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MANGO is one of Metro Detroit’s most up-and-coming workplaces, offering a unique blend of cutting-edge technology, cultural appreciation, and office camaraderie. It’s a piece of both Silicon Valley and the United Nations right here in Detroit!

WE DEVELOP LANGUAGE-LEARNING SOFTWARE! Mango offers team members a culture that is laid back and fun, while at the same time promoting a sense of entrepreneurial spirit and innovation. Mango Languages is quickly becoming an internationally recognized and respected company and we are looking for dedicated and talented individuals to help us on this journey.



Title Project Linguist
Start Date ASAP
Location Headquarters – Farmington Hills, MI
Job Info

 

Job Summary
(What You’ll Do): 

Mango Languages is seeking individuals, who have a passion for languages,  great work ethic and want to create great products.  The Project Linguist is responsible for ensuring quality, and the timely completion for assigned language courses.  They will work closely with developers and editors, guiding them through the course development process. Finally they are responsible for final delivery of assigned language courses.

What You Will Be Doing:
(Job Responsibilities)

Hire & Train Course Development Teams

  • Work with HR to oversee hiring for the positions of Developers and Editors
  • Train and mentor developers and editors on Mango pedagogy, teaching methodology, work flow process, etc.

Complete Courses On Time

Manage Course Creation Teams

  • Manage development teams through the development of courses
  • Edit and provide feedback to development team
  • Manage QA of Courses  – Work closely with language developers and editors to ensure content is up to Mango quality standards

Manage and Improve Course Development Process

  • Work with tech team to suggest Admin Tool Improvements, fix bugs, and launch courses

Phonetics Coordination

  • Work with tech team to complete phonetics for courses

Manage Audio Proofing

  • Work with tech team to check audio for courses

Develop Course Curriculum

  • Implement information given by research and development to build curriculum for the language courses

 

What We Are Looking For:
(Key Characteristics)

  • Pure passion for languages
  • Excited about developing language learning courses
  • Skilled at recognizing patterns in language
  • Able to learn to recognize patterns in systems
  • Working knowledge of more than one language
  • Extremely high attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Enthusiastic
  • Self-motivated
  • Creative problem solver
  • Strong drive and determination to succeed
  • Able to consistently question and scrutinize the work of teachers and editors
  • Commitment to teamwork and overall success of Mango Languages
  • Bachelors Degree (Masters preferred) in Linguistics

 

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