Video Game Proofreader

4 Months ago • All levels • Localization

About the job

Job Description

Proofread video game content, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Must have fluency in English and one other language.
Must have:
  • English Proficiency
  • Language Fluency
  • Proofreading Skills
  • Error Reporting
Good to have:
  • Translation Skills
  • Video Game Industry
  • Similar Position
  • Digital Technologies
Perks:
  • Work from Home
  • Growth Opportunities
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Description

USE YOUR LINGUISTIC SKILLS IN AN EXCITING AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!

Keywords Studios Montreal is looking for native-level speakers of various languages to join our Video Games Proofreaders team.

*Bank of Candidates*

If successful in our recruitment process, candidates will join our pool of candidates and will be contacted once we have an opportunity.

Main tasks

  • Proofreading texts and video game content (spelling, syntax, typography).
  • Checking texts for consistency and recommending changes where necessary.
  • Writing error reports.
  • Performing minor, simple translations.
  • Ensuring subtitles match the audio tracks.

Requirements

Proficiency in English and one of the following languages (spoken and written) due to communication with clients from outside of Canada:

      • Arabic
      • Brazilian Portuguese
      • Croatian
      • Czech
      • Danish
      • Dutch
      • European Spanish
      • Finnish
      • Greek
      • Hebrew
      • Hungarian
      • Indonesian
      • Korean
      • Malay
      • Norwegian
      • Polish
      • Romanian
      • Russian
      • Swedish
      • Thai
      • Turkish

  • Live in the Montreal area.
  • Available to work from home and in-office according to project demands.
  • Hold Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, open work permit, Working Holiday Visa, or in the process of requesting a work permit.
  • Ability to juggle multiple tasks while managing your time efficiently.
  • Comfortable with digital technologies (computers, video game consoles, touchscreens).
  • An interest in the video game industry.
  • Experience in a similar position or in a related field (an asset).

Benefits

  • $18.80 per hour (bonus of $2.50 per hour after 7:00 PM). 
  • Contracts are on-call with potential for full-time, permanent openings with growth opportunities. 
  • Work in Office Bonus for employees required to work on-site.
  • Internet subsidy for employees working from home. 
  • Paid 4-day training, accrued vacation and 2-days sick/personal paid day off per year post probation. 
  • Partnerships with STM, BIXI, Telus, Bell, Dell, Nautilus Gym, Dialogue and Bonjour-Santé (among others).  
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program. 

Good luck, and we look forward to meeting you!

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Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Americas, Canada, Montreal

Area of Work: QA Testing Services

Service: Globalize

Employment Type: Full Time

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