Alexandra Ovanesyan

Experience

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  ICC "Artek"

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  PR Specialist and Event Coordinator

  As the member of creative PR-team, promoted the international brand "Artek" by organizing PR events and collaborating with representatives from the top Russian, Ukrainian, and international news channels and informational agencies.• Developed, organized, planned, and promoted a range of large scale international PR events.• Worked with the representatives of Russian, Ukrainian, and international news channels, PR companies, and news agencies to develop stories on a daily basis and in a 24/7 environment.• Scripted and conducted interviews with entertainment celebrities and public figures.• Worked with top Russian and Ukrainian information agencies to track and direct adequate company representation in mass media.• Managed social media accounts, company website, and newspaper "Artekovetz". Show less

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  Big Fish Games

  Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

  Localization QA Tester and Project Lead

  Conducted linguistic and functional testing of 100+ company products, while leading multi-language QA of 30+ game titles, training and mentoring new localization editors, and promoting Big Fish products via company blog and in social media.• Conducted linguistic, regression, functional, and white-box testing for 100+ games, produced by Big Fish Studios and vendor developers.• Led 30+ individual game titles through linguistic QA for all languages.• Developed and led content strategy to build audience and increase engagement across Russian social networks.• Created articles on new releases and top Big Fish products for company blog and social media.• Created high quality issue reports in JIRA and verified implementation of suggested edits and design improvements.• Created and reviewed marketing assets.• Worked with external vendors and software development companies, provided guidelines to ensure the highest linguistic quality.• Standardized localization process and terminology, developed test cases, and created localization documentation.• Developed skill assessment tests for potential localization testers and conducted job interviews.• Trained and mentored new members of the mobile localization team. Show less

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  Mindlink Resources

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2020

  Managed 100+ localization projects in 15+ languages throughout the launch and post launch phases, while facilitating company growth and developing and maintaining relationships with multiple vendor companies in US, Europe, and Asia.• Managed project scope, budget, milestones, deadlines, and QA tasks for multiple localization projects.• Proactively identified resources needed to ensure that deliverables are completely compliant with client’s instructions.• Consistent, clear, and decisive daily communication with translation vendors, Mindlink clients, and company management team.• Developed and maintained sustainable and flexible style guides and glossaries. Worked with clients, partners, and vendors to determine terminology.• Took ownership of team goals, leveraged available resources, and handled daily roadblocks to ensure high quality of translations and timely deliveries. Show less

  • Localization Project Manager

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Desktop Publishing Lead

    Jun 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Russian/Ukrainian Translator, Editor, and Localization Tester

    Nov 2015 - Mar 2020
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  UTest

  Dec 2015 - Aug 2019

  Software Tester

  After quickly achieving the status of a Gold Tester, participated in 100+ test cycles, reported 200+ critical and high priority issues, and composed 10+ highly ranking community articles on software testing.• Achieved Gold Tester rating 1 month after completing uTest Academy;• Received a “Tester of the Week” award;• Participated in 100+ test cycles and submitted 300+ issue reports;• Wrote and executed test cases and test plans;• Performed exploratory, regression, and scripted testing on various mobile and desktop applications and websites;• Demonstrated methodical, results oriented, product focused, and thorough approach to all projects while adhering to compressed timelines. Show less

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  Welocalize

  Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

  Localization Project Coordinator

  Engaged and built relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to launch localized eLearning and field enablement content of the highest possible quality.• Developed project plans and workflows (Clarizen), managed schedule, project resources, and quality control.• Managed vendor relationships through answering linguistics queries, providing training, and conducting post-mortem meetings.• Worked with internal cross-functional teams (learning experience and multimedia design) to standardize eLearning content, ensure its high localizability, and determine localization scope (standardization/localization checklists). • Defined, implemented, maintained, and documented best localization practices (lessons learned repositories).• Effectively tracked and reported project cost, production speed, and linguistic quality by developing and maintaining localization metrics documentation.• Reduced SLAs for all project stages by flexible re-arrangement of my work day and optimization of communication across multiple geographies and internal / vendor teams. Show less