express
05.2009 - 09.2011
Master's degree - Journalism and Mass Communication
Madurai Kamaraj University
01.2009 - 01.2011
Student Reporter
Vikatan
06.2008 - 04.2009
Master of Arts (M.A.) - English Language and Literature, General
Govt. Arts College, Salem
01.2007 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English Language and Literature, General
Govt. Arts College, Salem
01.2004 - 01.2007
Program Manager I
Amazon
2 2021 - 8 2024