Korean LQA Specialist

3 Months ago • 1 Years + • Localization

Job Summary

Job Description

The Korean LQA Specialist at Keywords Studios will be responsible for analyzing in-game text to ensure linguistic accuracy, grammatical correctness, and cultural appropriateness in Korean for mobile platforms. This includes identifying and documenting bugs related to language, implementation, and UI. Collaboration with translators, linguists, and external vendors is crucial to maintain high linguistic standards. Responsibilities involve verifying text implementation, ensuring consistency, checking for culturally sensitive content, and providing clear bug reports. The ideal candidate will be a native Korean speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Korean and English, a passion for video games, and strong attention to detail.
Must have:
  • Native Korean speaker
  • Excellent Korean & English communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Bug identification & documentation
  • Collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Translation experience (English to Korean)
  • CAT tool familiarity (Memsource, MemoQ)
  • Copywriting/editing experience

Job Details

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 50 studios located across Europe, North America, South America and Asia. We provide integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization and player support services across 50 languages and 14 game platforms to a blue-chip client base in more than 20 countries. We have a strong market position, providing services to 23 of the top 25 most prominent games companies. With over 5,000 passionate gaming employees around the world, we provide services to video game developers and publishers alike.

The Korean LQA Specialist will analyse in-game text to validate grammar, syntax, spelling and proper localization on mobile platform. In addition, they will also review and perform exhaustive Korean language tests to ensure text and audio respect the cultural aspects of a game’s local edition, remains in context and is consistent throughout. The Korean LQA Specialist is responsible for testing, identifying, recording and suggesting fixes to potential bugs relating to language, implementation and user interface (UI) issues. This role involves collaboration with in-house Translators and Linguists, and external vendors to ensure the highest linguistic standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Verify linguistic accuracy of the text in all tested products and check for typographical, grammatical, and punctuation errors.
  • Collaborate with the Korean translators in the team and external vendors, to ensure high standards of linguistic quality are achieved.
  • Verify the correct implementation of the localized text. Ensure that all text is correctly displayed.
  • Ensure that the text is consistent and only correct approved terminology is used.
  • Assess cultural appropriateness and check politically sensitive content.
  • Identify, isolate, and document bugs clearly and concisely in a bug database.
  • Verify that bugs have been fixed and implemented correctly.
  • Run test cases and checklists.
  • Help and backup the Korean translators in the team when required on linguistic tasks.
  • Build a deep knowledge of various videogames, their mechanics, and debug menus
  • Collaborate with the team to create test cases based on existing templates.

Skills and experience required

  • Native level Korean speaker.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both in Korean and English.
  • Passion for the video game industry
  • Outstanding attention to detail.
  • Good PC knowledge and proficient knowledge of MS Office products is essential.
  • The ability to write accurate, unambiguous and concise documentation in English and Korean.
  • Strong interest in fantasy literature and media, science fiction and pop culture.
  • Strong interpersonal skills. Used to working with different cultures.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to cope under pressure and to work to tight deadlines.
  • Teamwork oriented and collaborative.
  • University Degree, equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience in related field is an advantage.
  • +1 year experience as either freelance or in-house translator from English to Korean an advantage.
  • Familiarity with cat tool software, such as Memsource and MemoQ an advantage.
  • Copywriting/Editing/Translation experience an advantage.

Date Posted: 15 January 2025

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Europe, Ireland, Dublin

Area of Work: Localization

Service: Globalize

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time, Hybrid

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