Jennifer Earwood
SUWANEE,GA
Summary
Localization professional with 10+ years of experience supporting global entertainment content across subtitling, dubbing scripts and templates, rapid-turnaround localization, trailers, and marketing assets. Former Netflix Korean-to-English Subtitling Subject Matter Expert and current Lead QC Editor with extensive experience in localization quality, cross-functional coordination, workflow improvement, risk identification and escalation, training, and data-driven quality analysis. Experienced in managing competing priorities across complex, high-volume workflows and developing processes and resources that enable teams to deliver consistent, high-quality localized content.
Overview
2
2
Languages
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Korean to English QC Editor
Pixelogic Media Partners
Seoul, Korea
02.2024 - Current
- Lead QC of Korean-to-English subtitles and dubbing-support assets for major streaming platforms, ensuring accuracy, creative intent, cultural authenticity, consistency, and adherence to client standards.
- Manage concurrent PLDL and subtitling projects with multiple deliverables and downstream dependencies; advise territory management on schedule feasibility, capacity, and delivery risks.
- Create and QC English subtitle templates used by dozens of downstream localization teams, resolving source ambiguities and providing terminology, cultural context, and guidance to support cross-language consistency.
- Designed and led a Netflix-requested PLDL training initiative across ~5 APAC language teams; provided final QC and feedback on initial projects to support successful adoption and ongoing production.
- Collaborate with editorial, project management, and client stakeholders to resolve workflow and guideline issues, implement new localization approaches, and escalate quality, cultural, and source-level risks.
- Evaluate editors and freelance candidates, documenting quality findings and providing recommendations to editorial leadership.
Korean to English Subtitling Subject Matter Expert
Netflix
Seoul, South Korea
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Evaluated more than 500 Korean-to-English localized clips using defined error categories and standardized quality scoring, documenting detailed rationale for each assessment.
- Analyzed evaluation data to identify recurring and high-impact quality trends and regularly reported findings to Netflix Korean and English Language Managers.
- Assessed linguistic accuracy, creative intent, cultural nuance, consistency, and adherence to Netflix standards, providing insights to support Korean-to-English localization quality.
Freelance Translator
10.2014 - Current
- Translated, edited, and QCed scripted and unscripted entertainment content for international distribution, including subtitles, dubbing-support scripts, trailers, and promotional assets.
- Served as final editor in recurring 24-hour-turnaround broadcast localization workflows twice weekly for nearly a year, coordinating with translators, QC, and project management across numerous titles.
- Translated and edited Netflix marketing supplementals and trailers for Korean original series and variety content, including interviews, behind-the-scenes features, and promotional specials.
- Adapted Kids & Family content for English dubbing for The Pinkfong Company, balancing age-appropriate dialogue, creative intent, and timing constraints in close collaboration with the client.
- Identified and escalated source, audiovisual, and culturally sensitive issues presenting quality or reputational risk, providing contextual guidance to support resolution before release.
Foreign Press Manager
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Bucheon, South Korea
04.2017 - 08.2022
- Coordinated international press and industry communications among filmmakers, talent, and festival stakeholders.
- Translated festival press releases for targeted international media outlets.
International Invitation Team Manager
AFCI Cineposium 2013
Jecheon, South Korea
03.2013 - 10.2013
- Managed travel, transportation, and hospitality for 118 international attendees, speakers, and VIP guests from 27 countries, ensuring timely arrival and onsite coordination for scheduled sessions.
- Managed the team budget across airfare, transportation, VIP accommodations, guest meals, and social events; evaluated vendors and allocated spending within budget constraints.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia01-2007
Study Abroad Program - Seoul, South Korea
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea12-2006
Skills
- Content Localization
- Subtitling
- Dubbing Scripts & Templates
- High-Volume Content Workflows
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Training & Enablement
- Quality Metrics & Trend Analysis
- Workflow & Process Improvement
Selected Translation And Localization Clients
- IYUNO-SDI Group
- ZOO Digital
- TVT Media
- Hwa&Dam Pictures
- Sony Pictures
- The Pinkfong Company
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Korean
Full Professional
Timeline
Lead Korean to English QC Editor
Pixelogic Media Partners
02.2024 - Current
Korean to English Subtitling Subject Matter Expert
Netflix
04.2023 - 10.2023
Foreign Press Manager
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
04.2017 - 08.2022
Freelance Translator
10.2014 - Current
International Invitation Team Manager
AFCI Cineposium 2013
03.2013 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business
The University of Georgia
Study Abroad Program - Seoul, South Korea
Yonsei University