Professional Filipino Language Translator (Localization) - Onsite

3 Months ago • All levels • Localization

About the job

Job Description

Translate video game content from English to Filipino, ensuring linguistic accuracy and adherence to guidelines. Experience in translation industry (English to Filipino) is required.
Must have:
  • Translation Experience
  • English to Filipino
  • Business Software
  • Communication Skills
Good to have:
  • MemoQ Knowledge
  • TMS Software
  • Characterisation Docs
  • Glossary Creation
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Description

You will be responsible for the correct localization of video game content and other associated text into from English into Filipino. You will work following product specific guidelines to ensure the maximum linguist quality and adherence to all relevant conventions. You will be working as part of a team to produce high quality translations, either translating yourself or reviewing.

As a member of the Translation Team you will report into the Project Management team and must work closely with internal and external translators. As a Translator you have no direct reports.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

  • Creates or helps create glossaries and style guides following pre-defined guidelines from the client.
  • Creates or helps create characterisation documents
  • Carries out translation work following provided guidelines and instructions, including First Party terminology.
  • Carries out revision work following provided guidelines and instructions, including First Party terminology.
  • All work is carried out meeting the outlined deadlines and industry standard productivity figures.
  • Provides linguistic feedback for work carried out externally.
  • Works as part of a larger team of translators or revisers.

Requirements

  1. Must have experience in translation industry - English to Filipino (video games specific experience welcome) or proven use of FILIPINO language in a professional environment.
  2. Excellent knowledge of business software applications (e.g. Microsoft Office)
  3. Ideally knowledge of memoQ
  4. Ideally with experience working with TMS software (Plunet/XTRF)
  5. Clear and effective communication skills (verbal and written)
  6. Demonstrates proactivity
  7. Good organisation and problem-solving skills
  8. Keeps a “can do” attitude and positive thinking
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About The Company

We’re a global team of passionate, hard-working, ambitious gamers, whose goal is always to make every gamer's experience as perfect as possible. We’re dedicated to helping your players, because they’re part of our community too. We’ve been working hard for players, clients, and the games industry for over 30 years, providing industry-leading services to every part of the globe.


We believe great work gets done by teams who love what they do. This is why we approach every solution with an all-minds-on-deck strategy that leverages our global workforce's strength, creativity, and passion. 

8,500+ passionate gamers

650+ top developers and publishers as clients

5.3 million hours QA testing

7 year average client partner tenure

2,500+ LQA titles


PTW is a boutique games services company with over 40 offices in 16 countries worldwide. Our range of services include quality assurance, localization, player support, community management, art production, game development, and audio production services.


We believe that innovation comes in all sizes, which is why we take on projects of any size and love crafting a custom solution, no matter the scale. 


PTW, comprised of global subsidiaries, is a UK-based holding company formed in 2016 under the umbrella of Poletowin Holdings, Inc. which is listed on the 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange as 3657. 


The PTW family of brands includes SIDE, 1518 Studios and Entalize

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