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    FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. We believe in empowering individuality. Our mission is to be the global technology platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.

    We’re a diverse and global community made up of Farfetchers, our partners and our customers, which we believe is at the heart of our success. Everything we do is centred on our values - Be Human, Think Global, Be Revolutionary, Todos Juntos, Be Brilliant, and Amaze Customers - which define our beliefs and our actions. We welcome differences and foster a consciously inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH For All.

    Content

    We're a creative family that works closely together to make sure our customers know every last detail about our products before purchasing. We have three primary teams: Styling, Photography, and Content. This is the team that makes sure customers have an engaging, seamless and luxurious experience. We're focused on continuous improvements and like to encourage everyone to make the most of their talents and contribute ideas.

    London

    Our office is located in Old Street, London's tech hub. Our open-plan space is ideal for collaborative working. When you're not doing what's never been done, you can enjoy a team lunch on our large outdoor terrace, or join a yoga class in our dedicated studio.

    The role

    Reporting directly into the Localisation Manager – APAC, you will be responsible for transcreating and localising marketing content into Japanese. You will ensure that our copy is customer-centric, effective and tailored across all FARFETCH channels, whilst capturing and protecting the FARFETCH tone of voice.

    Proven experience in writing and transcreating content is preferred, as is having a sound understanding of the luxury e-commerce landscape in Japan. To succeed in this role, you must have an extensive knowledge of the Japanese language. You’ll benefit from working with a large multi-lingual team of around 120+ employees within FARFETCH, which will present unique opportunities to interact with various departments and to learn cutting-edge localisation tools and solutions.

    What you’ll do

    • You will be copywriting and transcreating various content including product description, webtext, flat content, transactional emails and other operational content.
    • You will localise or create customer service content in Japanese by communicating with the local customer service team to address customer's pain points.
    • You will support the Japanese content team in terms of market and trend research.
    • You will be responsible for ensuring all copy follows our Tone of Voice and Style Guide across all channels and reaches our desired Quality standards
    • You will work closely with other content creators to bring new ideas to optimise the content as well as to identify the areas to improve
    • You will be responsible for improving the overall language quality within the business

    Who you are

    • You are highly proficient writing in Japanese, and have a good level of fluency in English
    • You have a firm understanding of tone of voice, with an ability to adapt style to suit specific context
    • You have a great writing and transcreating style that is accurate and adaptable, with an impeccable use of grammar, syntax and cultural references
    • You enjoy collaborating and working alongside multiple stakeholders
    • You have good knowledge of the luxury fashion e-commerce landscape in [market], its players and its consumers
    • You thrive in face of ambiguity and a fast-paced and deadline driven working environment, embracing unexpected challenges in a calm manner
    • Ideally, this would have been within a translation, copywriting and editorial roles or a linguistics graduate with a passion to move their career into fashion will also be considered.
    • You are comfortable with digital work on an in-house CMS

    Equal opportunities statement

    FARFETCH is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We continue to build our consciously inclusive culture as part of our Positively FARFETCH strategy throughout our business, partnerships and communities.

    Before Applying

    Through your application, we want to understand the skills and experiences you have that make you the perfect fit for this role and for FARFETCH. We’re passionate about creating the conditions for Farfetchers to grow and develop but we’re also looking for people who can hit the ground running, so make sure to apply for a position where you feel you can thrive.