About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™ across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.
Based in Redmond, Wash., Nintendo of America serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at .
- Edits in-game text, voice scripts, manual text, package copy, game summaries, and other materials as
needed. - Edits text and makes recommendations regarding grammar, spelling, style, voice, content, and
consistency. - Researches franchise history and fact-checks content.
- Creates and maintains department style guides, character sheets and other editorial guidelines.
- Edits manuals, packaging, websites, social media posts and other game-related consumer-facing content.
- Collaborates with proofreaders and copy editors to review game content consistently and efficiently.
- Collaborates with other editors by creating process efficiencies and leveraging resources.
- Minimum of two years related experience or professional editing certification.
- Familiarity within French Canadian/Latin American history, culture and customs.
- Familiarity with localization translation/translation tools.
- Awareness and understanding of US, French-Canadian or Latin America localization issues and market preferences.
- Requires full proficiency gained through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience to perform a range of tasks.
- Requires a broad understanding of the job and applies skills and knowledge in a range of processes, procedures and systems, or requires deep administrative or analytical/technical skills in a single area.
- Undergraduate degree in required language, Linguistics, Translation, Communications, Journalism or equivalent experience.
- Native fluency in English and required language.
This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time.
