Jose Teixeira, Project Manager in Seattle, WA, United States
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Jose Teixeira

Verified Expert  in Project Management

Project Manager

Seattle, WA, United States

Toptal member since November 15, 2022

Expertise
Virtual Project ManagementJira Project Management
Bio

Jose is an expert localization manager with extensive experience in project and vendor management. He has successfully managed distributed teams to create native and culturally relevant deliverables, including videos, web and digital games, board games, marketing materials, and books. Jose excels at teamwork and always offers an incredibly efficient localization process.

Project Highlights

Magic: The Gathering Arena
Managed the game's localization into ten languages.
Dark Alliance
Launched the game in seven languages, successfully managing the entire localization lifecycle.
Dungeons & Dragons
Brought the localization of all Dungeons & Dragons books in-house.

Expertise

  • DocuSign
  • Firebird
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • SAP
  • WorldServer

Work Experience

Localization Manager

2022 - PRESENT
Wizards of the Coast
  • Managed a team of direct reports and worked on hiring an additional project manager.
  • Set up processes and workflows to manage the localization of multiple upcoming digital games.
  • Prepared and handled the department's localization budget.

Senior Localization Project Manager

2014 - 2021
Wizards of the Coast
  • Managed the global launch of "Magic: The Gathering Arena," the company's marquee digital game and new growth engine, currently with millions of monthly players.
  • Selected appropriate vendors and created custom workflows to execute 65+ subtitled and dubbed videos and 25+ marketing campaigns.
  • Supported the successful launch of three global websites: magic.wizards.com, with over two million monthly visitors; wpn.wizards.com, with over 200,000 monthly visitors; and darkalliance.wizards.com, launched in 2021.
  • Negotiated 15 hours per day of vendor availability, facilitating the department's ability to support the company's surging localization needs.
  • Absorbed ancillary roles that involved representing the localization department in all financial matters and educating stakeholders on the department's capabilities, processes, and overall impact.

Project History

Magic: The Gathering Arena

https://magic.wizards.com/en/mtgarena

Managed the game's localization into ten languages.

I selected vendors and managed the translation, localization QA, and bug fixing for all ten languages in scope. Teams were distributed, which required some flexibility to allow the process to always run on time.

Dark Alliance

https://darkalliance.wizards.com/en

Launched the game in seven languages, successfully managing the entire localization lifecycle.

I selected vendors and managed all localization efforts, including translation, localization QA, bug fixing, and talent selection of voice-over actors. Voice-over talent selection involved processing feedback from various stakeholders like core team members and marketing, vendor, and regional office colleagues.

Dungeons & Dragons

Brought the localization of all Dungeons & Dragons books in-house.

I created localization workflows, selected vendors, and managed all efforts associated with the localization of Dungeons & Dragons books. This project also involved creating translation memories and glossaries and handling translation, typesetting, localization QA, and regional office reviews.

Education

2010 - 2012

Master's Degree in International Relations

University of Leicester - Leicester, UK

1998 - 2003

Bachelor's Degree in Portuguese and English Studies

University of Porto - Porto, Portugal

Skills

Tools

Zoom, Microsoft Outlook, Jira

Other

WorldServer, Localization, Project Management, SAP, Microsoft, Google, BlueJeans, Microsoft Teams, DocuSign, Spira, Outlook, Firebird, International Affairs, Critical Thinking, Writing & Editing, Linguistics, Fiction Literature

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