Puneet Singh
Pune
Summary
- Content and Localization expert with 12 Years of experience across media.
- Expert in devising simple strategies for complex situations to execute projects and drive results.
- Primary goal is to build a smarter community and empower users through customizable language strategies.
- Pursuing Project Management and global languages.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
LANGUAGE CONSULTANT
Freelance
Pune/ Delhi/ Mumbai
03.2019 - Current
- QC Lead for Paramount Films
- Conducted language assessments for clients to determine their proficiency level in the target language.
- LQA Specialist for Amazon Alexa
- Provided individual and group language instruction to help clients reach their desired fluency goals.
- Developed and implemented customized lesson plans based on client needs and learning styles.
- Complete development, implementation and monitoring for the publication of Style Guide for Netflix India
- Evaluated students' performance regularly through tests, quizzes, and other assessment tools.
- Assisted with translations from English into target language or vice versa when needed.
- Bi-weekly Issue Tracking and Reporting
- Regular meetings with stakeholders for performance and action plans
- RCA and Amendments to maintain industry standards
- English Transcription and review for YT Originals
- Title Localization and Subtitling for Netflix and Prime Video
- Customized Content for Amazon Ads through ATMS
- Collaboration with IDC, Compass Languages, Deluxe, Productive Playhouse and more
- Expertise in OOONA, Subtitle Edit, Amara etc.
ONSITE SENIOR LINGUIST
Welocalize
Gurgaon
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Introduction and implementation of Subtitling strategies across Indic languages
- Localization Reviews and LQAs for full-length YT documentaries
- Team growth management and individual quality check through training and report generation
- Bi-weekly meetings with other leads, linguists and stakeholders
- Supervision of peculiar tasks like subtitling for unconventional content and style management.
ONSITE LEAD LINGUIST, GOOGLE
Williams Lea Tag
Gurgaon
07.2016 - 02.2019
- Team Lead and Mentor for Subtitle localization team
- Customized localization projects as per TA (including users as well as developers)
- Worked extensively as a UX Linguist for various creative and Help Content articles across Google Products
- Assured daily review along with knowledge-sharing meetings, QA report generation, and overall quality strategy for the respective quarter as per Google standards and requirements
- Represented the On-site team for daily and monthly meetings with Reviewer teams and stakeholders
- Contributed to the primary team working on the localization for Google Pay (Tez) launch, Google Assistant launch, YT Originals launch.
BRAND UX WRITER
URBAN COMPANY
Gurgaon
06.2015 - 07.2016
- Handled High-Fidelity Mockup copies as well as final executions
- Customized user journey and assured low cognitive load
- Spearheaded Radio and Digital ad campaigns
- Lead content team for engagement posts and ads on SM
- Collaborated with Developers and Designers to align SEO strategies
- Managed over 20 landing pages per day across app and website.
SENIOR COPYWRITER
RADIO CITY
Pune
09.2013 - 05.2015
- Lead the creative solutions account for Pune and ROM
- Brainstormed and contributed to pan-India campaigns
- Overachieved in majority of quarters, overcoming all linguistic and cultural challenges
- Published on-air concepts and copies for Hindi, English as well as Marathi listeners.
COPYWRITER
RED FM
Indore
04.2012 - 05.2013
- As a first job, core responsibility was to observe, analyze and translate creativity into radio copies
- These included Pan-India ads and radio properties
- Additionally, gave voiceover to self-written ads, sketched show fabric and scripts
- Wrote successful and long-running jingles and radio properties
- Interacted and pitched to clients in person and cracked accounts.
Education
Journalism Diploma: Radio and TV -
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
03.2012
B.Tech: Electronics And Communication -
Punjab Technical University
08.2010
Skills
- Creative Localization
- Transcreation
- Creative Solutions
- UX Writing
- Training
- UX Writing
- Localization
Software Platforms
- Subtitle Edit, Advanced
- DaVinci, Intermediate
- MemoQ, Advanced
- Smartcat, Advanced
- Memsource, Advanced
- Final Draft, Upper intermediate
- Adobe Premier Pro, Intermediate
Personal Information
Title: Language Consultant
Languages
- English, Proficient
- Hindi, Native
- Japanese, Elementary
Timeline
LANGUAGE CONSULTANT
Freelance
03.2019 - Current
ONSITE SENIOR LINGUIST
Welocalize
02.2019 - 05.2019
ONSITE LEAD LINGUIST, GOOGLE
Williams Lea Tag
07.2016 - 02.2019
BRAND UX WRITER
URBAN COMPANY
06.2015 - 07.2016
SENIOR COPYWRITER
RADIO CITY
09.2013 - 05.2015
COPYWRITER
RED FM
04.2012 - 05.2013
Journalism Diploma: Radio and TV -
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
B.Tech: Electronics And Communication -
Punjab Technical University
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