Junior Localization Engineer

2 Months ago • 1-2 Years • Localization

Job Summary

Job Description

Keywords Studios seeks a Junior Localization Engineer to support its Global Localization Engineering team. Responsibilities include providing technical support to Project Managers, identifying workflow pain points, proposing automation improvements, setting up tools and file conversions, extracting localizable content, troubleshooting issues, collaborating on tool development, documenting issues, testing new tools, ensuring data integrity, and contributing to automation script maintenance. The role involves working with leading video game companies, offering opportunities for skill growth and collaboration within a global team.
Must have:
  • Technical support to PMs
  • Identify workflow pain points
  • Automation improvements
  • Tool setup & file conversion
  • Content extraction
  • Troubleshooting
  • Collaboration on tool development
  • Data integrity & compliance
Good to have:
  • Data analysis or SQL
  • Knowledge of file formats
  • Programming/scripting (Python, C#, VBA)
  • i18n understanding
  • Automation & scalable solutions

Job Details

Description

Keywords Studios is an international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry.

Established in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Keywords now has over 80 studios located across Europe, North America, South America and Asia. We provide integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization, marketing services and player support services across 50+ languages to a blue-chip client base located across 20+ countries. We have a strong market position, providing services to 23 of the top 25 most prominent games companies. With over 12,000 passionate gaming employees around the world, we provide services to video game developers and publishers alike.

See www.keywordsstudios.com for further information.

About the Role
We are looking for a Junior Localization Engineer to join our Global Localization Engineering team. You will work alongside our Localization Engineers and Project Managers to support the localization of video games across a wide range of platforms.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting the day-to-day requirements of the Project Managers and help the team to identify and resolve technical bottlenecks in localization workflows.

A core part of your responsibility will be to assist the team in their mission to increase automation and efficiency across project workflows.

You’ll learn how to identify the root causes of issues in localization workflows and help the team develop effective, scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day technical support to Localization Project Managers
  • Assist in identifying pain points in existing workflows and propose areas for automation or improvement
  • Support setup of tools, environments, and file conversions for localization projects
  • Help extract localizable content and prepare files for translation
  • Troubleshoot basic issues related to translation assets and tools
  • Collaborate with senior engineers on tool development and script maintenance
  • Document recurring issues or inefficiencies for further analysis by the engineering team
  • Participate in testing and rollout of new tools or process updates
  • Ensure project data integrity and compliance with client requirements
  • Help maintain automation scripts and contribute to ongoing tool development efforts

Why Join Us?
As a Junior Localization Engineer at Keywords, you’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most recognized companies in the video game industry. This role is a stepping stone into advanced Localization Engineering and offers opportunities to grow your technical skills, collaborate with a global team, and contribute to solutions that help release multilingual games.

Requirements

  • University degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
  • Basic knowledge or a strong interest in learning about markup languages (e.g., XML, HTML)
  • Basic understanding or strong interest in using regular expressions to extract text patterns
  • Basic knowledge or interest in learning to use CAT tools (memoQ, Phrase, CrowdIn, etc.)
  • Basic knowledge or interest in learning about localization processes and multilingual file handling
  • A service-oriented mindset and strong attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate clearly in English with both technical and non-technical colleagues
  • A desire to grow and contribute to a global team
  • Experience with the MS Office Suite, or Google Workspace

Desirable

  • Familiarity with data analysis or SQL
  • Knowledge of a wide variety of File Formats
  • Some experience or a strong interest in programming and scripting (e.g., Python, C#, VBA etc)
  • Understanding of internationalization (i18n) concepts
  • A passion for automation and scalable solutions

The gross annual salary for this position is about € 22,000.

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About The Company

Keywords Studiosare the leading provider of creative and technical services to the global video game industry. We are trusted and relied upon by 23 of 25 top video game companies to collaborate with them throughout the concept, development, and live operations of the most popular AAA franchises in the world. Great games are the product of great teams, and exceptional individuals are essential to their success. Are you ready to be part of something truly remarkable and unlock your full potential?

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