The translators disagree on how to say “great job” to a child. You decide, write it into the style guide, and the question never comes back.
Tatako is booking Language Leads: native speakers who own one family language across the product. Parents hear prompts and read menus in their own language while the child learns English, so every word must sound natural, warm and right for a family. You set the rules for your language, guide its translators and give the final sign-off.
About Tatako
Tatako is a first-words app for parents raising a child with two languages. Parent and child do each lesson together: it takes about five minutes, there is nothing to read, and a small round octopus keeps them both company. He has eight arms, no socks, and usually loses count at seven.
The language of home stays the language of home. Tatako adds a second one on top, at a child’s pace, from the very first words. A guide voice tells the parent what to do next and can be switched off at any time. The parent leads the child through three small steps: Hear it, say it. Touch it. Name it. In the last step the picture comes back without the word, and the child names it first.
We started with English: first words and phrases, from “hello” and “mommy” to colors, animals and what the teacher says in class. Your child learns English, and the prompts, the menus and every step of guidance are in your family’s own language. Tatako works on the web, on Apple and on Android.
The role
- Remote project work, open to candidates anywhere in the world
- Native in the language you lead, with fluent English
- An agreement signed before you start: your work is made for Tatako, Inc. and its rights go to the company in writing
By the end of your first project, your language has a style guide and a glossary the translators follow, every prompt and menu has passed your review, and the guide voice script reads naturally.
What you will do
- Write and keep the style guide for your language: tone with parents, forms of address, punctuation, dates and units.
- Build the glossary with the Localization Program Manager: product terms, lesson names and the octopus’s voice in your language.
- Review every prompt, menu, notification and help article in your language, in context on web, iOS and Android.
- Guide translators and reviewers with clear notes and examples, and answer their questions within a working day.
- Review the guide voice scripts with the Guide Voice Producer, and join recording sessions when a line needs your ear.
- Sign off each release in your language, and flag anything that would sound wrong to a parent.
- Bring local knowledge to the team: how families in your language talk about learning, school and kids.
What you bring
- 5+ years as a translator, editor or language lead for consumer apps, games or media.
- Native fluency in your language, and fluent English.
- Deep knowledge of your language’s grammar, its regional variants and the tone parents expect.
- Experience with translation tools such as Phrase, Lokalise, Crowdin, memoQ or Trados.
- Editorial confidence: you make decisions and write them down.
- Care for families and a feel for warm, simple words.
Bonus points
- You have localized products for families or education.
- You have worked on voice or subtitling projects in your language.
Why you will love it
- Your language, your rules: families hear Tatako the way you shaped it.
- Project work with a clear scope and a team that values language.
- Simple words, carefully chosen, for parents and kids.
How to apply
Meet the octopus at tatako.com, then email join@tatako.com with your LinkedIn profile or portfolio. Make sure it shows localization or editing work you led in your native language.
If your experience matches the role, our team will get in touch to discuss next steps.