Video Game Proofreader - Ottawa

USE YOUR LINGUISTIC SKILLS IN AN EXCITING AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!

Keywords Studios Ottawa 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.

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

• Croatian
• Czech
• Danish
• Dutch
• European French
• European Spanish
• Finnish
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hungarian
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Malay
• Norwegian
• Polish
• Romanian
• Russian
• Swedish
• Thai
• Traditional Chinese
• Turkish
• Vietnamese

• Live in the Ottawa area.
• Available to work from home and in-office according to project demands.
• Hold Canadian citizenship, a permanent residency, an open work permit, a 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).

• $19.40 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 the City of Ottawa and GoodLife Fitness (among others). 
• Employee and Family Assistance Program. 

Good luck, and we look forward to meeting you!

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Americas, Canada, Ottawa

Area of Work: QA Testing Services

Service: Globalize

Employment Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: In-Office, Remote