ROAR Localization Podcast
ROAR is a podcast produced by the Translation and Localization Management program of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. We bring together voices from all walks of the localization life to give their perspectives on the past, present, and future of the industry. But these stories reach far beyond our linguistic niche. This year ROAR has been expanding and is now made up of three committees AVL, Outreach, and Marketing with support from PM. We are also happy to announce new sections within ROAR beyond our podcast, the ROAR Magazine which is composed of Project Showcases, blogs on events or anything related to the industry, as well as our faculty collaboration with Professor Alaina Brandt ASKaLPM column. If you’re interested in learning more and meeting the team, feel free to check us out at https://roar.tlmcreate.net and sign up on our form after reading descriptions below for which committee, you’d like to be a part of.
Project Manager | ROAR
Responsibilities:
- Hold weekly meetings and organize a weekly agenda
- Set up weekly tasks for each committee on basecamp and track all projects being worked on
- Help with interviewing
- Set up schedules for episode releases with AVL and Outreach committees
- Be able to support any projects within Outreach, Marketing, and Audio/Visual committees
- Have a clear picture and be open to new collaborations to continue with ROARs mission and expansion
- Experience with managing a group of up to 15 and being able to provide guidance on what tasks each committee should be managing
- Manage multiple files and organize them within ROAR’s Teams platform
- Communicating and working with cross-functional and multicultural teams
Outreach | ROAR
About Outreach (3 Applicants)
The ROAR Podcast’s Outreach Team is responsible for coordinating and conducting interviews for each new episode of the ROAR Podcast. As a member of the outreach team, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to build your own networking toolkit. What’s more, you’ll be the one meeting our esteemed guests face to face and leading the conversation to help best showcase their experience and expertise!
Responsibilities:
- Brainstorm ideas for new content pieces and episode topics
- Liase internally with other members of ROAR and fellow MIIS students to identify ideal episode topics and potential guests
- Maintain and update best practices for clear communication with our guests and potential guests
- Seek out top language industry professionals and invite them to share their experiences
- Compose interview content that will best showcase the expertise our guests have to offer
- Conduct thought provoking interviews with some of the top talent in the language industry
Marketing | ROAR
About Marketing (2 Applicants)
The marketing committee has helped rebrand website and showcase our work by creating copy and posting on social media. They have helped improve the website and promote ROAR.
Responsibilities:
- DTP
- Manage website and continue to improve website design
- Add in new episodes and of the website content into the website as well as upload podcast episodes onto accounts
- Create graphics for each podcast episode and content from ROAR Magazine
- Create copy and post on social media Teams and LinkedIn Page for ROAR
- Continue growing listeners for podcast and new launch ROAR Magazine
- If interested to have both listening and watching version of podcasts can investigate starting a YouTube channel.
- Create new backgrounds and manage the backgrounds we have now for recording
- Create new animal characters for the ASKaLPM column
Audio/Visual | ROAR
About Audio/Visual (3 Applicants)
Join us if you are interested in audio engineering and comfortable with technology. We utilize Adobe Audition to enhance interview audio, and then transcribe the content for hard-of-hearing or ESL/EFL listeners.
Responsibilities:
- Edit raw interview audio files
- Mix music with interview audio
- Transcribe interview content
- Upload final audio to platforms
Content Creator | ROAR
About the new role (1 Applicant)
This will be focusing on writing and working with outreach team to outreach to get content for the columns on the Magazine section which are project showcases, events/blog posts on localization, and ASKaLPM column. This person enjoys writing and is interested in looking into the localization industry and its current events and topics as well as reaching out to students and getting students creative work in the magazine. They will come up with ways to support and expand ROAR Magazine and work with Professor Alaina Brandt on the ASKaLPM column.
