Korean Game Linguist

11 Hours ago • All levels • Localization

Job Summary

Job Description

Keywords Studios Japan seeks a Korean Game Linguist in Tokyo for a 12-month fixed-term contract (potential renewal). Responsibilities include translating and transcreating in-game, player support, and community content from English to Korean for mobile games. Quality assurance testing of various content (games, websites) is also required. The ideal candidate will possess excellent Korean and English language skills (written and verbal), creativity, a passion for gaming, and experience in translation or copywriting. Collaboration with other linguists and suggesting process improvements are key aspects of the role.
Must have:
  • Native Korean speaker
  • Passion for games
  • Excellent Korean & English skills
  • Translation/copywriting experience
  • Quality assurance skills
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Excellent benefits
  • High job satisfaction
  • Casual work environment

Job Details

Description

Keywords is an international technical services provider to the global games industry.
Established in 1998 in Dublin and now with operations in 13 studios across 10 countries, it provides integrated services for localisation, testing, audio, art creation and customer support in over 40 languages and 12 game platforms to the world’s largest games publishers and developers.

http://www.keywordsstudios.com/

The Korean Games Linguist position will be based at Keywords Japan in Suginami City, Izumi, 1 Chome−22−19, Tokyo. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team focusing on community and in game content for a leading social games publisher. 

The role is to translate and trans create from English into Korean player support, community and in game content for mobile games. The linguist may also test the games in their native language. 

This role requires excellent language skills, creativity and a passion for Games. 

We are offering a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of renewal depending on performance and other factors.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Translate/trans create in game, player support and community content from English to Korean to a high-quality standard
  • Perform Quality Assurance tasks in a variety of published content (games, websites, etc.)
  • Be responsible for all linguistic aspects of the translations you are assigned to ensure the best possible quality is achieved
  • Suggest process improvements that will deliver on goal of optimal translation quality
  • Collaborate with linguists in other languages on cross group Quality objectives

Requirements

  • Native level Korean speaker
  • Passion for games industry
  • Educational qualification in linguistics
  • Experience in translation, copywriting or linguistics
  • Excellent verbal and written linguistic skills both in Korean and English
  • Good PC knowledge, including knowledge of MS office products is essential (basic knowledge of excel, or willingness to learn) 
  • Must be self-motivated and able to operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills

Benefits

Our employees are our most valuable resource; therefore we provide them with a competitive compensation package commensurate with skills and experience, excellent benefits, high level of job satisfaction and a casual and fun work environment.

By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Asia Pacific, Japan, Tokyo

Area of Work: Localization

Service: Globalize

Working Pattern: Full Time, Hybrid

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